The Fife Food Summit will take place online on Tuesday 22nd June 2021 from 9.30am – 1pm hosted by Alan Caldwell Associates.
Fife Food Summit (online event)
Top Tips for Recycling Food
Our Media Volunteer Flora gives us her top tips on recycling food in her latest blog.
Exploring Kirkcaldy’s Quirky Past during National Walking Month
Our Media Volunteer Barbara explores Kirkcaldy’s past during a walk around town as part of National Walking Month.
5 cut flowers for easy home-grown bouquets
Our Media Volunteer Audrey explains 5 ways to cut flowers for easy home-grown bouquets in her latest blog.
Upcycling Clothes for Springtime
Our Media Volunteer Lia gives some tips on how to upcycle your clothes this spring.
Top Five Reasons to Cycle
Our Media Volunteer Tao gives us top five reasons why you should cycle in his latest blog.
How to make Stock
Our Community Chef Iain shares how to make vegetable and chicken stock in the latest of his “how to make” series.
Walking away your Worries with Woodland Walks
Our Media Volunteer Tracey shares how to walk away your worries with woodland walks in her latest blog.
Plate Up For Fife Seasonal Recipes
Our Community Chef Iain shares how to make Bubble and Squeak and Potato and Leek Soup in the latest of his “how to make” series.
Greener Kirkcaldy’s new mural – the making of
Learn about how to local artists created a mural to tell the story of Greener Kirkcaldy and our community.
We’re open!
We’re excited to announce our building at East Fergus Place is open again!
Working towards a Low-Car Kirkcaldy
Our Active Travel Development Worker Susan writes about working towards a low-car Kirkcaldy in her latest blog.
April at Ravenscraig
Our Sessional Worker Jackie talks about what goes on in April at Ravenscraig Walled Garden in her latest blog.
News from Cosy Kingdom
Getting back to visits and thermal imaging.
News from Ravenscrag Walled Garden
New fruit beds at Ravenscraig Walled Garden
Getting Started With Composting
This blog from Climate Champion Pete describes how our food waste can be returned to nature through the magic of composting.
Carbon Footprint of Food & How To Lower It
This blog by Climate Champion Tali, looks at the carbon footprint of food and how we can reduce our impact with a few simple changes to our diet.
Three Days of Action for Earth Day
Our Media Volunteer Barbara takes us through the three days of action for Earth Day 2021 in her latest blog.
Job Opportunity: Cycle Shop Assistant (part time)
We’re looking for a part time Cycle Shop Assistant to join our Lang Toun Cycles team. Deadline for applications: Thursday 29th April.
GK longlisted for an Ashden Award
We’re super excited and proud to have been longlisted for a prestigious Ashden Award for Green Communities. Read more.
Thriving in nature during spring
Find out how you can thrive in nature this Spring in our latest blog from our thriving in nature series.
Climate Action Fife Small Grants Fund
The Climate Action Fife Small Grants Fund is open to any Fife community organisation who would like to trial activities to engage their community in the climate emergency. Local community organisations can apply for a grant of up to £500. Deadline for applications: 30th April 2021.
How to make Rhubarb Crumble
Our Community Chef Iain shares how to make Rhubarb Crumble in the latest of his “How to make” series.
A great job opportunity: Administrative Assistant (part-time)
An exciting opportunity to join our Cosy Kingdom team as an Administrative Assistant. Deadline for applications is 5pm on Monday 12th April 2021.
Spotlight on Earth Hour
Our Media Volunteer Barbara explains what is Earth Hour and how you can get involved in her latest blog.
Energy Action Scotland Fuel Poverty Awards 2021
Cosy Kingdom Project Manager Bruce McCall won the “Exceptional People, Exceptional Times” award at the 2021 Energy Action Scotland Fuel Poverty conference.
March at Ravenscraig
Our Sessional Worker Jackie talks about what goes on in March at Ravenscraig Walled Garden and shares a recipe for a seasonal treat in her latest blog.
Competition: Design Climate Action Fife’s new website!
We’re looking for proposals to design and create our new website. Deadline for proposals: Friday 16th April 2021.
Be a Recycling Hero for Global Recycling Day
Media Volunteer Barbara writes how you can be a recycling hero for Global Recycling Day in her latest blog.
Cosy Kingdom
News from Cosy Kingdom
News From Ravenscraig Walled Garden
Getting ready for planting
The Spring Cycle
Nature coming to life in Spring
GK members competition – win a Lang Toun Cycles bundle
Sign up to be a member of Greener Kirkcaldy to win a bundle of great prizes from Lang Toun Cycles!
A Quick Review of the Science Museum’s Climate Talks, 2021
Climate Champion Joy shares her thoughts on the Science Museum’s climate talks events.
How Winterwatch can help you appreciate nature
Media Volunteer Bryan talks about how nature programs like Winterwatch can help with your mental health during lockdown in his latest blog.
International Women’s Day – Women at GK
On International Women’s Day we celebrate all the great women we have here at Greener Kirkcaldy in our latest blog.
Women in Energy Advice
As more women take up roles in the energy industry – once a predominately male sector – we spoke to the three women in Greener Kirkcaldy’s Energy Advice Team about working in energy.
Kirkcaldy Car-Free Week Adult Competition Winner
The winner of our Kirkcaldy Car-Free Week Adult Competition would like to stay anonymous but has shared what they entered.
Leftover Bread Recipes
Join our Community Chef Iain as he shares recipes for leftover bread such as Croutons, Herb Crust and a Savoury Bread and Butter Pudding in the latest of his how to make series.
Keeping on top of your mental health
Our Media Volunteer Stephen gives some tips on how to keep on top of your mental health during lockdown.
Avoid the Energy Price Cap
Find out everything you need to know about the energy price gap in this blog from our Cosy Kingdom team.
Job opportunities: Communications + Engagement Team Manager and Communications + Events Coordinator
We’re recruiting – two great opportunities to join our Communications + Engagement Team. Deadline for applications: Monday 15th March 2021.
Cli-Fi: Writing From the Future
Our Climate Champion Alecia attended the Cli-Fi workshop and she has written about what she found out.
Grow Your Own at Home
Our growing team take us throw how to grow your own at home starting with tomatoes, chillies and peppers in their latest blog.
Community Energy Podcast
Senior Energy Advisor Kitty and Energy Advisor Michael were recently interviewed for a podcast on the topic of Community Energy by Paul Bristow from the Scottish Communities Climate Action Network.
Fairtrade Recipes
Climate, Fairtrade and You is the theme of this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight. Development worker Jackie shares some yummy recipes that use Fairtrade ingredients.
Foodie Heaven at Fairtrade Fortnight
Our Media Volunteer Barbara discusses how you can get involved in Fairtrade Fortnight in her first blog.
Scotland’s Climate Assembly
Climate Champion Jennifer has been attending the Scotland’s Climate Assembly as an observer. Here she lays out what it’s all about and shares her highlights of the topics discussed so far.
February at Ravenscraig Walled Garden
Our Sessional Worker Jackie talks about what goes on in February at Ravenscraig Walled Garden in her latest blog.
Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day
See how you can use your leftovers this Pancake Day!
Kirkcaldy Car-Free Week
A week of events and activities to stimulate your imagination about what Kirkcaldy would look like with more car-free areas.
Kirkcaldy Car-Free Week
Kirkcaldy car-free week takes place between 1st-5th March and here you can find out about all our events and how you can enter our competition.