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Who We Are Urban Roots is a community led organisation in Toryglen, Glasgow. We are committed to working with local people on projects that improve the environment, health and nutrition work and environmental arts.Our work aims to inspire people to take practical action that tackles the root causes of climate change. Transforming Our volunteer teams take on lots of different projects such as transforming derelict or unused green spaces into thriving, blossoming community gardens where we grow herbs and vegetables, fruit and flowers. Not only does this make the area look more attractive, it also helps to create more used, social and safe places and community resources. Schools and Communities We also work closely with the schools to help them develop their eco-schools programmes and we run our own kids clubs such as after school or during the summer holidays. Children are also involved in the community gardens, helping to plant flowers and grow vegetables. We also work with schools on biodiversity projects, climate change education and environmental arts such as murals and woodwork. If you are a member of a community group or organisation and you'd like help to set up your own food garden, or maybe your group would like to find out more about climate change, then we might be able to help you. Into the Future Our long term aims are to build a new community resource using sustainable eco-build methods and renewable technologies where people can share skills and knowledge and to use an educational resource. We are party of a growing movement developing urban agriculture across Glasgow and local food growing based on permaculture methods, in partnership with other similar organisations. Get Involved! We welcome volunteers from all walks of life to get involved with Urban Roots. If you already have skills to share or want to learn something new, how about: - Community Gardening - grow your own fruit and veg, learn or share skills
- Community Woodlander - help us look after Malls Mire, our wee woodland, and learn traditional green woodworking skills.
- Youth and Children's Worker - we need help with our schools programms and kids clubs.
- Committee Member - always on the lookout for new energetic board members.
- Health and Nutrition Worker - we like to get cooking using produce from the gardens, can you show us how it's done?
We have a small but very active staff team: Abi Mordin - Project Coordinator Danny Cavanagh - Project Officer Roz Corbett - Project Officer
We have some 30 volunteers involved in the project in different ways, without whom Urban Roots would not be what it is. Special thanks go to our tireless Board Members: Frank McBride
Glen Williams
April Walker
Danny Alderslowe
Kate Kelly
Allan Beattie
Cecile Uwimbabazi
HistoryUrban Roots has evolved out of the Toryglen Gardening Club which was founded in 2004 by 3 local people who had a shared desire to improve the area. They held bulb planting days and gardeners picnics, established a Children's Orchard in the grounds of a local school and held a plant sale. Full of ideas and plans but lacking in time, energy and resources, they secured funding through the Fairshare Trust in 2007 to employ a development officer, which has helped to grow the projects and get more local people on board. Toryglen Gardening Club became Urban Roots in December 2008. Our Ethos Urban Roots believes that our earth's climate and ecosystems are under strain from the impact of human activity. We believe that by working collectively we can find solutions for a sustainable future. Urban Roots
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