Update from Welsh Government on food partnerships
On Monday, July 11th, Jane Hutt, Minister for Social Justice chaired a Cost of Living Summit during which she announced a series of intervention packages, including financial support for cross-sector food partnerships in Wales.
National Lottery approves funding for Vale project to improve food access
We are pleased to announce that the Llantwit Major Food Access Project has successfully received funding for its pilot, creating access to affordable, healthy and nutritious food for many communities across the Vale.
A taste of success: Vale of Glamorgan celebrates achieving a Sustainable Food Places Bronze Award
Today (Wednesday, June 15th), it’s been announced that the Vale of Glamorgan has been awarded Bronze Sustainable Food Places status, becoming only the second place in Wales to achieve the prestigious accolade.
The Big Lunch is your chance to celebrate community connections and get to know one another a little better
Interested in taking part in #theBigLunch this year? We’re offering £150 to one lucky group in the Vale looking to take part in the Big Lunch this June.
Penarth pupils learn to sow, grow and sell with the MicroGreengrocer!
As part of the Food Vale Festival this year, The Micro Greengrocer, Amanda Wood delivered an exciting workshop at Victoria Primary school with pupils from year 3 & 5.
Vale communities build on local good food movement in Food Vale Festival
Communities across the Vale are taking the reins this year in the second Food Vale festival. The festival is being organised by Food Vale, part of the Sustainable Food Places network – a partnership programme led by the Soil Association, Food Matters and Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming.
Going Down a Storm – Local Milk at Cowbridge!
The relocation of the dairy herd in 2020 gave father and son David and Tomos Adams of Llanfrynach Farm quite a conundrum. But it gave light to a new business venture –launching their zero-mile Milk Shed – a vending machine on the outskirts of Cowbridge in the middle of a trio of storms.
New website launched offering nutrition and education advice
Nutrition Skills for Life Website will provide support and advice for people across Wales.
Launch of the Vale’s Healthy & Sustainable Food Action Plan!
We’ve drawn on ideas put forward by the Food Vale Network, conversations with passionate citizens from across the Vale and the expertise provided by the Food Vale Steering Group to put together a plan of action for the good food movement in 2022/23.
Cadfield Van Volunteers looking to spread joy and happiness this Christmas!
The Cadfield Van volunteers are looking to spread joy and happiness this Christmas by supporting families by creating wonderful Christmas Hampers.
HEALTHY START UPDATE FOR RETAILERS
Healthy Start is a government scheme which provides pregnant women and parents/carers of children up to 4 years on a low-income access to free fruit, vegetables, pulses, milk and vitamins.
Next Network Gathering
In this Network Gathering we will be launching the 2022 Action Plan for the good food movement in the Vale of Glamorgan, and holding themed discussions on topics such as community growing and food waste.
The Tipsy Kitchen
Based in the Vale of Glamorgan, The Tipsy Kitchen provides pre-prepared home cooked meals for delivery and takeaway throughout Cardiff and the Vale.
New project provides access to fresh veg for families supported by SPLICE and T-GRAINS.
Slade Farm has been working with SPLICE Child and Family Project in Pyle to create 12% accessible shares in their CSA scheme for the season.
Vale citizens unite to shape a sustainable local food plan
Twenty-five citizens from across the Vale of Glamorgan – representing local food producers, food poverty project leaders, independent businesses, food activities and community food growers – came together last week to put forward their ideas for a sustainable local food system in the Vale.
Come and join Food Vale’s first ever Network Meeting!
Come and join Food Vale's first ever Network Meeting to talk about the future of our food systems in the Vale.
Top 10 places to buy local in the Vale this summer
We’re lucky in the Vale to have a number of great places to buy your ingredients locally. So if you’re cooking al fresco this summer, why not buy local and enjoy your food full of flavour.
Opening of the Penarth Food Pod
A new pay-as-you feel FoodPod has opened in St. Lukes, Penarth, which will help local residents access affordable food.
Food Vale works in partnership to improve access to a good meal for everyone, everyday
Food Vale is working closely with the Health Board and a number of partners including Vale Foodbank and Vale of Glamorgan Council, to understand the barriers people living in the Vale face in feeding themselves or their families.
Vale-grown tea takes to the shelves at Fortnum and Mason
Tea that has been grown, harvested and processed in the Vale of Glamorgan is now gracing the shelves of one of the most iconic food and drink retailers in the world – Fortnum and Mason.
Food Vale partner Cywain celebrates 3 years!
It's been 3 years since the start of the Cywain project and to celebrate they have put together this infographic which demonstrates the support they have offered food & drink producers across Wales!
Celebrating community growing projects in the Vale
As part of the Ffres! Festival of Veg - Wales’s first Festival of Veg – Food Vale has launched a series of videos celebrating community growing projects in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Barry school children help Food Vale to boost the Good Food Movement
Food Vale has released a video created in collaboration with Barry school children, introducing the public to the Food Vale Charter.
Food Vale Festival; a success!
Virtual attendees to the first ever Food Vale Festival were treated to a series of online events and inspiring stories from some of the Vale’s most sustainably minded food businesses.
Zero Waste Kitchen with Awesome.Wales
As part of our Food Vale Festival, we invited Amy from Awesome.Wales – The Vale’s first zero waste store – to share her tips on how to reduce waste in your household in a Twitter Takeover and Q&A session.
