It’s week 8 of lockdown, I had just sat my last university exam and after 2 months of being a slave to my desk I was finally free. I’d seen my textbooks more than my family, my dog more than my friends and was hungry for human contact, and to feel part of something again. YesRead More…
https://youtu.be/cN6LsgDjdtc In the third of our online gardening workshops Peter Christopher from PLANT’ Tayport Community Garden, talked about taking care of young veg seedlings. You can watch the workshop recording directly on YouTube here. Peter gave us a short virtual tour of his own garden and spoke about watering, transplanting and protecting your seedlings. We had another greRead More…
The Winner of the first semester is… Congratulations to Deans Court for winning first place over November! They stole the show with the highest reduction in their energy consumption; the lowest food waste per person, which they share with St Salvatores; and their continued action in supporting and monitoring wildlife in their halls. In 2nd place is Andrew Melville for their efforts aRead More…
By Isabelle Low Lots of
potatoes being lifted this month in our Edible Campus gardens. To keep
them fresh for as long as possible,
clean off as much soil as you can, and let them dry off completely. Then store somewhere dry and dark and cold. Potatoes
come in 3 groups: first earlies (small and tasty and ready by June or July);
second earlies (a bit bigger and ready over the Read More…
by Isabell Low, photo by Angela Saunders This summer,
I grew just for fun a row of Cosmic Purple carrots at the Edible Campus garden
at St Gregory’s. The raised bed at St
Greg’s is particularly good for growing carrots as it is too high for pests to
reach. I had a great crop: all
completely clean though a couple had forked due to lack of depth. Cosmic
Purple carrots tasRead More…
learn more about food production. There are regualar sessions everyweek and courses thoughout the year. Veg Growing Month by Month – Come along to this informal discussion on what you can do in your garden this month. This will include a detailed list of what crops to sow, harvest, specific things to look out for and certain tasks that can be done. If you have any lingering questions orRead More…
So many great things and great people make a Transition UStA year. We have tried to bring them together in one annual report. Let us know what you think. End of year report transition 2019Download Read More…
St Mary’s Garden in the winter Isabelle Low Edible
Campus volunteer As I write
this (at the end of January), there is still much to pick and enjoy in the 15
Edible Campus sites around St Andrews.
The sheltered (mostly stone-walled) central gardens still have lettuce
and rocket and spinach growing well despite the recent cold weather. A surprise bonus yesterday was to piRead More…
After several months establishing a tool base, which involved purchasing, coding, cataloguing, marking, securing, insurance and uploading to MyTurn, the tool library is now up and running! We are now looking for new members, so if you need to borrow a tool, first look and see what we have to offer and don’t go rushing out to buy the item. For only £15 a year (or what you can afford), you can bRead More…
Students living outwith halls of residence can donate unwanted household goods to St And Re-use through St And EN. They are offering to pick up goods from your house and give them back to Students returning in September. Simply fill in the form and we will get back to you within a few days. Collections take place through May and June during working hours Loading…Read More…
Transition UStA is looking for a part-time Carbon Communications worker to join the staff team. This 1 day a week post will work across our Climate Challenge Funded projects to create engaging and targeted media. The post holder will be familliar with creating content for social media and also developing printed media campaigns. They will also have a good understanding of marketing techniques in oRead More…
The Young Leaders Development Programme By Lara Fahey, Transition’s Sustainable Transport Officer Last month I went to one of the 2050 Climate Group’s conferences in Edinburgh. The subject this time was politics, and how we can influence politicians to take action on climate change. We heard from many inspiring speakers including those that attended the COP 23 summit in Bonn late last year, Read More…
