FIF Carnoustie began in May 2015 as a community sharing project. We were given the use of a piece of land and worked on it over the summer. What started off as an overgrown piece of waste land was fairly quickly transformed into a manageable fruit and veg producing plot. These were then harvested when ready, put into baskets and displayed around town for people to help themselves.
Although initially there was a little reluctance and some confusion as to what was going, people began to get over their shyness and began to help themselves and enjoy what was put out .
We started a facebook page around the same time and began to get more and more people joining. We’ve had some really lovely feed back on the page and a whole lot of encouragement from other groups and organisations.
In August we had a huge boost by receiving a substantial donation from ForCarnoustie Charity shop.
We started forging contacts with local community groups. We had a visit from Colourful Carnoustie and made plans to work together in the new year on various projects such as using some of the planters for growing vegetables and a possible wildflower Seed Bombing Cycle along the cycle path from Carnoustie to Easthaven. We were also in contact with the Berryfields Allotment Association to discuss how we can work together. The Carnoustie and Monifieth Men’s Shed group which had recently been set up have made raised beds for us which are situated outside the Panmure Community Centre ready for spring planting. We had a stall at Carnoustie Gala Day where we were promoting FoodisFree Carnoustie and handed out free food, leaflets and recruited more volunteers.
We were contacted by several people who live in and around Carnoustie offering us surplus goodies from their gardens which included apples and plums. These were happily snapped up and quickly made into jams, sauces and dressings and given out at various meetings and hotspots throughout the town.
Although initially there was a little reluctance and some confusion as to what was going, people began to get over their shyness and began to help themselves and enjoy what was put out .
We started a facebook page around the same time and began to get more and more people joining. We’ve had some really lovely feed back on the page and a whole lot of encouragement from other groups and organisations.
In August we had a huge boost by receiving a substantial donation from ForCarnoustie Charity shop.
We started forging contacts with local community groups. We had a visit from Colourful Carnoustie and made plans to work together in the new year on various projects such as using some of the planters for growing vegetables and a possible wildflower Seed Bombing Cycle along the cycle path from Carnoustie to Easthaven. We were also in contact with the Berryfields Allotment Association to discuss how we can work together. The Carnoustie and Monifieth Men’s Shed group which had recently been set up have made raised beds for us which are situated outside the Panmure Community Centre ready for spring planting. We had a stall at Carnoustie Gala Day where we were promoting FoodisFree Carnoustie and handed out free food, leaflets and recruited more volunteers.
We were contacted by several people who live in and around Carnoustie offering us surplus goodies from their gardens which included apples and plums. These were happily snapped up and quickly made into jams, sauces and dressings and given out at various meetings and hotspots throughout the town.