The Tatties are in!
This week's blog is written by our chair Michael ‘Well that seems to be that strange storm of the last few days over. Who was not worried...
Our Urban Woodland
We had a number of trees on the site before we came along and started adding more. It may seem strange for a community garden that has a...
Future plans, near and far
As the current #COVID19 "lockdown" continues, we as a community growing group are adamant to be assisting in the efforts the pandemic...
Logo Design with the Local Primary School
This weeks blog post is written by our member and volunteer Alistair, also our resident artist and designer and is based around...
Why all the hype about community growing?
A simple search of "community growing" into your choice of search engine will come up with hundreds of thousands of search results. In...
Lockdown Checks by our Chair
This week, our blog is written by our Chair, Michael. Michael visited the garden for his lockdown exercise yesterday afternoon. Most...
Why are community growing projects essential during and after #COVID-19?
As a nursing student here in Dundee, one of the first essays I wrote was about the social determinants of health. This was back in 2017,...
Ponds, biodiversity and benefits
When you think of a community garden or community growing projects such as a city farm or forest garden, a pond is perhaps not the first...
Compost bins from pallets
This morning I headed out to the community garden with one of the dogs, Xainna. A few weeks back myself and Alistair, another of the...
Starting off seeds
As the days become warmer and the sun starts to show, I am getting some vegetable seeds started off here at home, in the hope they take...
From currants to gooseberries, and everything in between
As the days turn into weeks of what we are calling as a society "lockdown" not all hope and inspiration is lost. Sticking to the current...
Orchards Galore
So a few weeks ago, a group of our volunteer members headed out to the community garden, tools at hand, and planted a selection of apple...
FINTRY TREE PLANTING DAY
Our Chair Michael kindly wrote this on the back of our event today. The snowdrops on Fintry Gardens were out with the fine weather on...
Overdue update
So a little update as it has been a while It is nearing winter so there is not much going on out there in the garden as you may have...
May Update
I know its been a while since I last gave everyone an update. Therefore just wanted to send one out to let you all know how things are...
First week
So its been a busy week, lots of good news and plans taking form. I look forward to 5pm next Wednesday to hopefully see a load of folk...
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