Scottish Allotments and Gardens Society

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Volunteer as a Master Composter in Glasgow find out how here you will be trained to advise and help individuals and comunity groups establish home composting

City of Aberdeen Allotments Management Policy out now. To read it click hereThis is the final document so there has been no official public consultation. However no doubt you can lobby your councillor if you want changes made.

Food Security: A Bioregional Response November 20-21 to find out about it click here

Contaminated Manure Result for details of problem click here there are reports from gardeners of serious damage to vegetables from manure treated with pesticides containing aminopyralid . PSD has suspended approval of aminopyralid click here to see a list of relevant products

Climate Challenge Fund: £8,000,000 MUST be spent by March 2009 to find out about it click here Allotment associations can do many of the activities that reduce the carbon footprint. If your association is interested contact SAGS or your local authority about a joint bid for funding

Glasgow Draft Allotment Strategy Document published for consultation by Glasgow City Council. For more click here The final document will form Glasgow policy on allotments for the future and so it is important that anyone with an interest in allotments contributes to the consultation. Download the draft document and the forms for comments from the Glasgow City website

How much can you grow? Help SAGS by telling us how much you can grow For more click here We have produced a spreadsheet to help you record your results and hope that as many people as possible will fill it in and send it to us. The spreadsheet can be downloaded by clicking here or on the Growing Survey menu option.

Calling All Allotment Associations The SAGS web site is providing a new service to allotment associations in Scotland that have their own web site. We will provide a link to your site from the News and Views page. If you want your site to be linked just email the webmaster at webmaster@sags.org.uk giving the URL of your site

welcome to the SAGS home page

SAGS works for allotment sites and plot holders throughout Scotland to:

• Protect sites by

  • networking among allotment associations
  • campaigning nationally and locally
  • raising awareness of the planning process and new legislation

• Preserve skills in gardening and design through

  • recording the on-going story of allotments
  • coordinating the conservation of seeds and plants

• Promote the value of allotments for

  • healthy activity and good food
  • celebrating our open air communities
  • saving the eco-system and enhancing bio-diversity

This site is part funded by Scottish Natural Heritage

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