Welcome!
Here at Cultivate we are passionate about our local food culture. We want to make local food more accessible and available for people to enjoy.
Cultivate is a cooperative, who are dedicated to supporting a resilient local food economy.
We support our community by nurturing local businesses, promoting sustainable land management and connecting people to local food.
Passionate about people & plants, growing & gathering, cooking & community.
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Current Projects
Volunteering in Community Green Spaces
Clwb Garddio Gwyliau / Holiday Garden Club
Get Growing, Get Cooking, Get Skills
Dyfed Powys Civil Food Resilience
Green Shoots
Horticulture into Hospitality
Who we are
Cultivate is a membership cooperative linking food and community. We aim to address many of the issues associated with the modern food system, and working towards sustainable local food solutions.
A team of Directors are annually elected by our members.
Mary
Chief Operating Officer, Bwyd Powys Food / Sustainable Food Places
Contact: mary.cosnett@cultivate.uk.com
Our objectives are to:
- Play an active role in developing a vibrant and resilient local food economy, in response to global challenges of climate change, energy, poverty and biodiversity
- Provide education, carry out research and, by working as an innovative can do think tank, to enable others to learn from and through our work,
- Have a positive impact on the local economy, by leading the development of micro businesses; helping to employ people.
- Assist and empower others to establish fledgling enterprises of their own.
Where we came from
Cultivate formed in 2014, out of a Cwm Harry funded project focused on developing 3 community gardens and supporting food projects with schools and communities in Powys.
We now focus on activities in Newtown but work to strengthen and support the food systems across Mid Wales.
