Fruit and veg boost at training project
Participants at a Carmarthen training project for adults with learning disabilities have no problem getting their five-a-day quota of fruit and veg.
Participants of STEPS II, based at Cam Cyntaf, Johnstown, are reaping the rewards from another bountiful crop of fruit and vegetables from their allotment.
This year they have managed to grow more than ever, with fantastic crops of pumpkins, squash, beetroot and courgettes; tomatoes, lettuces, onions, carrots and chillies.
Everything is grown from seed and nurtured daily by members, supported by staff at the COASTAL-funded STEPS project.
Most of the crops taken from the allotment are used by another COASTAL-funded project, the SA31 Café, County Hall, which provides training in customer services, health and safety and catering skills.
The COASTAL project is a Regional Strategic Project covering six local authority areas, part-funded from European Social Fund (ESF) as part of the 2007-13 West Wales and the Valleys Convergence Programme.
Carmarthenshire County Council secured over £5million of funding to develop COASTAL services within Carmarthenshire aimed at the promotion and development of vocational, employment, skills training and lifelong learning opportunities for adults aged 16-64 who are economically inactive as a result of illness, disability, substance misuse problems or serious social disadvantage associated with the long-term care into adulthood.
Cllr Pat Jones, executive board member for health and social care, said: “This is a wonderful project which not only provides accredited skills training for adults with learning disabilities, but also supports another project in SA31.
“I’m so pleased that they have managed another fantastic crop of fruit and vegetables this year – it’s getting better and better.”
Participants of STEPS II, based at Cam Cyntaf, Johnstown, are reaping the rewards from another bountiful crop of fruit and vegetables from their allotment.
This year they have managed to grow more than ever, with fantastic crops of pumpkins, squash, beetroot and courgettes; tomatoes, lettuces, onions, carrots and chillies.
Everything is grown from seed and nurtured daily by members, supported by staff at the COASTAL-funded STEPS project.
Most of the crops taken from the allotment are used by another COASTAL-funded project, the SA31 Café, County Hall, which provides training in customer services, health and safety and catering skills.
The COASTAL project is a Regional Strategic Project covering six local authority areas, part-funded from European Social Fund (ESF) as part of the 2007-13 West Wales and the Valleys Convergence Programme.
Carmarthenshire County Council secured over £5million of funding to develop COASTAL services within Carmarthenshire aimed at the promotion and development of vocational, employment, skills training and lifelong learning opportunities for adults aged 16-64 who are economically inactive as a result of illness, disability, substance misuse problems or serious social disadvantage associated with the long-term care into adulthood.
Cllr Pat Jones, executive board member for health and social care, said: “This is a wonderful project which not only provides accredited skills training for adults with learning disabilities, but also supports another project in SA31.
“I’m so pleased that they have managed another fantastic crop of fruit and vegetables this year – it’s getting better and better.”
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