Bwyd Abertawe is a network of food system stakeholders within the City and County of Swansea

Bwyd Iach, Fforddiadwy a Lleol ar Gael i Bawb, er Lles Pobl a'r Blaned.

Healthy, Affordable and Local Food Available to All, for the Well-being of People and Planet.

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Bwyd Abertawe is a network of food system stakeholders within the City and County of Swansea, including everyone who is interested in sustainable food for Swansea!

The broad structure includes a Steering Group, and wider Bwyd Abertawe network. As well as sub-groups formed by the Steering Group to fulfil specific tasks and projects under the Bwyd Abertawe action plan.   

Scroll down if you would like to know about:

  • Swansea Food Charter

  • Projects, activities and how to get involved

  • Swansea’s 5 Year Sustainable Food Plan

Focus of Work for 2025 - 26

  • Maintain an active and enthusiastic management group with a good mix of skills and experience.

  • Increasing access to locally grown food in all communities, for example by identifying local partners to create food hubs, establishing or developing community growing projects, supporting local food businesses within the community, addressing transport barriers.

  • Collaborating with local partners to create more outlets for local and sustainable food in urban and deprived communities, eg markets, food hubs, shops.

  • Scaling up the supply of local produce, eg locally grown vegetables, in readiness for increased demand. Eg. making land available for growing, supporting market gardens, training more growers, engaging with (and supporting) farmers.

  • Increasing the demand within organisations such as schools and hospitals, to raise awareness and put “local and sustainable food” high on the agenda.

  • Create career pathways into sustainable food growing so that we have the skills needed to support and transform our food system.

  • Support schools to embed sustainable food education throughout the primary and secondary school experience.

Get in touch with the Bwyd Abertawe team:

  • Mary: manager@bwydabertawe.org.uk

  • Rhi: admin@bwydabertawe.org.uk

  • Saara: development@bwydabertawe.org.uk

Bramble and Nettle CIC Gower

Sustainable Food Places are a uk-wide charity and network of food partnerships. Bwyd Abertawe received SFP Bronze Award in 2024. Click on the logo for more information.

Steering Group

Is a bi-monthly multi-sector meeting group, and during 2024 their focus is on:

  • Promoting Swansea Food Charter

     Coordinating delivery of Bwyd Abertawe’s Action Plan 2025

     Organising events and engagement with partnership members

     Looking towards Sustainable Food Places Silver Award in the coming years

Activities and Updates

Is a bi-monthly wider membership meeting group, initiated in May 2024. Bwyd Abertawe invite members to join this online meeting to share and discuss sustainable food activity. Discussions feed into Bwyd Abertawe’s 5 Year Sustainable Food Plan.

Recent Activities and Updates meeting notes:

Keep an eye on our social media for upcoming dates

Bwyd Abertawe members celebrating the success of achieving Sustainable Food Places Bronze Award, September 2024

Membership and e-News

Sign-up as a member of Bwyd Abertawe, and receive our free quarterly e-Newsletter. You can unsubscribe anytime.

Click here to read some past copies of the newsletter

Bwyd Abertawe has put Swansea on the Sustainable Food Places map! Get involved and be part of Swansea’s sustainable food journey.

Sign-up to the Swansea Food Charter

Follow Bwyd Abertawe social media:

On our YouTube:

  • Explainer about Bwyd Abertawe

  • Info for each of the 2023 small grant funded projects

  • Explainer about 2024 GVALP project

Sign-up to Swansea Food Charter here

Click here and find out how to make a pledge

Click here and download your copy, display it where you would like others to see!

Cofrestru gyda Siarter Fwyd Abertawe

Cliciwch yma i gael gwybod sut i wneud addewid

Cliciwch yma i lawrlwytho eich copi, dangoswch ef lle yr hoffech i eraill ei weld!

Swansea Food Charter Pledges

  • "Share the Swansea Food Charter with our team and encourage them to sign up"

    Gofod Technologies

  • "Shop local and buy Swansea (or Welsh) produce when we can"

    Ann and David

  • "Continue to buy FairTrade to support farmers overseas when local alternatives are not possible"

    Delyth

Local Produce Markets In Swansea

Resources

Asset Map Links

Swansea Council’s map of “Warm Hubs”.

The food standards agency map, showing all food related businesses they have assessed and their hygiene rating.

A map showing Health and Well-being resources in the Cwmtawe area of Swansea.

A map showing “pick your own” farms that work in collaboration with Tyfu Cymru.

A map by the People’s Trust for Endangered Species showing the location and survey status of traditional orchards.

A map used in Afallen and Swansea Council’s local food systems study. It shows the producers used by supplier Castell Howell.

List of the finalists of the 6th Wales Food Awards. Categorised by area and type of cuisine.

A map showing CSA projects, searchable by type of food they produce, and area. Each farm has added themselves to this map.

A map by The Orchard Project showing the location of community orchards they have planted or restored.

A map used in Afallen and Swansea Council’s local food systems study. It shows all food related businesses in Swansea, and distinguishes rural and urban areas.

Useful info

  • Local / Community Markets in Swansea: Find out where and when here.

  • Calendar of food and environment awards and events.

  • Oxford University Sustainable Food Policy

  • Food Waste Quiz: Download the questions and answers here.

  • Food Waste info pack: Download the resource here.

  • Support for food businesses from Cywain.

Training

  • Food Hygiene Training through Food Standards Agency

  • Careers in Growing : Watch the video here.

  • Training and Education in Growing: Information here. (Click on the training provider to go to their website)

Gower College Swansea’s new poly-tunnel, part of their Horticulture and Landscaping learning facilities

Bwyd Abertawe Past Projects

Click on the photo above for information about the small grant projects 2023 - 24

Click on the photo above for information about our Growing Volunteers and Access to Local Produce (GVALP) and Mawr Agriculture and Farmer Engagement projects 2024 - 25

Quick Food Quiz

Do you recognise these ethical and sustainable food standard logos?

Click on the logos to find out more…

Look for these logos when you shop

Bwyd Abertawe signed-up to Swansea Climate Pledge!

Activities Bwyd Abertawe promotes and we collectively work towards through the Swansea Food Charter, align with Swansea Climate Pledge. For example:

  • Shop locally and consume locally produced food

  • Reduce food waste

  • Create space for nature in my garden, and grow food

  • Grow food using nature friendly practices

  • Plants trees, especially fruit and nut trees

  • Connect with fruit gleaning projects to reduce fruit waste

It could be a small change you're able to make, or something you're doing already that supports sustainable food and climate movement. Make a change and pledge to Swansea Food Charter and / or sign-up to Climate Pledge Swansea.

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

Welsh Government Sustainable Food Partnerships Fund