Who we are
Tymhorau is a collective of growers and artisans, passionate about land use and sustainable livelihoods and crafts
Using materials which are grown sustainably methods that support biodiversity and the local ecosystem, Tymhorau members work with the land and with nature. We don’t use chemical fertilisers or pesticides which can harm soil life, insects and the birds and mammals which feed on them, and we use sustainable methods to harvest wood for our baskets and woodwork products.
Our meat producers care for their animals using practices which support the environment. They often choose heritage breeds which have been bred for generations to thrive in our climate, meaning the animals spend their lives outside in the beautiful Cymraeg countryside, living a more natural life, and require less grain and other inputs, cutting down on the travel miles of your food.
As well as supporting nature, we’re also passionate about people and community. Part of our mission is to create a route to market for local growers, makers and craftspeople, supporting their work and keeping the local economy thriving.
Handmade products from Cymru/Wales
As well as a passion for sustainable land use, Tymhorau members want to promote local products made by local people, providing a route to market for craftspeople here in the Dyfi Valley and further afield around Cymru. Buying from independent businesses keeps more money in the community, meaning that together we’ll help Machynlleth continue to be the thriving, bustling town we know and love.
Tymhorau Memberships
If you’re a land worker, grower, craftsperson or artist and would like to see your products in our Machynlleth shop, get in touch about joining the Tymhorau members team, we’d love to hear from you.
Annual Community Project
2023 Cawl
The aim of this project is to link children and adults, growing vegetables at a domestic and field scale and harvesting, cooking and sharing the result.
Cawl is a traditional Welsh dish, ‘plain but wholesome’ slow cooked to bring out the flavours of the seasonal ingredients.
Local primary children and care home residents have grown leeks, swedes and other ingredients under the watchful eye of Grace Crabb. Some crops were hand cultivated, others were prepared with tractor and plough.
When the crops are harvested we will make a delicious winter soup and serve it at a stall outside the coop and at other venues in Machynlleth.
Proceeds go towards ongoing school and care home garden projects in the Dyfi Valley; future projects will include growing and making commercial chutney, and chestnut tree planting. We aim to have a new project each year connecting children with the landscape and food.
| Piera Cirefice Illustration | Website | Instagram | |
| Grace Crabb and Co | Website | ||
| Elin Crowley Prints | Website | ||
| Gwanas Fawr Flowers | Website | ||
| Y Pumed Gainc | |||
| Haydon Ellis Carpentry | |||
| Skin Care Bootique | Website | ||
| Melindwr Farm | |||
| Oak and Peace | |||
| Tymhorau Outreach and Workshops | Website | ||
| Forge Ways | Website | ||
| Mark Howlett Wood | Instagram | ||
| Merched Y Berllan (Orchard Daughters) | Website | ||
| Scott Hunt Glass | |||
| Tan Y Llyn Nurseries | Website | ||
| Julie Jones Art | Website | Instagram | |
| Felin Blacksmith | |||
| Cig Dulas Meat | Instagram | ||
| Wild and Woody | Instagram | ||
| Ailsa Mair Musician | Website | ||
| Caboodle | |||
| Bernard Morgan Woodcraft | |||
| Free Range Charcuterie | |||
| Grainne Murphy Art | Website | ||
| West Coast Apiaries Ltd | |||
| Helen Owen Ceramics | Website | ||
| Richard Petrie Pyrography | |||
| Nikki Pontin Art | Website | Instagram | |
| Bardsey Willow & Wool | Website | ||
| Ben Porter Photography | |||
| Tom Provost Furniture | Website | Instagram | |
| Blind Ram Yarns | |||
| Wooden Bird | Instagram | ||
| Ellie Ryle | |||
| Wild Welsh Wool | Website | Instagram | |
| Hand & Land | Website | ||
| Mêl Wern Du | |||
| Lily Willow Jewellery | |||
| Wren’s Plants | |||
| Penny Tristram | Website | ||
| Carine van Gestel Ceramics | Website | ||
| Beverley White Art | Website | ||
| Infinknotty | Instagram |