Roots to Recovery is a gardening project set up by the North East Recovery to allow our clients access to a growing space in the East. We are based at Elcho Gardens in the Calton and meet every Thursday morning. We have access to 6 raised beds and a few large barrels and have been growing a range of vegetables.

We run gardening volunteer sessions, open to all. Friendly and relaxed environment and no prior skills required! March - November: every Monday and Thursday 11am - 4pm November - February: monthly sessions, dates vary. Best to check our website or social media or email us at [email protected] to check! We usually have an optional shared potluck lunch around 1pm at our volunteering sessions. Bring a dish to share or if it feels more comfortable to you, you can just bring lunch for yourself. :)

Urban Roots is a community led environmental charity working across the Southside of Glasgow. We empower local people to make choices and lifestyle changes that are beneficial for them, their communities and the environment.

I'm an environmentalist who believes in sustainable development, and low carbon lifestyle, to help to slow down or tackle the climate change catastrophic consequences to conserve what is left from the natural resources and biodiversity, improve food security and water scarcity, EWfC Part of its mission and focus is the contribution to tackling climate change and Improve the awareness of BME community about its causes and consequences and the role they need to play in building their resilience in adapting or mitigating to its effects

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Skills and resources I/we can share: Cooking

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Skills and resources I/we need.: Help organise community gardening sessions for a homeless organisation

Skills and resources I/we can share: I am a horticulturist by education, worked with the United Nations for 6 years on different projects as a Master trainer for kitchen gardening, introducing climate-smart agricultural practices, better livelihood, health and hygiene, financial literacy, pre and post-harvest practices for horticultural as well as major crops like wheat, maize, barley, cotton and rice. I can train communities as per their needs related to growing and post harvest handling of food.

Skills and resources I/we need.: I need a platform where I can utilize my skills in a better way because I don't want to die with all this knowledge in my head, I need to transfer it to those it belongs to.

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Skills and resources I/we can share: I have taught food education classes in the states for over 10 years - canning, healthy frugal cooking, fermentation and other forms of preservation and I'm so excited about sharing this knowledge with our new family at Broomhill.

Skills and resources I/we need.: Help building the community garden at Broomhill Urban Farm, connecting with other like minded folks and building our network.