looking after where we live
Cwm Harry is a successful provider of practical environmental services and an innovative ‘Do Think’ tank developing commercial solutions for sustainable livelihoods lived locally.
Cwm Harry is a diverse team of specialists, working in community growing, waste reduction, affordable housing, permaculture design, biological water treatment and much more...
The Cwm Harry Cultivate horticulture and community market gardening and Newtown shop
We aim to enable people to take more control over their lives and their environment. From credit unions to affordable housing, herbal remedies to food security we can offer support and training.
Finding new ways to ignite community creativity to reduce waste and create the circular economy
Newtown based social entrepreneur Adam Kennerley, CEO of the innovative Cwm Harry food waste collection and composting business, based in the town’s Vastre Industrial Estate, took Welsh expertise to Coventry on 9th September when he spoke at a national conference
All comers will be welcome to visit Cwm Harry at Newtown’s Vastre Industrial Estate on Saturday 8 October from 10am to 2pm, when the award-winning social enterprise will be opening its doors to showcase the community garden that has been
Cwm Harry Land Trust won the Award for Community Recycler of the Year at last weeks Cylch Conference in Llandudno. Cylch is Wales’ Association for social enterprises and community sector waste management companies, and each year its awards recognise the
Cwm Harry, based at Newtown’s Vastre Industrial Estate, and organisers of Ludlow Medieval Christmas Fayre, have worked together to massively reduce the amount of rubbish going to landfill after this year’s Fayre. In spite of an increase in visitor numbers
Cwm Harry is delighted that planning permission has been awarded to erect two polytunnels on the backfield of the premises. The polytunnels will be a very important resource which will be used to grow high value crops and to extend the growing
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
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
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
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
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