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Bremenda Isaf Farm supplying Ysgol Bro Dinefwr with local veg
A project is underway which sees vegetables from a county farm in Carmarthenshire feeding children at a nearby secondary school. Local vegetables – organically grown, harvested and processed on the farm at Bremenda Isaf in Llanarthne – are being transported to Ysgol Bro Dinefwr and served to pupils as part…
Study trip to Abbey Home Farm, Cirencester
Calling Carmarthenshire growers and farmers who are interested in: setting up and running land-based stacked enterprises; integrated pest management and agroecology. Bwyd Sir Gâr Food have eight fully funded places on this day long farm walk and study trip at Abbey Home Farm, on Wednesday 2nd October 2024.
Launch of Bwyd Sir Gâr Food website
Today sees the launch of the Bwyd Sir Gâr Food’s website – a new platform that will help share the great work of Carmarthenshire’s food partnership. Social media channels are also being launched as well as a new brand. Bwyd Sir Gâr Food is Carmarthenshire’s local food partnership and aims…
Farming in tune with Nature
Bremenda Isaf has been a farm for a long time, but that hasn’t stopped it being a home to everything from otters to buzzards, and lichen to dormice. Farming and nature have co-evolved in Wales over millennia, and this farm contains homes for this array of wildlife – from the…
Welsh Veg in Schools
Bwyd Sir Gâr Food is delighted be part of the Welsh Veg in Schools project – an initiative co-ordinated by Food Sense Wales that aims to get more organically produced Welsh veg into primary school meals across Wales. Working with partners that include Castell Howell, Farming Connect Horticulture as well as a host…
Farming Connect support helps food system initiative trial legume production
A pioneering food system development initiative in Carmarthenshire is teaming up with Farming Connect to learn how different varieties of legumes and grains can be grown in the county and processed for local consumption. Under the umbrella of a Farming Connect focus farm project, field-scale legume production is being trialled…
Celebrating the achievements of Peas Please in Wales
Last November, Bwyd Sir Gâr Food was delighted to welcome Food Sense Wales to Carmarthenshire as they hosted a Veg Summit at Yr Egin to celebrate the work and achievements of the Peas Please initiative in Wales. Established in 2019, Peas Please’s mission was to make it easier for everyone in the…
Cymru Can
Wales’ Future Generations Commissioner, Derek Walker has set out his priorities in Cymru Can – a new strategy for 2023- 2030 that outlines his long-term vision and purpose. With food being integral to achieving Wales’ well-being goals, Bwyd Sir Gâr Food is thrilled to see our food system outlined as the Commissioner’s…
Carmarthenshire celebrates a taste of success
In December 2023, Carmarthenshire was awarded the prestigious Bronze Sustainable Food Places award in recognition of its commitment to building a thriving, sustainable, inclusive, and resilient county-wide food system. The Sustainable Food Places Awards are national, evidence-based accolades that celebrate counties, towns or cities taking a joined-up and holistic approach to sustainable…
