Who we do it with

Community Connections

Volunteer program

Since 2022 volunteers and staff have established zones for cultivation and biodiversity restoration. Within the cultivation zone an accessible raised bed garden and a no dig market garden (with the aim of producing veg boxes) have been created, as well as a heritage variety fruit and nut orchards. Within the biodiversity zone three large ponds have been created. To support on site activities CF has sheds, a small greenhouse and a compost bin/rain harvesting shelter and irrigation system. Currently CF runs a volunteer community gardening programme every Saturday.

Therapeutic Sessions

Cae Felin has established links with the Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) Traumatic Brain Injury Service and Cefn Coed Psychiatric Hospital Rehabilitation Ward to provide therapeutic sessions.

Schools

Previously CF have provided Social and Therapeutic Horticultural activities for local primary schools, Gower College, SBUHB Occupational Health, BAME, and Bwyd Abertawe amongst others, which we would like to expand and grow. We are developing links with Morriston Comprehensive School.

Welsh Veg in Schools

With financial support received from Welsh Government, Cae Felin will be working in partnership with Food Sense Wales to grow organically produced vegetables that will be distributed into primary schools in Wales ~ Welsh Veg In Schools

SWASH

Swansea University Sustainable Wellbeing Research Group (Welcome | Sustainable Wellbeing Research Group) conducting research into the psychological wellbeing impacts of nature-based activities.

Local CSAs

The local Swansea CSA network, including Cae Tan CSA, Summit Good, Black Hills CSA and Big Meadow CSA.

Future Plans

• a sensory garden (designed by Wild Horizons and supported by RSPB)
• a mini foraging forest
• a carbon capture wood