It helped a former RAF minister adjust to civilian life after his retirement.
Dramduan Road Steve Ferris joined the Transition Town Force (TTF) in 2009 to encourage the 1st Kinlos Scout team to use the community park on Bogton Road, but soon became the chairman of the TTF Gardening Team in 2011. , For another two years.
He said: “I introduced the Beaver colony I was running to produce and eat fresh produce. We planted daffodils in October for Mother’s Day pot in March. A.D. From the time I started in 2012, I was a regular in the RAF, serving as a pilot for months at a time. By this time, the garden was a place of relaxation. The closure of RAF Kinloss and my retirement in 2013 made me struggle. I did not feel like I should continue to be the chairman of the gardening team, but the plot remained a source of comfort.
TTF Community garden is made of pods; Common areas for four people each. There are also polyunsaturated plants that gardeners can grow and cut. Gardeners participate once a month on business days, which includes moving objects, painting, caring for outdoor plants, organizing and renovating spaces.
TTF requires that no chemicals be used on the ground, including fertilizers or pesticides. Vegetables, fruits, plants, and flowers grow and the audience takes care of the bees. Community Fertilizer and Rainwater Collection is encouraged, and many members share tools, seeds and knowledge and practical help.
“The gardeners are a community,” said Steve. “On weekdays we clean up common areas and everyone is cooperating and working together.”
The community gardens opened in April 2009, and were previously leased to El Nurses on 2.29 acres of common land under the first 11-year contract from Morei Council. The site was built as part of a larger TTF project. Common building, and staff recruitment and financial support for environmental education courses. The lease allows Orcans to grow organic vegetables and fruits. The purpose of the garden is to serve as an example of a low-carbon lifestyle, energy source, volunteer community engagement, healthy nutrition and sustainable food.
“TTF and its gardens are thought to be directly linked to the Findhorn Foundation,” Steve said. Not so now. The backyard gardening team is part of a good farming community. We have families with small children, we have over 80 and everyone in between, which promotes social and intergenerational interactions.
“There is a very large community that has a common love for organic gardening.
“We have people who have been in the garden for years and others who have been new to it for years.”
By the end of the first financial crisis, the gardens had become financially self-sufficient. A quarter pays £ 25 a year and Polythene Bay costs £ 10 a year. Gardeners are welcome to use the TTF Environmental Education and Healthy Living Center for feeding, shelter, gardening libraries, and educational courses and cooking workshops. The gardens are managed by an AGM volunteer committee in the fall.
“Fortune is very lucky to have TTF and community gardens,” Steve said. Their projects are right for the force, the country and the planet.
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