Dundee's Food Growing and Community Garden Network

We had an introduction to making our own Terrariums and had lots of fun getting creative! We used small Aloes, Jade plants (Crassula) and Fittonia with bright variegated leaves.   Hoping for minimal watering over the next few weeks as the lid of the Terrarium helps to retain the moisture.  

The Lovely Manuela who is doing a Degree in Fine Art agreed to run a Printing workshop and show how we can use ink and paper along with nature to create a beautiful image.  

As a Growing Network we held our first seed swap at the start of 2025 at Campy Growers.  The seed swap was designed to encourage swapping of excess saved seed and excess bought seed.  As a group we have been experimenting with saving our own seed from a number of flowers like Cosmos and Calendula plus Tomatoes and chillies.  All the seeds are open pollinated so there are no guarantees that they will be exactly what you expect but that can be part of the fun.  We had a great turn out from all sorts of folk, some new beginners and some experienced growers.  There was plenty to share as well as the seeds!

Over the past year we have been privileged to host a number of visitors from across Scotland who have come to see the gardens and to find out more about what we do and how we work in our local neighbourhoods and gatherings.  It has been so valuable to share ideas and discuss the issues we all face and to talk about how we face some of the challenges.  Sharing knowledge and experience is part of our strength and we welcome like minded groups and organisations.  We can all learn from each other.