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We Are Hiring!

At Abundant Borders we believe that everyone, regardless of their personal circumstances, has the right to healthy food and that everyone should be valued and supported within their community. We are working to create a network of community food gardens across the Scottish Borders and we support individuals and communities […]

And the winner is …

Earlier this Autumn we launched a competition. Just help yourself to herbs from the pick-your-own beds by Jarvis Pickle in Eyemouth and post a picture on our Facebook page for a chance to win. Well Done Holden for the selfie and Mum Marnie for collecting the prize! And a big […]

Our wonderful cooks get their rewards

Well done to everyone who completed the cooking skills course and who received their REHIS Certificates from Annie today. And thanks to the Coldstream Social Lunch team who provided the warm welcome and the delicious food.

Keeping the Borders Beautiful

Woohoo! Advancing – what’s not to like!

A new Community Garden for Duns

Thanks to BHA there will be space within the Todlaw development for a community garden The garden will be in the bright green bit on the map. It looks like a building site at the moment but the contractors will clear and level the site before we all get started, […]

Christmas Chutney and Chat

What an amazing workshop today. Thanks to everyone who came along and just got stuck in with LINKS and Abundant Borders, with the cooking and the tidying afterwards – and great chat too! Thanks to Roo the eu church for the use of the hall and @northernsoullkitchenberwick for the food. […]

We Love … Celery

While foraging opportunities become fewer over the winter months, we are going to focus on the winter veg that we are still growing in the gardens and give a few ideas for hearty, healthy, warming recipes. This celery was picked from the garden yesterday, 12th November and turned into one […]

Community Gardening comes to Reston

Community Gardening Comes to Reston! Over the next few weeks Karen from Abundant Borders will be working with the wonderful young people at Reston Primary School to start to turn the area of grass and weedlings into veggies and seedlings! The school would love this to be an intergenerational project […]

Making LINKS

We are delighted to be able to support LINKS Eyemouth by providing advice and information on food and how to cook healthy, nutritious famuily meals on a budget.

Abundant Borders at the U3A

Full house for Karen’s talk to U3A this morning. Thanks to everyone who came along and for some really interesting questions.