Spokes ‘n Spades
Towards Transition Stirling have organised a Green-Fingered Magical Mystery Cycle Tour of Urban Sustainable Gardens in Stirling.
The community cycle trail will take in some of Stirling’s many and varied sustainable gardens: from a herbal medicine garden in Braehead to community gardening projects in Springkerse; a GardenShare scheme in Cultenhove to chickens in an inner-city tenement garden.
The event is free and open to all cyclists interested in sustainable gardening and home-grown, local produce. The aim is to share ideas about growing your own food, encourage people to try different techniques and demonstrate different ways that food can be grown in an urban environment, while enjoying a cycle around the city. Read more here!
This initial pedal-powered foray into urban agriculture will take in a handful of Stirling gardens including:
• Forest Gardening and small scale urban growing for a local business in Springkerse
• Two families – One garden: Stirling’s first match in the GardenShare scheme
• Clucking Mad : An inner-city “chicken-share” garden scheme
• Plants with a Purpose – medicinal herbs, food & wildlife in Braehead
• Early permaculture in Cambuskenneth
The tour will leave from the Village Hall South Street at 10. 30 am on 16 July 2011 where there will be someone on hand to offer free bicycle maintenance checks and cycle safety advice.
To highlight the local food theme, home-grown food and refreshments will be offered en route, and participants are welcome to bring along their own home-grown delicacies to share.
Caroline Kemp of Towards Transition Stirling adds, “We are also encouraging folk to bring along a small hand fork or trowel so that we can blitz a corner of each garden, as a kind of thank you to the hosts. Six people doing 10 minutes weeding is an hour’s work!”
For further information, telephone 07963 282529, or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
(Source: Glen Elliott email, 11 July '11)