Hi Guys

Although we have grown our own vegetables for a few years, recycled, and produce our own compost, we wish to go a step further with adding a homemade wormery and a HOMEMADE RECYCLED PLASTIC BOTTLE GREEN HOUSE.

Although I have picked up rough plans on the internet, I would appreciate more detailed and easy to follow plans, if anyone can help on that one.

Can my fellow Forth Valley Members / ZERO Waste Volunteers help me by saving their 2ltr water or fizzy juice…

We all know allotments are beautiful but its official now, they are art. The Compass Gallery in Glasgow in conjunction with the Scottish Allotments and Gardens Society are running an exhibition focusing solely on allotments in May and June of 2013. So why not get out of the wellies, get on the train and go have a look. Scrub your fingernails before you go. As the weegies would say "dont gie us a showin' up". 

Hi all,

Wood for All had set up a facebook page - so now you can keep posted on great courses, woodland events, local wood fuel activities and wood fuel heating drop in sessions in the Stirling area. Not to mention opportunities to get involved in woodland management and other woodland skills.

Come Like us... you know you want to!! 

http://www.facebook.com/WoodforAllStirling…

Our research and development facility is nearing completion...

Whilst we continue to wait for planning approval, we have been erecting a small polytunnel in order to start developing Foragers Herbs (the culinary herb side of the business). Ultimately we are planning to erect 2 large 30' x 30' polytunnels on our 4 acre site near Drymen but this wee 8 x 6 footer put…

Hello everyone!  After completing our Whole Farm Review and Agricultural Justification reports, we have finally submitted the planning application to establish Foragers Foods.  A decision is expected mid December.

Marketing efforts are on-going and I would like to ask the Forth Environment Link community to help us by completing our on-line survey.  We are targeting local businesses (restaurants, cafés, hotels,…

Hi all, 

Any of you heard of guerilla grafting?

Apparently, a group of people in San Francisco (led by a women called Tara Hui) started to graft fruit branches on ornamental trees to feed their neighbourhood and it is spreading!

A few links to share:…

World Food Day

Community Food and Health Scotland would like to get an over view of the level of influence and impact community food and health initiatives have on maternal health and infant health.Community Food and Health Scotland Survey

Hi everyone!

If you live in the Stirling area and are interested in flooding, and have 5 minutes to spare, could you please fill out my online survey for my dissertation :) The survey is completely anonymous and I would be greatly appreciative of your help! 

Link to survey: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHFPakp2TC1BaklqRzUzR2U0WU56SFE6MQ

Thank…

From May 2012 ‘Cultivating Earth’ the Walled Garden at Callendar House in Falkirk will be available for use by local groups and schools.

In conjunction with the staff at Callendar House, Forth Environment Link have developed two schools workshops.

1. PLANTING…

Towards Transition Stirling are recruiting for four new posts:

• Wood for All Energy Coordinator
• Wood for All Community and Engagement Coordinator
• Wood for All Woodland Coordinator
• Wood for All Project Manager

Deadline for all…

The Ochils Landscape Partnership is part sponsoring, with University of Stirling, the fees for four M.Res. degrees on subjects in the Ochils Landscape Partnership area. Broadly the topics are: Poisoned Earths, Historic Transport Networks; Cultivation Terraces; River Devon.

These are now being advertised at http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AEO937/masters-research-projects/.

Anyone interested in applying should go…

Congratulations to our friends at the Blane Valley allotments which officially opened (finally) on Saturday! Mary says, "All the plots are taken, and there was a grand work-in over the weekend with everyone helping to dig and rotovate each others plots, erect huts and get planting: brilliant".  They deserve a gold medal for perseverence!

Pop along to the apple workshop at Green Routes at Gartmore on Saturday, 23rd June from 10.30 am – 3.30 pm, which the group is calling 'summer maintenance and bio-diversity in the orchard'.  The cost is £10, which includes tea, coffee and soup. Find Green Routes on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/greenroutesgartmore.

We're delighted to announce new funding from the CSGN Development Fund 2012 to continue the Forth Valley Orchards' Initiative.  The award will enable Forth Environment Link to take forward the next phase of the initiative until March 2015, focusing on developing the economic potential of orchards and expanding…