In this Skill Share blog we take a quick look at how Jo and Tristan made their very own toga using old bed sheets. A neat activity for the family …
Zero Waste Christmas Apple Crumble
At this time of year we are lucky enough to still have access to local apples for our baking. I am Tansy Torkington, the coordinator of our Skill Share project. …
The buzz at the Kernel’s first anniversary get together
The Kernel was buzzing on the sunny afternoon of Saturday, 27th of October as we celebrated our first anniversary by holding The Men’s Shed open day and a big autumn apple juice off. Lots of …
Tools to Book Out Over Winter!!
Don’t hesitate, come and try out what we have in our Tool Library! Harvest time is here and folk are busy booking out items like the Dehydrator to make dried fruit …
Bounty on the Beach
Having just joined the Transition team, I am enjoying getting to grips with the seemingly infinite diversity of strands of work that we do. Last week’s University of St Andrews …
Volunteer profile: Pam, the Skillshare sewing guru
We have asked Pam, who helps out with our Skillshare sewing workshops, to tell us how she got into repairing and upcycling clothes. Here is what she said: As a …
Refreshers Week with Transition
Happy New Year 2017, and welcome back to St Andrews! Refreshers Week is just around the corner, and Transition has quite a number of events lined up. There’s something for everyone, …
A Week in Transition: reflections from our new Research Facilitator
Katherine is the newest addition to the Transition team. She has recently finished a PhD in the Department of Geography and Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews on …
Summer internship with Transition
Transition UStA is looking for a summer intern to undertake market research linked to our new Low Carbon Hub (skillshare and growing project) at the St Andrews Botanic Garden. This …
Autumn in the Gardens
There are lots of practical sessions coming up this Autumn in the Edible Campus. From taking fruit cuttings to soil maintenance – its a busy time. We have harvested well …
Fruit tree pruning workshop
These two short practical workshops will teach you some basic skills for winter pruning of apple trees. With two community orchards in St Andrews you will get an opportunity to …
Get involved
So hopefully at some point this week you’ve chatted with someone about Transition’s work and are feeling highly enthused. If you’d like to get involved in the work of Transition, why not try our Volunteer Intern Programme.