National Allotment Week 12 – 18 August 2022To mark the occasion we are holding an Open Day at our Bantaskine site and will be returning to our pre-pandemic arrangements. The event is open to all and as well as the chance to stroll around and see what plotholders...
This project, carried out by Buglife Scotland,, was to create a wildflower-rich habitat along the John Muir Way and our site at Bantaskine was chosen for the planting of native hedging along the metal perimeter fence. Inevitably pandemic restrictions intervened in the...
Allotment holders have been fortunate in being able to continue working during lockdowns. Clear guidelines, produced by DEFRA* in March 2020 endorsed by the Scottish Government and Falkirk Council, meant that plotholders could work safely on site by following them...
Sunday 19 February saw the first event at our new Callendar Park Walled Garden site.Andrew Lear (Appletreeman) from Plants with Purpose @plantsandapples.com delivered an extremely informative workshop on how to look after and maintain fruit trees. Under Andrew’s...
Our AGM will be held in Falkirk Trinity Church, Manse Place FK1 1JN at 7.15 pm.If you are a member of FAS but not yet a potholder please come along and have your say as Mandy Brown, Falkirk Council Planning Officer (Environment) will be there to seek your views on the...