{"id":668,"date":"2021-10-08T12:00:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T11:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/sweic\/?p=668"},"modified":"2021-10-08T12:25:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T11:25:27","slug":"challenge-poverty-week-2021-dumfries-and-galloway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/sweic\/?p=668","title":{"rendered":"Challenge Poverty Week 2021 &#8211; Dumfries and Galloway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week the Dumfries and Galloway Tackling Poverty Reference Group is visiting many of the projects making a difference through Tackling Poverty funding.\u00a0 One of the projects making massive strides to tackle poverty in the local community is the Scottish Pantry Community Garden in Castle Douglas.<\/p>\n<p>The garden was developed on disused land, and is maintained by volunteers supported by Dumfries and Galloway Council Lifelong Learning service. The volunteers have worked hard to create a productive garden, growing fruit and vegetables for the local community. The fresh produce goes directly to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.castledouglas.info\/directory-listing\/castle-douglas-food-bank-stepping-stones\/\">\u2018Stepping Stones\u2019 food bank<\/a> which benefits many vulnerable people within the Stewartry area of Dumfries and Galloway.<\/p>\n<p>The volunteers are now busy applying for funding to continue their project in the garden next year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"669\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/sweic\/?attachment_id=669\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/sweic\/uploads\/sites\/8420\/2021\/10\/08085403\/CPF1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"451,451\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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