Category: Blogs and Newsletters

January 2020 Newsletter

Posted January 15, 2020 by GFPP 106

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Autumn Newsletter

Posted September 25, 2019 by GFPP 208

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Summer Newsletter

Posted June 26, 2019 by GFPP 1680

You can read our Summer Newsletter HERE

Spring News

Posted April 25, 2019 by GFPP 373

You can read our Spring Newsletter HERE

Delicious sustainable Christmas? With more people – not least the Mayor of London – talking about a ‘climate emergency’ there will be no shortage of articles on how much our Christmas dinner and associated merry-making is contributing to...

Coming together for kale and all the trimmings

Posted December 20, 2016 by GFPP 1062

When I think of Christmas I think of people coming together, with food playing a vital role. Sharing food, cooking skills, conversation and good company. These are the very alities that we found in evidence in Glasgow’s growing community garden...

Communal Gardening and Social Action in Scotland

Posted June 21, 2016 by GFPP 1976

Communal Gardening and Social Action in Scotland by Hannah Baxter Communal gardening has long been used for social action in Scotland. Perhaps the most famous example of this was when people worked together to ‘Dig for Victory!’ during the Second...

Beautiful and productive places: Glasgow’s community gardens and social cohesion

Posted March 23, 2016 by GFPP 2173

Beautiful and productive places: Glasgow’s community gardens and social cohesion Robert McMaster, John Crossan, Deirdre Shaw and Andrew Cumbers The refugee crisis has highlighted some of the issues facing cities in integrating diverse...