'Llysh Bocs' has lift off!
It has taken a lot of hard work from polytunnel build to preparation room development but we are finally there! We are very proud to announce that Llysh Bocs is officially trading, this week we managed to distribute 22 boxes of locally grown produce across Rhondda Cynon Taf.
This has been made possible thanks to the hard work of staff, volunteers and our generous funders.
What's Next?
We are currently having our website re-designed to help streamline and automate our orders for a more efficient service for our customers and those who have signed up to our waiting list. Once this has been established we can transition to regular weekly subscriptions. Those who signed up to our waiting list will have priority for subscriptions. Watch this space!
We are also awaiting our food hygiene inspection and rating - working with C4W+
volunteers will receive level 2 food hygiene training on the 21st of August.
Feedback on our boxes
'Absolute lush salad sandwiches which were made from the items on my Veggie Box! So Tasty - Lisa
Diolch for our 'Llysh Bocs' today and inspiring us to cook a lovely fish pie from your lovely veg - #organic #zerocarbon #shoplocal - Emma
Thank you for the Veg box! absolutely lovely veg - Ali
Had a lovely box of mixed vegetables delivered last week, they were absolutely gorgeous and will definitely order again. Thank you. - Wendy
What else has been going on at Down To Zero HQ and What's happening over the next few months?
We completed on the purchase of 27acres of wetlands and forestry in Aberdare, the site better known as Cwmbach Wetlands has been given to Cwmbach Community Wetlands Ltd on a peppercorn 25 year lease for conservation and enhancement purposes.
We won a silver award for our work in engaging tenants and residents in environmental activities in TPAS Cymru's good practice awards.
We have forest school and gardening clubs over the summer holidays - check out our Facebook for more details.
We are rebranding and looking at our current website - we want to make this more accessible and bilingual so Welsh speakers have the opportunity to engage with us digitally in Welsh and not just in Welsh on site.
We have beekeeping opportunities available up until end of September so if you have a group who is interested please message us direct.
We have delivered on our Moondance Foundation funding (video below) and the first year of our Sustainable Steps Welsh Government/National lottery community Funds.
We are still developing infrastructure at our different sites, currently establishing a polytunnel at Mountain Ash and looking forward to some forestry/tree planting as we head into autumn and winter - want to get involved, message us.
Hoffwn ni diolch - We would like to thank all our volunteers, Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhondda and the University South Wales' Environmental Science students for their work and support.
Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhondda working hard and celebrating with us after our silver award in engaging tenants and residents in environmental activities.
Moondance and Sustainable Steps Video Narrative.
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