Scotland: City of Glasgow College celebrates rooftop garden ‘success’
The seventh floor garden is an orchard, which is home to apple, cherry, plum and nut trees. The college also grows blackcurrants, blackberries and artichokes.
By Sophie Adams
Glasgow Times
Aug 6, 2021
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“They study a range of SQA, Scottish Qualifications Authority qualifications, but the focus is on work experience, and one area we involve them in is the college gardens.
“They help plant and maintain all our veg containers, they’ve made planters for herbs and even came up with a design using recycled plastic bottles to keep slugs at bay.
“The project is tailored for supported learning and the students are vital to the success of our gardens.”
The produce is used by the college’s professional cookery students and veg boxes are supplied to An Clachan Café in the West End’s Kelvingrove.
The college hopes to grow mushrooms using ground coffee waste and aims to establish beehives which will pollinate the fruit trees and produce local honey.
As part of the Glasgow Community Food Network, the gardens already offer practical opportunities to teach students about sustainability and climate change, as well as horticulture, human geography, business and cookery.
