16th October 2021
All day
Plot to Pantry – Bute Park
Artist Nathan Wyburn will be creating a large-scale artwork using locally grown fruit and veg, to be cooked up throughout the festival
2-4
Autumn Harvest day – Global Gardens
Global Gardens and Orchard Cardiff will be celebrating World Food Day with family friendly activities including apple pressing and tasting
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/apple-day-at-global-gardens-tickets-188633817827?aff=erelpanelorg
11.30
Fly the flag for community growing – StarGarAllot (closed event)
Volunteers, community representatives and other growing groups will gather to showcase the Green Flag plot, share soup and inspire each other
https://www.facebook.com/events/1941059416062644
17th October 2021
12-4
Harvest for all: Food Justice Community Meal
Enjoy the first of a series of community meals that bring people together to enjoy a delicious, healthy meal that has been locally sourced, cooked by local chefs Lauren Saunders (Wild Thing) and Frankie and Anna (Bacareto)
https://www.instagram.com/cardifffoodjusticecollective/
6.00
Food Quiz and Curry Night
Enjoy a curry supper and test your food knowledge with Splott Community Volunteers’ Curry and Quiz Night. Find out some amazing and little-known facts about food with a tasty recipe to take home too.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fun-food-quiz-curry-night-tickets-188522444707?
18th October 2021
All day
Healthy Habits for happy hearts – St Paul’s CIW Primary School (Closed event)
Pupils in St Paul’s CIW Primary School in Grangetown will enjoy a week full of fun, with each class tasked to research and design their own healthy lunch box using an allocated budget
20th October 2021
Ediculture Autumn Soup – Grange Medical Practice
Celebrate the autumn at the new community physic garden at Grange Medical Practice. Come together and make “allotment” soup with a local chef, whilst enjoying music and poetry in the garden
6.30-8
Green Squirrel Virtual Grow Along
Join Green Squirrel for an autumnal online grow-along, including seed-saving skills, beginner’s mushroom growing and foraging tips
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/virtual-grow-along-seeds-and-spores-tickets-168129105681
21st October 2021
All day
Pumpkin Carving – Grassroots (Closed Event)
Grassroots are facilitating two pumpkin carving sessions with young people, followed by sharing a pumpkin and vegetable stew
All day
Food Event – Women Chat
Join women from different ethnic & cultural backgrounds to learn how to cook new recipes using seasonal food, and grow healthy vegetables and fruits
22nd October 2021
All day
NEW DATE Big Bocs Bwyd – Grangetown Nursery School (Closed Event)
Grangetown Nursery School are celebrating the opening of our Big Bocs Bwyd. The event will be outdoors, informal and a socially distanced gathering for families and children of Grangetown Nursery School.
9.30 – 12.30
Bread Making – Beacon Centre
Free bread making workshop and a chance to share your thoughts about food in Trowbridge and St Mellons
https://www.facebook.com/hopestmellons/photos/a.100362574890665/393803952213191/
All day
Online Good Food Cardiff Summit
The Good Food Cardiff summit will launch the city’s new Good Food Strategy and 5 Good Food Goals, with inspiring speakers, networking and action planning.
https://foodcardiff.com/blog/22nd-october-cardiff-good-food-summit/
All day
Plannu llysiau a chnydau mewn ardal arbennig ar gae’r Ysgol – Ysgol Gynradd Gwaelod-Y-Garth Primary School (Closed Event)
Pupils will spend two days planting vegetables in the school field, to be harvested throughout the year.
23rd October 2021
10.30 – 12.30
Ground breaking (and a cuppa) at Railway Gardens
After more than five years of planning, plotting, and fundraising – the time has come to build!
Join Green Squirrel for a cup of tea, some cake, and a groundbreaking ceremony to mark this new phase of the project and celebrate our community. Everyone is welcome! Gates open at 10:30 and the ceremony will be held at 11am. Bring your own mug if possible!
10 – 1 and 2 – 5
Bread Making – Beacon Centre
Free bread making workshop and a chance to share your thoughts about food in Trowbridge and St Mellons
https://www.facebook.com/hopestmellons/photos/a.100362574890665/393803952213191/
3-6
Apple Day – Old Splott Library
Orchard Cardiff are hosting a family-friendly apple preserving workshop, sharing learning about all the different ways how apples or other fruit can be preserved
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/apple-day-tickets-185979990157
Time TBC
Autumn Festival Cook and Grow – Mackintosh Community Garden
Visit the community garden for autumn soup, organic breads and fresh fruit platters; with growing kits and gardening demos
https://www.facebook.com/events/300023658309344/
24th October 2021
11.30
Sourdough Masterclass at Riverside Market
Join us for a free Masterclass this Sunday at Riverside Market at 11:30. David Le Masurier – Bakery Manager & Owner of Pettigrew Bakeries will share his top secrets so that you can make tastiest Sourdough Bread!
http://www.riversidemarket.org.uk/news/2021/10/20/sourdough-masterclass-at-riverside-market
Time TBC
Celebration of Green Flag Award 2021 – Plasnewydd Community Garden (Closed Event)
Plasnewydd Community Garden volunteers will exchange tips on cooking and growing from various countries and plan the crops for next year
1-4pm
Get to know your local Community Garden & Volunteer Centre – St Peter’s Community Hall and Garden
Find out about St Peter’s Community Hall and Gardens, with informal tours of the gardens which include food growing areas, greenhouses and a polytunnel
https://www.facebook.com/102698677754684/photos/a.162318091792742/635343917823488
