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?