The Food and Climate Action team proudly presents The Festival of Growing! 

Join us for in-person and online events, family activities, and open days. All completely FREE.

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Monday 20th June

Webinar: Imagine if we never had to cut the grass again: grazing animals in the city

⏰ 7-8.30pm

📍 Online

👉 Registration needed via Eventbrite

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Tuesday 21st June

Solstice Celebrations

⏰ 1pm-6pm

📍 Pollokshields Bowling Green

👉 Family friendly, more info via Eventbrite

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Wednesday 22nd June

Big Networking Lunch

⏰ 12pm-4pm

📍 Garnethill Multicultural Centre

👉 Registration needed via Eventbrite

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Thursday 23rd June

Elcho Garden Open Day 

⏰ 10am-3pm

📍 Elcho Garden, Calton

👉 Family friendly. Register via Eventbrite

👉 Open Gardening Volunteering session, 10am-12pm led by Roots to Recovery.

👉 Free lunch served by the Halliday Foundation, 12-1pm

👉 Food & climate drop in activities and drop in gardening advice by Elcho Garden's community gardener Jane, 1-3pm

Food and Climate Action West Climate Cafe

⏰ 10.45am-1pm

📍 Kingsway Community Connections

👉 More info via Eventbrite

Open Volunteering Session

⏰ 11am-4pm

📍 Wash House Garden

👉 No registration. More info about Wash House Garden.

👉  Shared potluck meal

Kingsway Garden Tour

⏰ 1-3pm

📍 Kingsway Community Gardens

👉 Family friendly, more info via Eventbrite

Webinar: Introduction to Agroforestry

postponed until further notice

Growers Open Volunteering Session

More info coming soon!

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Friday 24th June

So You Wanna Be a Grower?

⏰ 11am-4.30pm

📍 Hidden Gardens

👉 Family friendly, more info via Eventbrite

Open Gardening Session

⏰ 3-7pm

📍 Plot 26 Community Herb Garden, New Victoria Gardens Pollokshields

👉 Family friendly. Come for a relaxed gardening session and learn how to grow and look after medicinal herbs. Gluten-free vegan food, 6pm.

👉 Contact Ju on [email protected] or on 07533222551 to attend.

👉 You will need the mobile number above for entry to the garden on the day.

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Saturday 25th June

Market Garden Tours

⏰ 11am-2pm

📍 Tenement Veg, Locavore Urban Croft

👉 Family friendly, more info via Eventbrite

Glasgow Seed Library Field Day

⏰ 11am-3pm

📍 Lambhill Stables Community Garden

👉 Family Friendly. No registration. More info via CCA

Food and Climate Action Central Climate Cafe

⏰ 12.30-2.30pm

📍 Garnethill Multicultural Centre

👉 More info via Eventbrite

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Tuesday 28th June - Bonus Event

Walk to Grow

⏰ 1-3pm

📍 Heart of Scotstoun Community Garden

👉 Registration needed via Glasgow Eco Trust

Wednesday 29th June - Bonus Event

Why We Grow - Film Launch

⏰ 6-7pm

📍 Online

👉 Registration needed via Eventbrite

The Festival of Growing is being delivered as part of our summer long Demand for Land campaign.

The campaign is made possible with thanks to Food for the Planet, and funders Esmée Fairbairn Foundation & The National Lottery Community Fund.

The campaign is part of Food and Climate Action, a project delivered in partnership by 6 organisations in Glasgow and funded by The National Lottery Climate Action Fund.