Author: tirpontypridd
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The Importance of seasonal food sharing and preserving.
This autumn I’ve been harvesting hazelnuts from a tree kindly given to me by fellow Tir Pontypridd member Ken Moon. 2025 has provided a combination of prolonged hot weather with a decent amount of rainfall (at least compared to many other parts of the UK). Pontypridd has had a glut of fruits such as cherry,…
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Pontypridd & the Cult of Exclusion
During the pandemic I developed a condition known as ‘Long-Covid’, an auto-immune illness that severely limits my stamina and ability to get out and enjoy one of my favourite past-times, hill walking. When local paths are made impassable this can significantly impact our ability to get from place to place and have a direct impact…
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Garth View Organics
As part of our series exploring how different communities and social entrepreneurs are accessing land in RCT, to support sustainability and help improve all our well-being, Tir Pontypridd Chair, Ken Moon, visited Garth View Organics in Taffs Well. The sun was shining brightly one April morning when I cycled down to Taffs Well to visit…
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Dipping into history: The Revolutionary Act of Dipping in the Ffridd
In looking at how we might secure land for community use Tir Pontypridd is exploring the history, ancient and modern, of how people in Wales have accessed the land around them, Y Ffridd, for community well-being. One of the areas we are interested in exploring in more detail are the industrial communities of South Wales,…
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We are Tir Pontypridd
We are Tir Pontypridd, a community led land rights initiative that is owned and run by its members for the benefit of the community, nature, and biodiversity. We are setting out to raise funds to purchase land in and around our community for our community. We invite you to imagine a future where the land…