A Community Growing Initiative
Seed Giveaway 2021. We need your feedback!
As you know OSF is all about encouraging everyone to grow their own food. During 2021 we have given out free seeds and seedling at a number or events, and also to individuals. We need to know how people have got on with their growing, to help us plan future seed and seedling give-aways. If you received seeds or seedlings from us, please complete our short survey – it will only take you 2-3 minutes. Thank you!
3rd November 2021 – The survey has now closed but please feel free to contact us if there’s anything you’d like to let us know.
Our Very First Guest Pod
We’re delighted to feature local allotmenteer Martin Toward 
in our very first Guest Pod! Martin grows his own at Slopefield Allotment in Aberdeen. Find out more about Martin, his growing successes (and failures!), lots of useful tips, and how to follow his allotment adventures here .
A History of Community Gardening in Aberdeen
On Friday 3rd September 2021, ahead of the start of the Community Garden Fesitval in Aberdeen, One Seed Forward’s Bob Donald gave a talk on ‘A History of Community Gardening in Aberdeen’
As well as speaking about the history, Bob also spoke about local growing spaces, volunteering opportunities, the benefits of community gardening, and local projects which One Seed Forward is involved in.
New Information Leaflet
We now have a new One Seed Forward information leaflet available. You can view or download a pdf. version of the leaflet here.
If you would prefer to have paper copies available to give to others, please get in touch .
Community Garden Festival
We are delighted to be taking part in Aberdeen’s first ever Community Garden Festival on the 4-5 September 2021. You can download a copy of the Community Garden Festival programme here.
On Friday 3rd September between 7.00-8.00pm, Bob from One Seed Forward will give an online talk about the history of community gardening in Aberdeen from its origins in the 19th century to the present day.
This will also feature examples of some sites that can be visited during the Community Gardening Festival that takes place around the city during the weekend of Sept 4/5
Free online tickets are available through Eventbrite.
More details to follow – keep an eye on the website or on our Facebook or Instagram pages.
