Category: Hawick Community Garden

As part of Borders Diversity Week, Cath and the team at the Hawick Community Food Garden welcomed visitors to create a Kindness Tree. Visitors designed their own pieces of artwork which were hung on one of the garden’s apple trees.

At Abundant Borders, our aim is that everyone, regardless of personal circumstances, should have access to healthy, nutritious food. One way that we can do this is by donating surplus food from the community gardens directly to the local food bank. Here in Hawick the community garden is directly behind […]

Such a lovely atmosphere in the Hawick Community Forest Garden this month. With brilliant teamwork, support, sharing ideas with each other and making grand plans for the rest of the season. And the harvest has continued, including potatoes, broad beans and nasturtium flowers, all of which has gone to supplement […]

We were delighted to welcome MP John Lamont into the Hawick Community Food Garden today. John stayed in the garden for almost an hour and spoke to Chief Officer Karen Birch to learn about the development of the community food garden and the plans for the future. Press Release from […]

This month started with a tidy up … and went on to be a month full of abundance ….. …and rain! Thank goodness for the polytunnel! And the month finished with a much needed spruce up to one of the walls! Thanks to everyone who is helping to create a […]

Lots and lots going on this month! Food growing and surplus being donated to the Hawick Food Bank. We had a fun social event – making elderflower cordial And perhaps the biggest news this month is making such great progress with putting up the polytunnel. And you can watch a […]

The polytunnel is easy-build but it still takes lots of willing workers

Volunteer co-ordinator, Cath, is working really hard with the volunteers at the Hawick Community Food Garden. It is the first full season of growing and there is lots planted and coming along wonderfully well.

Planting strawberries, clearing paths and preparing for an abundant year

The sun was shining in Hawick Community Food Garden today and we are looking forward to getting the ground filled with even more this year! It was great to welcome new volunteers into the garden. Volunteer sessions are 10.30 to 12.30 every Tuesday, with more sessions planned as the weather […]