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Grace Bales – our latest volunteer

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On March 15, 2017

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We welcomed our latest volunteer site helper on site today.  Grace Bales, from the USA, is a student at the University of Aberdeen. She has an interest in organic growing and working outside and sought us out for an opportunity to get away for a while from the academic ‘bubble’ of the university – in Grace’s own words.  Judging by today’s efforts, Grace will be a real asset for us.

Grace’s first day could have gone a lot better.  We were all set to meet her on arrival, our best laid plans went wrong and we missed her completely.  Far from being phased, Grace took matters into her own hands and, with a little help from Dod on Plot 21, fixed herself up with a shovel and barrow and set about filling potholes for the rest of the afternoon.   I think this is what Americans call a, ‘can-do attitude!’  Luckily, Michael spotted her at work and headed over to lend a hand.

Grace will be on site on Wednesdays from about lunchtime.  She hopes to pick up gardening skills and is willing to help around the wider site or on plots.  If you see her about in the weeks ahead, please go over and say hello.

Lost and Found

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On March 14, 2017

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The volunteer squad were working down by the raised beds on our South side today when sharp-eyed Gordon spotted these glasses someone had dropped.

The glasses are still in very good condition and we have left them on the raised bed closest to the site entrance, nestled nicely on a bed of chives and awaiting collection by their owner.

Enhancing Food Security Research

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On March 8, 2017

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Karolina Gombert, a research assistant with the, “Enhancing Food Security” Project has been on-site interviewing plotters this week.

The project is funded by Scottish Government and run by the Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen and The James Hutton Institute.

 

 

The project is investigating:

  • perspectives on the values, motivations and commitments of people who grow food for personal consumption
  • the extent to which locally grown food can contribute to food security at community and household levels
  • cooperation between food producers and consumers
  • barriers to and facilitators of local food growing.

The researchers hope that their findings will lead to policy recommendations on community-led interventions and programmes to encourage local food growing and greater food security for our communities.

Karolina and her colleagues will provide information on their findings when the project reaches its conclusion and welcome contacts from interested parties.

Exciting times!

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On February 15, 2017

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Great to see work continuing on our new Outdoor Classroom today.  We’ll be able to host barn dances!

Outdoor Classroom Work Begins

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On February 14, 2017

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Following the tremendous support from our plotters and the wider public at the end of last year, helping us obtain a grant of £12000 from Tesco Bags of Help, work has now begun on site to build our Outdoor Classroom/Shelter. The octagonal larch clad wooden building will be fully enclosed and suitable for wheel-chair access and is for all our plotters to use as well as the primary school children and visiting groups from from Robert Gordon University (RGU).

The building has been sited in the Community Garden such that it sits above the highest historic flood line. As most of our plotters will be aware, the site has a tendency to flood after heavy and continuous rainfall and this is made worse by an underground stream from up near the old railway line which feeds into the low-lying area at the bottom of the site.

Once the building is complete, work will begin shortly thereafter, using funds from RGU, to establish the necessary paths for all users of the community garden. If anyone would like to lend a hand or spend an hour here and there helping out with our Community Garden activities that would be much appreciated. It is the community aspect of our activities that attract the funding and your support will contribute to making our site just that little bit more special and successful.

Black Earth Abounds

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On January 10, 2017

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With the promise of a new season just a few weeks away now a wee wander round our site today showed just how well on the winter digging was going on many of our plots.

It was nice to see so many of these plots were, ‘under new management’ this year and that things were off to a flying start for the year ahead.  It’s very encouraging to see such keen new starters join our association.  With apologies to those others who were not featured above.

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