Have you got a yen to be involved with growing food in Newtown? Cwm Harry’s back field is turning into a vegetable gardening by dint of hard work. If you would like to help us transform it and to learn
Food waste collections
The collection team have been working hard over the last couple of months to rollout the food waste service to more households. Caersws households have now been equipped with with kitchen caddies and outdoor bins, and collection is underway. If
Greening your garb
Have you given any thought to the impact of the clothing industry on the environment? It has multiple impacts, starting with production of the raw materials needed to make cloth, through to production of garments and their disposal once they
Growing Success
Cwm Harry’s own vegetable plot is starting to be just that. Several raised beds have now been created and planted out with seedlings which had been grown on by Pippa at home. There are courgettes, peas, broad beans, beans, young
Vaynor Fun Day
Congratulations to Newdd Housing who organised the fund in Vaynor, Newtown. In spite of the forecast the rain held off all day and a large crowd came to visit the event. The big attractions of the day were the climbing
Overseas visitors
Cwm Harry has welcomed five visitors from Bangladesh who are in the UK to learn more about the management of water and waste, and the part played by the third ector in this management. The visit was arranged by Resources
First Harvest
The first produce has just been harvested from Cwm Harry’s back field (today, August 19th) and will be included in this week’s delivery of vegetable bags. The harvest is of fat, red radishes, French beans, spinach, rocket and mizuna leaves
Newtown Community Food Enterprise
Cwm Harry has taken the bold decision to make a substantial investment in developing the local food economy. The investment takes the form of creating three jobs concerned with the production and marketing of locally grown food. This will enable
Llanidloes and food waste collection
Cwm Harry’s food waste collection is being extended to include Llanidloes. Delivery of the kitchen caddie, outdoor bin and compostable bags to Llanidloes householders is taking place at the moment. Over the period of this fortnight almost 3,000 bins and
Tonnes of food waste
Cwm Harry collected 609 tonnes of food waste in 2008. This includes material from the Welshpool rounds which only became fully operational in June. Thanks to its contract with Powys County Council Cwm Harry aims to significantly increase this tonnage