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A weekend course run on the Isle of Skye about creating community gardens
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So you want to make a community garden?
What for?
Which people?To Do What?
When?
What do we have?
Resources• Skills• Land• Tools• People• Willingness• Plants• Vision
• Accessibility• Security• Storage• Knowledge• A Plan
What do we need?
• Make a list• Maybe someone else has them?• Unused resources?• Offers & requests?• Freecycle?• Funds?
Ashram Acresa community garden with a
purpose
City Garden in the heart of Sparkbrook
People working togetherCultural diversity
Volunteer Day
Many hands make light workPlanting 5000 trees Tweed Horizons Agroforestry demonstration
What five thousand trees look like
Open DaysApple Day
The Apple Pie Contest
Involve the Community
George Higgs- Catering Lecturer Borders College
Sense of place
SharingWhat else can you do with a 96lb pumpkin?
Involve Young People
Get them doing stuff!
A Garden Course in Slovenia
What makes a Community?
Lawn mowing into food productionGarden in a day
Danica & Alban’s GardenStill going strong
Ordinary or exotic
Productive
Attractive
Haven for wildlife
Regenerative
Or just humble tatties
Building something strong‘Mur biodh na suidheachan, thuiteadh na taighean’
If they can grow bananas at Achiltibuie…
What might Sleat achieve?
Who’s feeling inspired?