LOCAL
EMPOWERMENT
FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING
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Funding Success East Kilbride Development Trust has successfully bid for funding from the Climate Challenge Fund, to enable us to carry out our organic food growing projects. These are: Scottish Seed Exchange Network (working in partenership with the National Museum of Rural Life), Organic Growing Courses and School Gardens provision and support. See: http://www.infoscotland.com/gogreener/1704.181.501.html Press release was as follows: "East Kilbride Development Trust Food Initiative (Seed Exchange and Organic Vegetable Growing Project - £60,000.00 The Scottish Seed Exchange Network and Community Organic Vegetable Growing Project, will promote sustainable low carbon living, community education, social inclusion, health and anti-poverty; using local natural resources to enable everyone who wishes, to grow affordable organic food, for optimal health. The project will engender a greater degree of self sufficient food production, thus local food sovereignty and security, forming robust community networks allowing the exchange of sustainable organic growing methods and seed saving knowledge." Recent Courses Some pictures and press release of our first free organic growing course at Allers Allotments in East Kilbride. See: http://www.eastkilbridenews.co.uk/lanarkshire-news/local-news-lanarkshire/local-news-east-kilbride/2010/03/24/local-gardeners-veg-out-at-allers-allotments-68653-26093493/
The next free course will on vegetable growing will be run on April 24th at Allers allotments. Anyone wishing to attend (who has not already registered) our courses please contact us to register at: seedexchange@ekdevtrust.com. Yearly Seed Swap I would like to thank all the stall holders and members of the public who attended our recent Seed Exchange event. A great day was had by all. I would like to welcome the new members of the trust who joined on the day and hope that you all come along to our meetings and help with planning new projects. Please join the Mailing List for updates of meetings and events. Here are some pictures from the event
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