The polytunnel has been skinned!
The volunteers have done it; designed and built a polytunnel using poly-pipe and timber. A remarkable and satisfying feat! Next is irrigation and ventlation. Oh yes, and we’ll need to plant some tomatoes. The polytunnel shelves are made by cutting a pallet into two;…
Beginners Vegetable Growing Workshops in Dunfermline
BEGINNERS VEGETABLE GROWING WORKSHOP BOOK HERESESSION 1 (Wed 13 May/Sat 16 May) + SESSION 2 (Wed 20 May / Sat 23 May)Turn curiosity into confidence with this friendly, hands-on 2-session beginners gardening course designed to demystify growing your own plants—from seed to thriving seedlings….
Momentum and progress
The Sanctuary Garden now has water! Thank you to The Stafford Trust for the funding, our neighbours for installing the pipework and the volunteers for their input and ideas. We will be adding rainwater harvesting and use that as our primary water supply as…
Volunteering is on the increase
Wow! We are truly grateful for the time and effort our volunteers are contributing to the garden. March is slightly skewed because we’ve been working almost every day erecting the new polytunnel and it’s nearly ready. There has been significant progress made tidying up,…
Unexpected impact of Bring the Brood
Bring the Brood brought families into Inverkeithing High School for a 2 hour session, one hour cooking and another hour of physical activities and/or craft sessions. There was no typical family, and a wide age range of children from toddlers to teens and typically…
Seeds, a DIY germination chamber, heat and light!
Using Airtable, we are able to check how many seeds were planted last year compared to this year. It is remarkable that we have planted 3000 seeds in 2026 so far, and 3100 during the same time in 2025. I just imagined that we…
Spring is launching us into action in our Community Garden!
Our wormeries have tiger worms and manure, the composting toilet has yet to be delivered. They are all funded by Fife Climate Hub.We have been donated woodchip from Crawford Tree Surgery that will be share with community gardens and used in our garden for…
We’re getting ready for Spring
20 Cubes of Mushroom compost has been delivered. We’re planting seeds in snail rolls that take up significantly less space than trays. We have beds and it feels like a garden again. Thank you to our volunteers who are making The Sanctuary Garden come…
Fife Climate Hub Award Funding for a Composting Toilet, Wormery and Pathogen Testing
Fife Climate Hub has awarded £70,000 to 35 local community groups, supporting grassroots projects that tackle the climate emergency while strengthening communities across Fife, including The Sanctuary Garden. The Sanctuary Garden has been awarded funding to purchase a composting toilet, not particularly glamorous, but…
The Kindness and Generosity of Strangers
A friend asked for help to move a polytunnel to his home. I was genuinely expecting a wee home sized frame, despite him having an enchanted field and woodland behind his house. On my arrival I saw loads of commercial sized polytunnels and thought…