Friday, 24 February 2023

Community Growing Programme

This Spring we aim to kick start the Community Green Project which has started already with the Open Boot day which is held on the First Wednesday of the month from 11- 12.30. Our local crofters and producers can come along and bring their produce as a central collection point so that we can save on those expensive fuel costs into town. Nothing quite like buying local and supporting our local suppliers. Yes we are starting small, Jane from Lyne Mhor Croft has been coming along as well as Beth from Birchwood Croft and the ever popular Jinty’s Jams, we do anticipate that this will grow as we go.

This has coincided with our Warm Wednesdays and the start of the community pantry, plus Kirsty’s great scheme where you can take a warm coat from the rail and donate one if you have one spare. These are all things we aim to build on with a greener ethos at the core across all the work we do.

The next date will be Wednesday March 1st and then every first Wednesday of the month. We will keep you abreast with social media communications as well so you know when to come along.

Polycrubs - The Community Growing Programme

As you may know we have received Highland Council Funding for the siting of 2 polycrubs. These are storm strength growing spaces from a community company in the Shetlands and provide really solid indoor growing space to get growing our own. The site at the Wildside Centre, Whitebridge has been agreed on and will be situated by the river. Not only will we be starting a more resilient food production programme this will be a lovely, calm place where we can get the seeds in the ground, for all year round produce. We are going to create some wildflower areas and bug friendly hotels just outside the crubs too which the children will be getting involved in.

The aim is to have this up together by the end of March, with an additional site at Inverfarigaig.

If you are interested in being involved then do please get in touch, and thank you to those that already have. Contact Sarah at sarah@sfctrust.org.uk and we will get a band of keen green fingers together.

Second hand Saturday?

Another plan is to hold a Second Hand Saturday if there was sufficient interest. At the Wildside Centre again as a table top sale. A great chance to pop along, grab a bargain and keep stuff out of landfill. £5 per table with tea and coffee available with sales from this going towards purchasing seeds for the growing programme.

Free Firewood

A project has been established to start the supply of free (unseasoned ) firewood from March. Tony Foster has been sourcing this and a scheme is coming together so to find out more do please get in touch directly with tony-ceo@sfctrust.org.uk where there are plans afoot to store and secure a space for this.

All of these projects are at the heart of a greener vision in that we are better off if we don’t have to travel more than 20 minutes to access basic essential items. We all have to try to do our bit to limit any environmental impact and it's good to save money at the same time.

The aim is to start this in May so once again get in touch with Sarah or Sharon at sarah@sfctrust.org.uk or Sharon Ferguson sharon@sfctrust.org.uk

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