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20-21 SEP 25

Llafur Ni – Hanes Ceirch Du Cymreig / Back in Black – The Story of Welsh Black Oats

  • Ticket price: Free with Stroller Ticket
  • Date: Sun, 22nd Sep
  • Time: 12:30pm - 1:15pm
  • Venue: Local & Vocal Stage - Castle Grounds
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Mewn cydweithrediad â Cymreigyddion y Fenni, dyma hanes o ail-ddarganfod, treftadaeth bwyd Cymreig, partneriaeth a datblygu mudiad i sicrhau sofraniaeth hâd trwy achub yr hen fathau o lafur. Bu’r ffermwr organig, Gerald Miles, yn chwilio am flynyddoedd am yr hen fath o geirch y byddai ei dadcu yn arfer tyfu. Sesiwn drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg bydd hwn, yn cael ei gadeirio gan yr hanesydd bwyd Cymreig Carwyn Graves. Bydd cyfieithu ar y pryd ar gael.

Back in Black – The Story of Welsh Black Oats Llafur Ni – Hanes Ceirch Du Cymreig

In collaboration with Cymreigyddion y Fenni, we present a tale of re-discovery, Welsh food heritage, partnership, and the sprouting of a new national seed sovereignty movement in Llafur Ni. Welsh organic farmer Gerald Miles searched for years for the rare Welsh crop his grandfather once grew, worried that they were lost forever. He joins us to share his tale.

This is a Welsh language session, chaired by Welsh food historian and author, Carwyn Graves, with simultaneous translation available for non-Welsh speakers.

Link to Llafur Ni film

photo credit: Andy Pilsbury – Gaia Foundation’s Seed Sovereignty Programme

Carwyn Graves
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