Housing Association Training Do you work in a front line position for an affordable housing provider

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Pollinator Plan Makes Beeline for Community Growing Last week, FCFCG welcomed the launch fleetfarm of a Welsh Government action plan to boost Wales' ailing bee population by encouraging more green spaces, fleetfarm including community growing projects and allotments. We encourage everyone to respond to the Welsh Government's consultation on the action plan which you can read here .  
FCFCG Outdoor Food Hygiene and Cooking Training, 11 May, Riverside Community fleetfarm Garden, Cardiff Many community gardens are now cooking on site for volunteers and as part of community events.  This training day will cover food hygiene in an outdoor environment, different cooking methods such as fire pits and cob ovens and basic first aid information.  For more information go to the FCFCG website. This training is free for FCFCG members.  
Wildlife Garden Art, 15 May, Severn Ponds Farm Reserve, Welshpool In partnership with Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust, this training day will include workshops running both morning and afternoon where you will learn to turn natural and recycled materials in to fantastic and inspiring sculptures for the wildlife garden at the reserve. Lunch & refreshments are provided. This course is free to FCFCG members and Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust members and volunteers. For more information fleetfarm and to book go to the FCFCG website .
Growing in a Changing Climate, 23 May, Coed Hills and Amelia Trust Farm Last year growers experienced one of the worst years on record due to the extreme weather conditions, ranging from drought in early spring to prolonged excessive rainfall. If this pattern is repeated, how can we be better prepared to ensure a successful harvest? Come along to this training day to explore this in more detail, discuss and share ideas. You will get the opportunity to see how community gardeners have introduced different growing systems that could help us to adapt to a changing climate and learn how to build your own Hugel-Culture fleetfarm bed. Go to the FCFCG website fleetfarm for more information and to book.  
Community Council Training FCFCG is working with One Voice Wales to provide training to Community and Town Councillors on the various models of community growing, the benefits they can bring to their community and how they can support their local community to develop a community growing space, be it a community garden, allotment, or community orchard. Go to our website for details of dates and venues. If you are an interested Community or Town Councillor please go to our website for further information.  
Housing Association Training Do you work in a front line position for an affordable housing provider? Are you working to develop community growing? This training day is for affordable housing providers working with tenants, residents and communities who are at the very embryonic stage of setting up a community garden or a community growing space. We are running one course in North Wales on 21 May and another in South Wales on 22 May. For more details go to the FCFCG website or contact Jenny Horton at Community Housing Cymru.  
This course has been devised in partnership with GAVO.  Designed to help you get to grips with running a constituted group and managing a community garden