Marking out the new polytunnel
The design of the new polytunnel is changing slightly every time we get together. Little iterations and changes make improvements in how it is being erected and it’s functionality based on our own experiences putting up the tunnel at Grow West Fife and visits…
Progress using a JCB digger!
Pictures speak a 1000 words. With the use of the JCB from the neighbouring farmers, Ian and James Adam, 2 hours work with their machine would have taken many demoralising and back-breaking days of work by hand. The photos at the top show the…
Rubbish away and metal for cash
With the help of our volunteers, van was loaded with rubbish and unloaded at the tip. A second load of metal was dropped off at WM Russel just down the road and half a tonne gave us £59 that paid for half the van…
Food growing potential is immense
The drawing below is of two gardens: The Sanctuary Garden is the large blank green canvas and the upper drawing is the garden at Grow West Fife. The drawing helped to design new bed layouts with the help of the volunteers. Grow West Fife’s…
Another fire, clear out and donations
Our volunteers are making a positive impact on the state of the garden. Thank you! We’ve hired a transit van for Monday 10th November: The steel we may get some money as scrap metal and the rest of the waste will be recycled. More…
Volunteer’s visit East Neuk Market Garden
It was a valuable trip and we all not only learned something new, but enjoyed the walk around with Tom. Everything he has learned over the years he was willing to share with us. Suppliers and technical information about tools, seed trays and watering…
Tower Burn Trail Halloween Event
The Tower Burn Halloween Event, organised by Dunfermline Greenspace in partnership with the Patons of Dunfermline, West Fife Woodlands, and the City of Dunfermline Heritage Group, transformed the historic Tower Burn Trail into a spooky wonderland on October 25, 2025. The Sanctuary Garden had…
RHS State of Gardening Report 2025
The whole report is here
Do we need any of these innovative tools for our community garden?
Here are a few tools you may not have come across. JM Fortier has his top 30 tools for 2024
Transforming Our Space with Volunteer Power and Big Plans
Our Sanctuary Garden is buzzing with progress, thanks to our incredible team of dedicated volunteers. The new 12x6m polytunnel is in storage, the foundations will be going in shortly and be erected in early spring after the winter storms ready for the start of…