Food growing in Inverclyde
The Inverclyde Community Food Network is committed to supporting and encouraging food growing across Inverclyde. Our aim is to make food growing a normal part of Inverclyde community life with a view to becoming more sustainable as a region.
You can join in with food growing at one of Inverclyde’s community gardens and allotments. You don’t have to have had any prior experience of gardening or you may have once had a garden and have lots of knowledge to share!
Our community gardens are all very welcoming and offer a great way to make friends and improve your physical and mental health and enjoy a chat over a cuppa. Equally you can go along and put your headphones on and potter away in a corner on your own! You get the added benefit of lots of fresh air and Vitamin D and take home some nutritious home-grown produce!
LATEST NEWS! You can ‘borrow’ free seeds from the seed library housed at South West Library at Barrs Cottage, Greenock! Follow the Drying Green facebook page for workshops on how to save seed!
We aim to share resources and knowledge across the sites with a view to encouraging more community garden spaces, as well as providing produce for our community food share providers.
Workshops and events are held at some of the sites to teach individuals how to set up a growing space at home or to assist with rented raised bed or allotment space. Our events page has details of current gardening activities.
INTERESTED IN…
Volunteering?
Setting up a garden?
Joining ICFN?
Contact us on:
Alice Paul: 07384 972661 alice@icfn.org.uk
Julie Anson: 07493 814882 julie@icfn.org.uk
Community Gardens in Inverclyde
Parklea Branching Out
Wednesdays 1-3pm
Supporting Parklea horticultural activities. Please call for more information.
Parklea Playing Fields, Greenock Road, Port Glasgow PA14 6TR
Tel: 01475 744516
Email: admin@parkleaassociation.org.uk
Belville Community Garden
Gardening Clubs Mondays 1-3pm and Thursdays 10-12pm
Wheelchair friendly beds. Come along or call for more information.
Raised bed allotments available at small annual cost.
53 - 57 Belville St, Greenock, PA15 4UN
Tel: 01475 726034
Email: infobelvillecommunitygarden.org.uk
Craigend Resource Centre
Gardening Drop-in Tuesdays 1-3pm
McLeod St, Greenock PA15 2HD Tel: 01475 786739
Email: alice@icfn.org.uk
Branchton Community Garden
Gardening Drop-in Tuesdays 10-12pm
78 Branchton Rd, Greenock, PA16 0XX
Tel: 01475 638481
Email: branchtongardeningclub@gmail.com
The Drying Green Garden and Seed Library
Gardening Drop-in Tuesdays 10am-3pm
Seed library open during library opening hours.
South West Library, 159 Inverkip Rd, Greenock PA16 9HG
Email: julie@rigarts.org
Blooming Inverkip
Informal volunteering on Saturday mornings
Kip Park Main Street, Greenock PA16 0FZ
Please contact bloominginverkip@gmail.com for more information.
