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Congratulations!!

A really happy day, as everyone got their certificates, tinged with wee bit of sadness as this was the final day. And, since it was Easter holidays, we had company! Congratulations to everyone. You are amazing!

Chick pea and potato curry

Today was the final day of the healthy cooking – healthy eating course, chick pea and potato curry. The meal was absolutely delicious and the highlight of the day was getting a fantastic lesson in how to use spices from tutor Sumati Bala.

Cloudy with a chance of meatballs!

Anyone who shops at IKEA will know how tempting meatballs in tomato sauce can be. Trainer Sumati showed everyone how to make delicious meatballs (or fish balls for those who preferred not to eat meat) without using fat, cereals or other binding agents – making this version a real healthy […]

Hawick here we come

In Hawick we are working in partnership with the Salvation Army as a direct contact to those in the town and immediate area who are using the food banks. Those using food banks will be offered fresh produce grown in the garden which will be created immediately behind the retail […]

Community Partners

A couple of the Abundant Borderers also work on an allotment in Eyemouth, managed by Health-in-Mind and Borders Council Mental Health Service. In the spirit of support, collaboration and partnership Karen, a volunteer with Abundant Borders, went along on a beautiful March morning to help give the plot a spring […]

Before and After

Today was the last day of the formal 10 week Permaculture Foundation Course and so the team wanted to make the best of it. We have made huge progress in turning a bumpy, grass-filled, weed strewn, stoney patch of land into an embryonic forest garden.

Graduation

This is the first group to complete the Permaculture Foundation Course with Abundant Borders. Every person contributed to making it a hugely enjoyable, interesting and valuable learning experience. We are all taking away information to help us live more healthily, new friends to support us along the way and a […]

Healthy Pizza – move over Dominos!

They say that a picture tells a thousand words…well this one does! Pizza is everyone’s favourite and so trainer Sumati came up with a healthy option, and one that can be cooked on the hob rather than in the oven – so no need to turn on the oven when […]

Building sustainability

The vision of Abundant Borders is to build small scale food forest gardens across The Scottish Borders in order that everyone can have access to fresh, healthy, locally sourced fruit and vegetables. It has always been central to our vision that we work very closely with communities. All of the […]

Fruit trees and a herb spiral …

… the forest garden at Ayton takes shape.4 They say that Rome wasn’t built in a day – and neither is a Forest Garden. But it is also true that many hands make light work and with such a great team on the job the garden is really starting to […]