GROWING TOGETHER DAY: Permaculture Patterns
Saturday 18 March @ 10am - 2pm
Feed your creativity AND the earth at our Growing Together Day: Permaculture Patterns event at the Barn, where everyone is invited to come together and share.
Schedule of events:
We’re partnering with One Seed Forward, DeesideCAN and more to create an interactive, creative event which explores the intricate patterns and designs in the natural world around us.
One Seed Forward are inviting you to sow and grow. Come along and collect a variety of free seed potatoes and learn how to plant, care for and grow heritage potatoes.
Help pollinators and make your own bee hotel, hear stories of growing together for humans and insects, and relax with mindfulness sessions in our Walled Garden - suitable for all ages.
Plus, DeesideCAN, Bellfield Rose Garden, Bonnie Banchory and NESBReC will be leading on foraging tours in the Wild Garden. Learn what can be foraged this time of year and sample something tasty to eat. Hear about the Wildlife Friendly Garden, Wee Forrest and community project across Banchory.
Explore a pop-up event in FOLD our Craft & Design Store. Led by Origin who make products with waste plastics. The event is part of FOLD’s new Monthly Craft Series – In March we’re celebrating Repurposing Materials through a variety of events.
Let’s grow together!
This is a FREE event as part of Climate Week North East. Booking is recommended.
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Bees, Pollinators, Patterns
For this year’s Growing Together Day we commissioned artist Caitlin Dick to produce a fun and informative resource all about bees.
Learn about the benefits of supporting wild bees and get all the tips you need to build and maintain a bee hotel.
The packs were available as a limited print run during the day, with a packet of bee friendly wild flower seeds to be distributed. We’re delighted to be able to make a digital version available here.
Banchory Community Map
The map is a collaboration of three project teams based at Number One – community matters. ‘Community Art’ is a small group of young people who are learning about all aspects of art and potential careers. Marie-Claire Cameron is an artist who has led the group for the past 6 months.
The Bellfield Rose Garden is a community space that has been transformed by a group of volunteers led by community artist, Beatrice Charnley. The Bothy at the garden is being developed into an artist’s haven where people can combine interests in horticulture and crafts. The ‘Banchory Arts & Community Projects’ map is the product of the new partnership with Deeside Climate Action Network as the three groups of volunteers cross pollinate their skills, knowledge and ideas.
In horticulture terminology, Number One - Community Matters is the mother plant, while the three projects and their volunteers are the runners or seedlings. They are all now extending their roots and finding their own fertile ground to grow, but will always share the DNA of the original plant.
About our partners:
We are delighted to partner with One Seed Forward and DeesideCAN to bring you Growing Together Day 2023.
One Seed Forward is a community growing initiative that aim to encourage people of all ages to grow this own food, to eat seasonally and healthily and to share their knowledge with others in the community. As a voluntary organisation the team come from a variety of backgrounds sharing a great enthusiasm for growing, gardening and being outdoors. One Seed Forward offer free seed giveaways, volunteering opportunities and practical learning opportunities
Deeside CAN are a group of people living in and around mid-Deeside in Aberdeenshire who are passionate about minimising climate change, decreasing the loss of biodiversity and increasing communities resilience to climate change through a robust and cohesive response. CAN stands for ‘Climate Action Network’ it also stands for ‘Care And Nurture’ for the community, environment and planet.
Deeside CAN’s vision is to give a fair share of resources to all species human and more than human. They are working to educate and encourage everyone to make a space for nature through projects such as the Wildlife Friendly Village, Wee Forrest, and community growing projects across Banchory. For Growing Together Day 2023 Deeside CAN will be collaborating with; Bellfield Rose Garden, Bonnie Banchory and Banchory Growing Together.
