Parent led gardening sessions with pupils of the school
Project code: 88
Estimated Price
£2,000
Summary
Growing fruit, herbs and vegetables in grounds shared by Tollcross Primary School and the Tollcross Community Centre to educate children and their families as well as the local community about the possibilities of urban food gardens.
Description
We hope to reinvigorate our exiting planters to create a working food garden in a site shared by Tollcross Primary School and Community Centre. This would radically improve the amenity of the area which is largely covered in asphalt with only six large trees on the site. A group of volunteers maintains the existing gardens but overtime the topsoil in the planters has become heavily eroded and some equipment needs replaced - At present the only way of watering these planter boxes involves carrying bucket loads of water by wheelbarrow!
This grant would allow for a reinvigoration of the existing planters allowing us to develop a sustainable and educational food garden without any further ongoing funding. We have included costing for one wheelchair accessible picnic table to allow the space to be more accessible for the whole community.
Location: This is an invaluable opportunity not easily found elsewhere: the catchment for Tollcross Primary School is predominantly high-density apartments with no allotments and very little public green space. The school community includes a diverse and multicultural population and the parent run gardening club provides a great way for families to come together and build connections.
Proposed on behalf of: Friends of Tollcross Primary School (SC046522)
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