Growing isn’t just about planting and harvesting. There are courses available on ‘How to set up a box scheme’ and ‘Getting local food in your local school’.
Where to go for training
- Scottish Allotments and Gardens Society (SAG): keeps a calendar of training and other events, as well as offering advice and help on allotment matters
- Social Farms & Gardens: have occasional training events in Scotland
- Trellis: runs a therapeutic gardening training programme in Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Royal Horticultural Society: courses are available at a range of colleges and venues throughout Scotland
- SRUC, Scotland’s rural college: provides undergraduate and graduate courses in agriculture and horticulture with campuses in Aberdeen, Ayr, Broxburn, Cupar, Dumfries and Edinburgh
Resources
Go to our page on community growing for guides, toolkits and other resources
