Objectives

Dissociation between people, place and food in rural Wales has fractured the links between local communities, economy and the natural environment. Working in partnership with local food producers, local communities, local businesses, Industry standards and Welsh academic institutions we are seeking to develop a coordinated vision in which a thriving local economy is reliant upon interdependency between people and the landscape which surrounds them.

Activities

The activities that we propose for working with the stakeholders are as follows:

• Identifying potential stakeholders via existing Wildlife Trust networks and by partnering and working with other intermediary organisations, including (but not exclusively): Farming Connect, Farming Unions, Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens, WG Development officers, Local Authorities, Community Development and community sector organisations.

• Mapping of local stakeholders and local market opportunities

• Stakeholder workshops - identifying potential complimentary needs, inputs and outputs; and beginning discussions and relationship building between different stakeholder groups.

• Specific support and capacity building as required (e.g. understanding novel supply chain models, support with relationship building and integration of different perspectives and positions).

• Reflection and learning activities (see section 4 below).

• ‘Demonstrating success’ events – site visits and hosted talks

• Review existing CSA schemes and develop refined model

• Development of ‘routes to market’/other funding support for proposals developed under the project