Invitation to Discuss New Council Proposals for Your Allotments – 12th January @ 7pm
As mentioned earlier in December, Glasgow City Council is proposing to put forward new draft rules and regulations for allotment sites and a first draft scheme of delegation of management to site Associations in January. A short window of two weeks for consultation with allotments (full timeline at the bottom of the page). It’s crucial that each…
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Funding opportunities update
Glasgow City Council’s food growing team occasionally issue summaries of funding opportunities available to the public. The following is the latest list: UK Government: Community Ownership Fund – apply by 14th December Capital grants of up to £250,000 and revenue grants up to £50,000 are available for UK community organisations to take on the sustainable ownership…
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Timetable for publication of new rules for Glasgow City Council allotments
Glasgow City Council is proposing to put forward new draft rules and regulations for allotment sites and a first draft scheme of delegation of management to site Associations early in the New Year. The timetable we have been given is: Your rents, services, obligations, legal status and future development are all up for discussion and…
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Attend a Key Council Consultation Event: New Rules and Regulations for Allotments and a Scheme of Devolved Allotment Site Management
At last, we are in the position of being able to discuss new rules and regulations rather than having allotment site governance obscured under a set of Rules and Regulations that were issued in 1959 – long since unfit for purpose. There has never been an agreed scheme for devolving management to Associations in Glasgow,…
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2022 New Plotholder Awards Prizegiving
Our New Plotholder Awards were given out by Paul B. Carnon, Deacon of the Incorporation of Gardeners, at Growchapel allotment sites on Saturday 8th October 2022.
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AGM Thu 3 Nov, 7:00-8:45pm @ City Chambers – Open to all of Glasgow’s current (and would-like-to-be) plotholders
We don’t need you to register, but it would be helpful to help us prepare: Agenda Papers
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The Parliament Allotment Enquiry
Many allotment sites in Glasgow have long waiting lists, are concerned about the rules and regulations and have no clear agreement with the Council on Association Committees’ management responsibilities. Make your voice heard by filling in the questionnaire for the Parliament Allotment Inquiry. GAF has submitted our own response, which you can use to help…
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Good Food Hustings – 27 April, 17:30 – 19:00
Hear from council election candidates where they stand on Good Food issues and have the opportunity to ask questions ahead of the 5th May.
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Mini Potato-Day Fire Sale
One last chance to get your hands on some of the stock from this year’s online Potato Day! Head over to the Sir John Stirling Maxwell Allotments this weekend and browse what’s out on the tables. Everything is reduced from original prices. If you prefer to pay online first, put your order through on our…
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FebFest – From Plot to Plate Recipes
Our discussion event on Sunday 20th Feb invited Glasgow plotholders from around the world to share their local recipes. Read them or watch the clips for inspiration!
Keep readingPotato Day (and seed) shop now open
As promised, we’re moving our annual opportunity to buy seed potatoes online again this year. Hopefully next year we’ll be able to return to the usual hall-full-of-stalls event, but at least it’s super easy to place your orders. Place your order nowWe’ll collect the orders and buy everything wholesale from the supplierWe’ll let you know…
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Have your say about how allotments are managed in the future
Glasgow City Council is due to revise how the allotments sites that it lets out to plotholders are to be managed. A GAF working party drawn from 8 GCC sites has been looking at the issues and has put forward a model for the future. Join our final discussion on the draft proposals our GAF…
Keep readingHelp us to keep Potato Day going
We’re looking for volunteers to help out with managing our big annual fundraising event. It’s largely been a one-woman show for the past 10 years, with the fantastic Jan MacDonald running the orders, the logistics, the advertising and the timeline. Lots of volunteers have helped out each year to make the day happen, but Jan…
Keep readingAGM 2021 // 2 December 7 – 8:30pm
Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Zoom this year. The AGM is open to everyone who is a plotholder in Glasgow. It receives reports on GAF’s activities and finance and elects officers and members of the committee. If you want to join the committee, or have any resolutions or proposals for actions for…
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Reforming Rules and Regulations for Allotments in Glasgow
Please would you discuss the work we have done (two files, below) with your committee and your members, and get back to us with your views on these important matters. Glasgow City Council’s Food Growing Strategy Action Plan was approved on 8th June 2021. Action 15 in this plan concerns the introduction of a Glasgow…
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Event summary: how to preserve your harvest 🥫
We had an interesting discussion on October 7th 2021 about preserving our produce, which covered a range of topics from seed-saving to sauerkraut. We’ve written up a summary on the various techniques people have been using, with references to other sources of information and advice in our record of the session. Watch the event recording…
Keep readingLocal Food Consultation – Have Your Say
You can help more people gain access to the benefits of plot holding by responding to the Local Food Strategy Consultation from Scottish Government. The consultation closes on November 26th.
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COP26 Events
Have a look through events being run, or curated by: the Glasgow Community Food Network; the COP26 Coalition; Stop Climate Chaos Scotland; and Nourish Scotland. (We recommend checking whether you need to register for events in advance!)
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Potato Day 2022 – Early Plans
It might still be early days, but the wheels have started turning on plans for next year’s Potato Day! We’ll again be taking bulk orders from whole allotment sites at a reduced cost – details below. We’ll then open our online shop for personal orders for individual buyers in mid-January update: open now! We hope…
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Open Day – Saturday 21st – Sir John Stirling Maxwell Allotments
1.30pm-4pm – All welcome! £1 entry (free for children)
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Open day – Saturday 14th – Victoria Park Allotments
Victoria Park Allotments are located behind Scotstoun Leisure Centre and can be accessed from behind the flats in Northland Drive, G14 or from the Nature Walk which comes off Westland Drive G14
Keep readingJoin our working group: define the relationship between allotment sites and Glasgow City Council
This year there will be changes that effect every existing local authority allotment site in Glasgow and determine the future of food growing in the City. This important report on our Open Forum discussion (held via Zoom on Thu 1st July) describes what those changes are likely to be. It underlines the importance of ensuring…
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