Bwyd Abertawe small grant funded projects 2023

The Welsh Government Sustainable Food Partnerships Fund provided Bwyd Abertawe with funding to make small grants available for projects supporting sustainable food in Swansea. You may have seen BA small grant promoted April 2023.

Bwyd Abertawe Steering Group had the very difficult task of allocating the funding, 36 expressions of interest were received for wonderful sustainable food projects, far exceeding the budget available. However, 11 organisations were funded including 4 Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). Updates about these projects will be shared via Bwyd Abertawe social media in due course.

It’ll be great to see their work continue into 2024, and beyond!

For more information on each project, check out our small grants playlist on YouTube.

Cae Felin volunteers, getting ready to plant-in the community orchard

  • Big Meadow CSA : Pathway to sustainable independence. Grower salary, and winter veg storage.

  • Blackhills CSA : Start-up support for growing nutritious food for the local community. Increase food growing activity and accessibility to local grown food.

  • Cae Felin CSA : Development package. Promotional engagement events and workshops targeting low income individuals and families. 

  • Cae Tan CSA : Trainee programme. As well as growing, trainees involved in weekly veg collection, events, theory and training with members and volunteers, and part of Cae Tan Grow from Home schools programme.

  • The Centre for African Entrepreneurship : Swansea Sustainable Cooking. Sustainable food cooking and awareness raising. 

  • Gower College : Horticulture and Landscaping. Practical Horticulture Level 1&2 already offered, plan to introduce Level 3. Increase growing space for learners developing an organic kitchen garden, that will also engage local Food Bank.

  • Oystermouth Primary School : Ready Steady Grow! Start growing a 'pupil patch' garden, connect with food bank. Education and training which facilitates transition to circular economy and promotes food citizenship.

  • Swansea Community Farm : Geifr Gwyr. Goats and milking equipment for Goat CSA feasibility study.

  • Swansea Community Fridge : Tyfu Bwyd. Create a growing space to supplement food supplies for Community Fridge customers, and increase biodiversity in an urban environment. Small scale growing, and skill development for learners to grow at home.

  • Swansea Community Growing Network : Growing Together. Community Growing Skills and Networking Programme.

  • Swansea MAD : Roots of Change. Monthly food events, recipe video resources, sustainable food action plan and policy.

Bwyd Abertawe is hosted by The Environment Centre,
and receive funding from:

Welsh Government Sustainable Food Partnerships Fund