We’ve just published three new StoryMaps about our projects. The River Ericht Catchment Restoration Initiative (RECRI) StoryMap shares the work we have been doing on baselining the human and biotic communities of this important sub catchment in the River Tay system – in preparation for the RECRI partnership’s planned catchment-wide regeneration initiative. Mapping Community-Led Growing…
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Bioregioning Tayside’s latest and most ambitious project to date has been to begin working with Leon Seefeld of Dark Matter Labs to build Scotland’s first Bioregional Financing Facility. Read our interview with Leon below to find out more! Leon Seefeld in the Austrian Alps Tell us about yourself, Leon… I grew up on the countryside…
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With others, we are working to create a local food culture in Tayside, one which recognises the importance of eating produce grown in our communities in ways which are mindful of both people and the planet. We know that it can be hard to get access to fresh, healthy fruit and vegetables and so we…
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Over the winter of 2023/24, we embarked on the first stage of of our work investigating how community-led food growing can be strengthened and developed in Tayside. Empowering this very important part of Tayside’s food system was one of the many recommendations made at the conference ‘Feeding Tayside Through The Climate Crisis’, which took place…
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This project, which has resulted in a set of new ‘recipes for action’, investigated how community-led food growing can be strengthened and developed in Tayside. Empowering this very important part of Tayside’s food system was one of the many recommendations made at the conference ‘Feeding Tayside Through The Climate Crisis’, which took place in Dundee…
View MoreOur aim to provide support locally to low income households in Alyth/ New Alyth and reduce food waste. You can find out more via Facebook or You can find out more HERE
View MoreHistorical grass roots project Arbroath Pippins have started the towns first community orchard. The pippins wanted to plant a small 7 tree orchard to mark the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath, however they had a better idea… to turn Arbroath into an orchard. In honour of this historic connection between apple and Abbey, the…
View MoreWe are a small local mental health charity working with military veterans and ex-uniformed services personnel who are experiencing problems. Based on a dedicated site in Dudhope Park, we provide supervised and tailored therapies within a green space environment, with the aim of improving our veterans’ resilience and helping them to develop and maintain positive…
View MoreKinnaird Gardens is the oldest allotment association in Dundee and boasts spectacular south-facing views of the Tay River. You can find out more via Facebook
View MoreThe Orchard was planted at Cultybraggan Camp in April 2011. This was possible with funding from Awards for All, LEADER, Perth and Kinross Council and the kind donations of private individuals. The trees include 27+ varieties of apples, and plums, gages, damsons, pears, crab apples, Morello cherries, quinces, medlars, a few walnut trees and a…
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