Toryglen Community Gardeners
Every Tuesday and Wednesday a team of volunteers work together around Toryglen maintaining and developing 3 local community gardens:
- St Brigids’Chapel is our largest garden where we have 30 apple and pear trees,blackcurrant and gooseberry bushes plus 17 veg beds and community composting areas.
- Glenmore Avenue is a corner site owned by a local housing association,with beds for herbs,perennials and a large raspberry crop.
- The Community Halls (pictured right) has 6 beds with a combination of fruit,flowers,herbs and vegetables.
The group also helps out with school grounds and nursery gardens,building raised beds and keeping spaces tidy.
We only use organic methods in the gardens and apply permaculture principles throughout. One of the aims of the project is to grow as much food as possible and what isn’t taken home by volunteers is redistributed back into the community.
We also hope to supply a new community cafe in the area with fresh salads and herbs,and we are looking at options for selling our produce through local fruit and veg shops.
Take a look at this report from the Federation of City Farms and 
Community Gardens to find out more about the wider benefits:
The True Value of Community Gardens
Gardening collectively currently happens on a Tuesday between 11am –3pm,Wednesday between 11am –3pm and from May –October Sunday between 2pm –5pm.
We welcome new members at any time,whether you have skills or not –everyone is welcome!
Contact abi@urbanroots.org.uk for more info.