Growing Together is a fantastic community project based in Craigshill. Thanks to funding secured through the Scottish Government’s Investing in Communities Fund, the project team are offering a range of community based ‘plot to plate’ activities which are great fun and free to take part in. Below you will find  information about some of the online gardening and cooking sessions that are available. (These will also be displayed at the main door of both IEYC and LNS.)

Priority will be given to residents from the Craigshill area however as these are online sessions, numbers are not restricted so can be attended by anyone living in the local area who is interested. Please note you do not need to be an Almond HA tenant!

Whether you want to book onto one session, or all of the sessions the choice is yours. Please email me directly or email enquiries@almondha.org.uk to book the sessions.

*If you know of someone who may be interested in attending these sessions but does not have access to a digital device please get in touch, along with community partners, we may be able to help.

Best wishes

Ready, Set, Garden
with Castlebank Horticultural Centre
Take part in a range of online gardening workshops with
an Educational Gardener from Royal Horticultural Society.
09/03/21 at 1.30pm: Introduction to gardening
16/03/21 at 1.30pm: Grow your own fruit, veg and herbs
23/03/21 at 1.30pm: Gardening in small spaces
30/03/21 at 1.30pm: Colour in nature
06/04/21 at 1.30pm: Especially interesting insects
13/04/21 at 1.30pm: Plant groups and growth forms
25/05/21 at 6.30pm: Grow your own fruit, veg and herbs
29/06/21 at 1.30pm: Live gardening Q&A
27/07/21 at 6.30pm: Gardening in small spaces
31/08/21 at 1.30pm: Autumn and winter gardening

Meat-free Cooking
with V For Life
Take part in a range of online cooking workshops with a
top chef from V For Life Cookery School.
03/03/21 at 2pm: Chilli and simple flatbreads
10/03/21 at 2pm: Mushroom stroganoff
17/03/21 at 2pm: Sweet and sour

The final three cooking sessions will be based on what the
group want to make. Simply let the chef know what you
have in your cupboard and together we will agree recipes
for the following weeks!

24/03/21 at 2pm: Group choice
31/03/21 at 2pm: Group choice

07/04/21 at 2pm: Group choice

Love Food Hate Waste
Learn how to save money through menu planning, smart
shopping and using up leftovers.
These fun and interactive sessions will describe how to cut
your food waste, save up to £437 a year and enter a prize
draw to win £100 worth of vouchers.
There are two sessions to choose from, running on:
Thursday 18th March 2021, 10.30am
Tuesday 23rd March 2021, 6pm