Community Growing Fund 2019 to 2020: projects funded

Projects supported under our fund to support local growing schemes.


Organisation name Location Project summary Grant award
Drumchapel Community Growing Space Glasgow Community growing project set up to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of vulnerable people to teach them how to grow their own food. £2,919
Falkland Stewardship Trust Falkland, Fife Community growing project to aid disadvantaged teenagers and teach then food-growing and cooking skills using the produce they have grown in the community garden. £2,897
Lanark Community Development Trust Lanark Installation of polytunnel at a community growing site. £3,000
Winchburgh Community Development Trust Winchburgh, West Lothian Purchase of plant stock and other materials for a community growing site. £1,949.21

Homestart West Lothian

Livingston, West Lothian Creation of four raised beds in a community walled garden. £2,599.91
Connect Community Trust Glasgow Purchase of soil and materials for a community garden teaching children how to grow their own food. £2,365
Engaging With Activity CIC Hill of Fearn, Inverness-shire Purchase of topsoil, plants and materials for community growing site. £2,860
Peebles CAN Ltd Peebles Purchase and installation of a new polytunnel skin and the running of community food-growing sessions. £2,998
Langholm Initiative Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway Purchase of two polytunnels and materials for a community growing project. £2550.70
St Kenneth's RC Primary, Fife Council Ballingary, Fife Purchase of polytunnel and plant stock for a primary school growing space. £1,818.58

South Ayrshire Council

Ayr Purchase of plant stock and other materials for a community growing project. £2,520
Lochend Secret Garden Edinburgh Purchase of materials for a community garden. £692
Grow 73 Glasgow Contaminated land assessment for a new community garden. £2,820
Deveron Projects Huntly, Aberdeenshire Planting a new community orchard and running orchard community education events. £3,000
The Ecology Centre Kinghorn, Fife Purchase of plant stock and materials for a community garden to teach teh local community how to grow their own food. £2,726.90
Quarriers Bride of Weir, Renfrewshire Purchase of plant stock and materials for a community garden to show vulnerable people how to grow their own, and to make the site accessible. £2,952
Ninewells Community Garden Dundee Purchase of materials to create an outdoor cooking area to demonstrate to people how to use the produce grown in the community garden. £2,940
Parkview Primary School, Glasgow City Council Glasgow Purchase of plant stock, raised beds and materials for the school growing area to teach the pupils how to grow their own food. £3,000
Stramash Elgin, Morayshire Purchase of polytunnel, plant stock and materials for a community growing space. £1,938
North Edinburgh Arts Community Garden Edinburgh Purchase of materials to create an outdoor cooking area to demonstrating to all ages how they can grow their own, and cookery workshops demonstrating how to use the produce grown in the community garden. £3,000
Inverclyde Community Development Trust Greenock Purchase of raised beds, topsoil and materials and reskin polytunnel in community garden. £2,630
Wildside Adventures Stirling Community growing project demonstrating to all ages how they can grow their own, and cookery workshops demonstrating how to use the produce grown in the community garden. £2,980
Hope Kitchen Oban Community growing project demonstating to vulnerable groups how they can grow their own, and cookery workshops demonstrating how to use the produce grown in the commuity garden. £3,000
Craigentinny Telferton Allotments Edinburgh Purchase of plant stock for community garden, run workshops on how to grow food, and workshops on how to cook produce grown in the community garden. £1,679

South West Edible Estates

Edinburgh Purchase of materials and topsoil for raised beds. £2,920.50
Concrete Garden Glasgow Purchase of plant stock for community garden, run workshops on how to grow food, and workshops on how to cook produce grown in the community garden. 2,984.50
Youth Vision Ediburgh Purchase of outdoor cookery facilities, run workshops on how to grow food, and workshops on how to cook produce grown in the community garden for disadvantaged young people. £2,999.38
Edinburgh Food Social CIC Edinburgh Purchase of planters and materials and run workshops for young people to show them how to grow food, and how to cook the produce grown in the community garden. £1,940
Linstone Housing Association Linwood, Renfrewshire Installation of raised beds, reclamation of a disused space for community food-growing. £3,000
Craigiebarns Nursery and Primary School, Dundee City Council Dundee Purchase of polytunnel, plant stock and materials for a community growing space. £2,954

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