Food growing / processing

Eglinton Community Gardens is a community project that embraces horticulture and nature-based activities to promote positive mental health and wellbeing, inclusion and equity, and opportunities for volunteering for people within the community through growing fruit, vegetables and flowers whilst caring for the environment, and providing a safe and inviting space for wildlife and everyone to enjoy.

FEL is here to help people, their communities and our planet thrive.

Fife Climate Hub empowers community-led action on the climate crisis. We help build the capacity of existing community groups working on climate and deliver stronger collaboration between groups and organisations. We look to reach beyond the climate engaged to grow a diverse network across Fife of people interested in making Fife a better place.

We are part of the network of community climate action hubs across Scotland. We connect, engage and empower communities in Lanarkshire in developing local solutions so that we can all live in low carbon resilient places.

The Ayrshire Climate Hub is part of the Scottish Government’s new national network of Climate Hubs, which are designed to support community climate action on a regional basis. We celebrate and support a range of grassroots community activity across a diverse spectrum of climate action.

We deliver the Outer Hebrides Climate Hub, along with climate change aleviation programmes across the Outer Hebrides.

Our community garden is fully open and accessible at all times. It is very much the community's garden, with a sensory garden, portacabin hub, community growing area, edible hedging, herb garden, orchard and wild flower meadow. All produce grown in our garden is organic and is distributed to local residents. We are on a mission to help our local residents grow their own food and enjoy spending time in nature.

Uig Development Trust exists for the benefit of the community of Uig, Isle of Lewis. The trust works with individuals, community groups and other trusts to support sustainable community development in a collective and responsible manner. The Trust acts as landlord for Uig Community Shop.

We run an organic small holding on the south end of the Isle of Arran with regenerative agriculture, permaculture and food forest gardens. We offer education and site tours to our local community and visitors to the island. Alongside we run an eco glamping site and offer the same tours etc to guests. In addition to the food growing (mostly soft & top fruit), we use food from site to make food and drinks, offering activities and also sharing processes and knowledge online through social media. Our main specialisation is food forest gardening but we demonstrate many nature based solutions to minimise climate change and protect and enhance biodiversity. We also work with the Permaculture Association Britain (PAB) and Permaculture Scotland and we are an accredited PAB demonstration site (ScotLAND site). Drop us an email if you would like to visit.

New Roots teaches food growing to neurodivergent members of our community. We also run horticultural 'how to' day courses for the wider public.

We plant and maintain 50 planters, two small orchards, two herb areas and two gardens in the centre of Dundee growing a substantial amount from seed. Because of climate change we aim to build on our understanding of plants and gardening increasing environmental resilience, sustainability, biodiversity (especially pollinators) and encourage the public to join us on our journey. We pass on information via our notice board, Facebook page, Instagram, Twitter, notices in our gardens and by holding events. We work closely with Dundee City Council, local shops and businesses, Dundee Community Garden Network and Dundee Changemakers hub.

We are a local community green space; we work with our learning community (by running outdoor learning, Forest School and outdoor play); we run gardening sessions and land maintenance; we offer free outdoor community events to our community and beyond.

Growing together supports community growing, activity and engagement within the area of Craigshill. Supporting Well being, Mental health and anti poverty through a broad program of community engagement and participation across multiple sites.

Darkwood Crew is a group of volunteers who have a single defining aim of helping Ferguslie flourish. Adopting a variety of community development-based approaches the group aims to make the otherwise abstract concept of climate change relevant to local needs with a broader view of meeting those needs in a locally-led, dignified and sustainable way. Our work focuses on 5 key areas including food insecurity, fuel poverty, isolation & loneliness, mental health positivity, and the local environment.

Eddleston Community Council serves the community in the Scottish Borders village of Eddleston, north of Peebles. As well as statutory CC duties and community planning we are developing a programme of community action around sustainability, active travel, wellbeing and future energy use.

Inchinnan Development Trust is a not-for-profit organisation focused on community-led preservation and enhancement of Inchinnan's greenspaces and woodlands, for the benefit of both our local communities and wildlife populations.

We are Scotland's first cafe making food with insects. Insects are high in protein and have a low carbon footprint. They require significantly fewer resources compared to traditional sources of protein, making them an eco-friendly option to enjoy.

Falkland and Newton of Falkland Community Council exists solely to represent the views of the Communities of Falkland and Newton on all relevant matters including Planning, Policing, Fife Council services, Roads and Transport, Health, and any other matter where the views of the community residents are sought, or residents have concerns about.

Educating high school students in horticulture, biodiversity, outdoor learning and climate change. We are are a sustainable school and strive to educate about environmental and local conservation projects

BCMG has been set up to benefit the community of Biggar and surrounding areas by growing fruit and vegetables to provide to residents of the area. Involving some of the community in training and working on the project will provide an outlet to improve their physical and mental health.

VAER is the ‘Centre for Collective Impact’ based in East Renfrewshire.

ACT was established in 2019 to respond to the Climate Emergency, address environmental damage and enable a transition to a more resilient and sustainable community. It manages several projects that support its aims:

Low Waters Lot Community Group recently established in 2023. We are currently in the process of taking on the care of Hutchison Street Park from South Lanarkshire Council. Our aim is to tidy up the park so we can establish areas for wildlife, areas to enjoy the outdoors and growing produce.

Bullwood Nature Trail (Green community Charity) ‘An outdoor haven to help you learn, grow, discover and create.’