Dundee's Food Growing and Community Garden Network
A place to connect and get involved with food growing in Dundee.
What's On
Food growing workshops and events
Come along to our friendly and fun events to learn about food growing and nature: music, food, workshops, open days, mindfulness or craft, for all ages and abilities. Most events are free.
The group meets on Tuesdays at the Community Garden’s Forest Garden from 10.15 till 11.30 am. It is parent/carer led and is free for anyone with a child who is not in school. No need to book, just come along. We do growing and gardening!
Frustrated by Food Waste? Join our workshop and learn how to ferment vegetables. It's a great way to preserve excess produce and make sure nothing goes to waste. We will provide all the materials and a range of garden veggies.
We need volunteers with all sorts of talents to help our community gardens thrive. Learn new skills, meet local people and discover nature on your doorstep. Sign up now.
As a volunteer with the Ardler Community Garden you can help with weeding beds, planting new plants and harvesting produce both for the gardens and for sharing with the local Macmillan cafe. More experienced gardeners share their knowledge with the rest of the group who are keen to learn.
We are meeting in the garden and tackling many jobs! From pruning to working on our mixed orchard, you can join in whether you have got lots of gardening skills or simply a willingness to get stuck in and learn. We'll also have time for a cup of tea, a sweet treat, and a wee chatter in the community pantry. Everyone is welcome! Hope to see you there!
Volunteers can be involved with gardening tasks, designing new areas of garden development, planning and running events. We are always keen to build on volunteer’s interests, skills and experience and therefore encourage suggestions and ideas and volunteers from all walks of life.
It was a perfect afternoon in the garden to learn a bit about pruning fruit trees for maximum fruit output. Plus, we had a very hands on time trying out the techniques.
We had a wonderful evening in the garden in conjunction with the VandA Dundee learning all about Hapa Zome. This is the Japanese art of dyeing with plants where plant pigments are transferred onto fabric or paper by pounding fresh leaves and flowers with a hammer. Jek has been working with the V&A Dundee on their plant dyeing project and came along to share her knowledge. She has also been experimenting with using plants to dye wool and cotton.
If you are one of the network growing spaces you can share news, events or volunteering opportunities so they can be included in the website. If you aren't a member yet but would like to be, just get in touch with us!