Delivering environmental activities and events at Growing Chrysalis
Project code: 60
Estimated Price
£24,464
Description
Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH) will deliver a year-long programme of environmental projects and activities at Growing Chrysalis, the community garden in the heart of Dawson Park. Our goal is to give individuals and families from across the region the chance to step outside and reconnect with nature.
Our programme will blend environmental awareness with therapeutic gardening to create a space where people can thrive alongside nature. Families will learn how climate change impacts our greenspaces and local wildlife, gain practical skills to help create a more sustainable future, and improve their wellbeing from being outdoors surrounded by nature.
All our activities will be dynamic and inclusive, tailored to meet the diverse needs of everyone who joins. These will include:
- Green Minds Sessions: Weekly garden-based activities focused on gardening, wildlife, and creativity. Each session ends with time to connect socially, building stronger bonds within the community.
- Local Produce Festivals: Celebrate Tayside’s rich agricultural heritage with events highlighting local produce—potatoes, soft fruits, and berries.
- Recycle Fun Days: Family-friendly events promoting sustainability through fun, hands-on activities using recycled materials.
- Grow Your Own Food Workshops: Practical sessions on sourcing and growing local, seasonal food—from foraging to creating your own food forest.
- Saving Local Wildlife: Learn about the impact of climate change on local wildlife and how to protect our precious wildlife with sessions on growing wildflowers for pollinators, building bat boxes, and creating wormery composts.
- Reducing Food Waste: Sustainable cooking sessions using homegrown produce, held in our outdoor kitchen to strengthen healthy eating and social connections.
Location: Dundee - city-wide
Proposed on behalf of: Scottish Action for Mental Health: we are Scotland's national mental health charity, running over 70 projects across the country. We support over 28,000 people each year with services including therapeutic horticulture, social care support and employment services.
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