We’ve been busy!
It has been a busy couple of months for ICFN with planting and growing season in full swing! Our activities have included:
• Supporting planting with individual’s and organisations allotments at Belville Community Garden
• Sharing vegetable and herb plug plants grown at Parklea Branching Out with gardens, allotments and schools and nurseries
• Planting up with residents at St Margarets Court and Key Housing
• Planting sessions at Barnados
• Supporting growing activities with Kidron at Lyle Gateway garden
• Helping to deliver well being sessions in the garden at Port Glasgow High School
• Developing a new no-dig garden at Wemyss Bay nursery school
• Arranging visits of other community gardens for volunteers
• Introducing The Bothy cycling and walking groups to PBO and The Drying Green
• Introducing ICFN at Baby Weaning Fayre
• Assisting The Trust in design and layout for raised beds at Craigend Community Centre
• Supporting gardening club sessions utilising the new wheelchair raised beds at Belville
• Organising council compost delivery via Unpaid Work Team to the community gardens
• Attending a Climate Crumbs workshop with Glasgow Community Food Network
• Arranging and delivering a visit to Belville and Branchton gardens from Glasgow Community Food Network
• Delivering ‘How to make lemon balm pesto’ to families at RIG Arts music event at the Drying Green
• Arranging and participating in a foraging session at PBO with volunteers
• Setting up a Whats App group for all the community gardens to share resources and skills (and lots of compost chat!)
• Encouraging new volunteers through leaflet drops, engagement events (Kilmacolm Show and Oak Mall) and social media
• Sharing our Growing Guide booklets with nurseries and families
Now, it’s nearly harvest time and we will have a week of events to plan!