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Cooper Park Community Beds
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Cooper Park Community Beds

By catherine sinclair June 17, 2020 June 17, 2020

There are fruit bushes, veg and herbs available at the beds near the old aviary in Cooper Park. Please help yourself to what you can use. Bear in mind it’s a public space so follow guidance about coronavirus – keep a distance if others are there, wear gloves and/or wash …

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Grow Elgin – Bulletin
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Grow Elgin – Bulletin

By Barney Thompson May 10, 2020 May 21, 2020

Bulletin 2 – early May 2020       Welcome back to our second REAP Grow Elgin Bulletin. You’ll find more facts, tips and links to videos, webpages and Facebook posts, from REAP and others. We hope you get some ideas and inspiration to grow your own in these interesting times… And do …

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Growing tatties in a bag
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Growing tatties in a bag

By catherine sinclair April 13, 2020 May 7, 2020

You can grow tatties in a bag anywhere, minimum mess and a lovely harvest. Use a compost bag, sturdy old shopper or any other strong bag you have. Kids love digging for buried treasure when harvest time comes. Now is a good time to get planting. Gardeners’ World has a …

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Cooper Park Bi-monthly 14th March 10.30am-12.30pm
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Cooper Park Bi-monthly 14th March 10.30am-12.30pm

By catherine sinclair March 12, 2020 May 7, 2020

We’ll be tending to the edible beds in Cooper Park behind the tennis courts, beside the play park, this Saturday. Feel free to drop in any time to see what’s going on and find out more about the beds, or lend a hand and learn some practical gardening skills. All …

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Growing into Autumn

By catherine sinclair November 1, 2016 May 7, 2020

A bit of a bumper blog for September and October as we haven’t had an update for a while, though if you’d like to see regular shorter updates the Grow Elgin project has a weekly (usually!) post on our Facebook page. Busy times for the Grow Elgin project as the …

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Raised beds
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Raised beds

By catherine sinclair June 23, 2016 February 10, 2021

REAP’s raised bed video is now available for viewing here, with thanks to Christy Kail Film and the Climate Challenge Fund. We also have our raised beds leaflet which is available for download as a pdf here.

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Herbs in the HighStreet
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Herbs in the HighStreet

By Paul Kendall June 13, 2016 May 7, 2020

It’s been a while since the last Grow Elgin Blog, but that’s not to say we haven’t been busy! The good news is that we have secured funding for the Grow Elgin project for another year, which means more community gardens, more raised beds in schools, more home composting around …

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Grow Elgin 1 Climate Challenge Fund Report

By catherine sinclair May 2, 2016 May 7, 2020

The final report on year 1 of REAP’s Grow Elgin project is available here on the downloads page. It covers the events held, carbon saving targets hit, composting collected, raised bed parties held, community planting days, electric bike adventures and photos of just some of those who helped make it …

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Toddlers join the battle to save Earth

By catherine sinclair March 28, 2016 May 7, 2020

This is a great headline! And great help from the youngest and keenest composters going! Thanks VIP Childcare, you’re doing a great job.  

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Edible Garden in Cooper Park

By catherine sinclair March 28, 2016 May 7, 2020

                Thanks to all those who helped out at the planting day. We had a great time and now there will be fruit trees and herbs for years to come for everyone. Why not make a harvest of herbs as you pass through …

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