Bioregioning Tayside Articles

PLANT Community Garden

About PLANT People Learning About Nature in Tayport (PLANT) is a subgroup of Tayport Community Trust. Since 2011, PLANT has been working on projects bringing people together to grow food and flowers, while reducing carbon emissions and enhancing Tayport’s natural environment. PLANT is part of Tayport Community Trust (Charity Number SC042558) Together we aim to promote…

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The Field: Dunkeld and Birnam Community Growing

The same information as Dunkeld Allotment Association. The Field in Dunkeld is a place to grow vegetables by the community, for the community. We grow along organic principles. We have high regard for the soil, try to minimise impact on the environment and reduce food miles while growing high quality crops suited to the season…

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Uppertunity

Uppertunity is a charity offering mental wellbeing and skill development services to adults. We are a registered Community Interest Company (a type of non-profit social enterprise), working with individuals (16+) with learning disabilities, autism and mental health barriers. We focus on an individual’s strengths and aspirations, then work with them to realise their potential, leading…

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Food Is Free Carnoustie

Food is free Carnoustie evolved from the Common Weal Angus (CWA) group. Common Weal Angus is a local group whose philosophy is ‘All of us First’ and works to educate and inspire people to improve their community at a local level. One of the members had an interest in the #foodisfree movement and was keen to see…

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(Sustainable Kirrie) Community Garden at St. Mary’s Field

About Sustainable Kirriemuir Our vision is for Kirriemuir to be a sustainable net-zero community where people and nature flourish. Our mission is to lead our community to learn, teach, adapt and share the skills, knowledge, activities and practices to enable healthy and happy people and a healthy planet. Our Values We promote environmental and social…

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Arbroath Garden Allotment Association (Council)

We rent grounds that we lease privately and from Angus Council solely for the purposes of not for profit gardening of flowers, fruits and vegetables. a) To provide affordable allotment garden spaces thereby offering the opportunity of advancing the living conditions of our membership. b) By so doing promoting opportunities for relief from financial hardship…

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Attic Community Garden

The Attic is a charity that works with young people, children and families in Kirkton, Dundee. With Bags of Help funding of £4,120 they created an orchard on a piece of unloved waste ground and rejuvenated their existing community garden. Volunteers at the Attic get together for all kinds of activities and have worked hard…

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City Road Allotments

Our allotment site has been in existence since the 1940s when the need arose to grow your own for the war effort.Originally farmland, the allotments have evolved over the years to the present day where we now have 71 plots of assorted sizes in use. The Association manages the site, which is leased from Dundee City Council; our purpose is to…

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