by Ross Laird My most recent jobs in Ravenscraig Walled Garden After the many rainy days at the beginning of our supposed summer, we finally have had a great spell of weather, offering us some relief at last. The first job of course was weeding, a job that is always needing done! After weeding, there […]
Food & Growing
Ravenscraig Community Orchard
We’re developing a community orchard in Ravenscraig Walled Garden, Ravenscraig Park, Kirkcaldy. We’ve planted apples, pears, plums, quince, berries, soft fruit and even some nut trees. Our fantastic team of volunteers develop and maintain the orchard. We are currently looking after the trees, growing a huge range of fruit veg and herbs on our training allotment, […]
Summer Veg Cooking Workshop – Recipes!
by Russell On Tuesday we hosted our first cookery workshop. It was a gorgeous hot day and 8 folk turned up for an evening of cooking, discussion and eating. Louise Oliver, veggie cook extraordinaire, led the practical parts of the session (i.e. the fun bit) whilst I did a quick talk at the beginning about […]
Edible Wild Leaves Walk June 8th
by Ross Laird The Wild Food Walk took place on Saturday 8th June. The sun was shining on Beveridge Park, and an eager group of participants enjoyed an informative session with expert Tony Wilson. First Tony recommended a book which detailed some edible wild plants, and importantly some poisonous ones to avoid. Tony’s advice was […]
Greener Kirkcaldy Plants an Edible and Tasty Space
By Fraser Nicol Earlier this year Greener Kirkcaldy were approached by Fife Council, to take part in their ‘Edible and Tasty Spaces’ (E.A.T.S) project and were more than happy to jump head first at the chance to promote another great project. Greener Kirkcaldy were asked to plant and look after a productive growing space […]
Ross’s Diary: Bat Walk 11th May
The group gathered outside of Kirkcaldy Rugby Club in the Beveridge Park at around 20:30 not to go to the party, but to go on the hunt for bats. There were mixed feelings for the small, furry creatures; mainly anticipation and excitement, but also fears of them flying into your hair and cynicisms about finding […]