Can World agriculture, fisheries, aquaculture and forestry sustain burgeoning populations without habitat destruction, deforestation or species/biodiversity loss? In the late 18th century Thomas Malthus wrote ‘The power of the population …
Systems for the people
June and July has been busy months for us as we continue planting our modules keep up with our harvest. This month we had horticultural interns, Kateryina and Felix, joining …
Weeding tip from the Urban Farm
At the Urban Farm and Community Garden at the moment we are busy direct sowing, and sowing and planting modules. It is a busy month in the farm and we …
Nuclear Energy; the pros and cons
Background We are surrounded by matter, made up of atoms, each of which contains enormous amounts of energy in the bonds that hold the atom together. This energy can be …
Seed Sowing Galore!
The gardens are beginning to buzz as they slowly are bursting with new life. Signs of springs such as frog spawn, bumble bees and yellow daffodils is a sure sign …
Ready, steady…grow!
Since the new year we have been busy putting together our crop plans for the Community Vegetable garden and the Urban Farm. This year we will be growing a wide …
Plotting for a Productive Year!
Edible campus volunteers have been busy planning their garden plots for the spring with the help of our favourite online planning tool, GrowVeg. Mapping out our crops is not only …
Kale Chips! recipe
It’s February and the community gardens still have food in them, including Brassicas, the cabbage family plants. Kale, cabbage, and brussels sprouts are still green and seem to shrug off the …
Apple: Cambusnethan Pippin
The Guardbridge Community garden is full of surprises! Not least an apple tree with an actual name label still attached. The Cambusnethan Pippin apple tree was struggling along, despite it’s …
Improving the soil at the Urban Farm
A monthly update from the team at the Kernel’s Urban Farm. St Andrews Botanic Garden.
Meadow Making: Guardbridge Community Garden
There have been big changes at the Guardbridge community garden since a team of dedicated volunteers have been meeting up most Friday’s from 10-12noon (and some of them visiting between sessions). …
