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Social Lunches in Coldstream

Join Annie and the team of amazing volunteers every Wednesday 12-2.00 at The British Legion, Coldstream. A choice of delicious soups from fresh locally sourced ingredients and a choice of freshly made sandwiches, tea and coffee all for just £3.00. Everyone welcome. And we kicked off with birthday cake too!! […]

Cooking Course @ Reston

The latest in our cooking courses got underway today at Reston Village Hall.

Souptastic!

As part of Borders Diversity week, Abundant Borders in partnership with Eyemouth Primary School and local partner organisations, held a completely SOUPTASTIC couple of days. Shane, Karen and Annie were there helping the youngsters to make and taste soups from the different cultures of those who have settled in Eyemouth […]

Hawick Kindness Tree

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.

Polytunnelling in Eyemouth

It’s amazing what you can do when you work together. It’s taken ages to find a day when the wind wasn’t blowing a hoolie but today was the day. And there is always food to harvest and share – including these amazing onions

Sharing Abundance with Hawick Food Bank

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 […]

Making Rosehip Syrup

Thanks to everyone who foraged and chopped and boiled and infused and tidied today at the Rosehip Workshop. Thanks to Roo for the use of the EU Church and to Jane Patterson for adding herb expertise to the proceedings. This will definitely be the first of many foraging and preserving […]

Celebrating the Harvest in Hawick

What a lovely day in the Hawick Community Forest Garden. Our volunteers enjoyed cooking a smashing BBQ, tasting wedding cake, colourful salads and sharing the garden produce and foraged goodies with the Hawick community. A great day of companionship and kindness. Many thanks for all the hard work and the […]

Healthier Cooking Course

In association with SBC Learning Disabilities Local Are Co-ordination team, we are delivering a Basic Cooking Skills course for adults with learning difficulties. Based from Duns Rugby Club, the course runs throughout August and September. Everyone is having a great time, learning new skills, making new friends and sharing delicious, […]

We Love … Blackberries

Where to find blackberries? Everywhere! In woods, hedges and roadside verges, usually in a straggly clump with long branches snaking along the ground at trip height! The thorns can easily snag into clothing and the plants general wild habit makes the berries better foraged for rather than planted in the […]