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! There are regular clubs and more informal drop-ins and events that will be advertised on our social media accounts or on the gardens’ own accounts. You can contact them directly to find out more. Volunteers are always welcome and if you have transport or accessibility issues but would like to join in, then please get in touch.
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
Parklea Playing Fields, Greenock Road, Port Glasgow PA14 6TR
Telephone: 01475 744516 Email: admin@parkleaassociation.org.uk
Informal garden drop-in Wednesday 1-3pm. Please call for more information.
Belville Community Garden
53 - 57 Belville St, Greenock, PA15 4UN Telephone: 01475 726034 Email: info@belvillecommunitygarden.org.uk
Gardening Club 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.
Branchton Community Garden
78 Branchton Rd, Greenock, PA16 0XX Telephone: 01475 638481 Email: branchtongardeningclub@gmail.com
Gardening club Tuesday mornings. Please call for more information.
Shore Street Garden
Shore Street, Gourock Email: contact@inverclydeshed.co.uk
Gardening club Mondays 10.00-12.00 weather dependent. Please call for more information.
Muirshiel Lane Market Garden
Muirshiel Ln, Port Glasgow PA14 5XS Email: contact@inverclydeshed.co.uk
Informal volunteering. Please get in touch for more information.
The Drying Green Garden and Seed Library
South West Library, 159 Inverkip Rd, Greenock PA16 9HG
Drop in gardening Tuesdays 10.30-3.30pm. Seed library open during library opening hours.
Please get in touch julie@rigarts.org for more information.
Blooming Inverkip
Kip Park Main Street, Greenock PA16 0FZ
Informal volunteering on Saturday mornings. Please contact bloominginverkip@gmail.com for more information.
Lyle Kirk
31 Union Street, Greenock PA16 8DD
Drop-in gardening Thursday.
