Renfrewshire Environmental Trust's Blog

In the last year, we have been working with children and young people who have highlighted how much they enjoy eating strawberries. Thanks to funding of £500 from the Renfrewshire Climate Action Network Hub, we are increasing the strawberry patches in growing spaces across North and Central Paisley.

This month, we are expanding the provision of strawberry plants and through community gardening activities enabling local nursery children, school pupil groups and parents to enhance their understanding of where food comes from and how to care for their local environment.

This project will promote the daily consumption of fresh fruits by weeding, planting, and harvesting of strawberries. It will support learning by children and young people about the implications for their health and wider environmental sustainability of growing fresh fruits. Small groups of young gardeners are using container gardening in local primary schools and nurseries in North and Central Paisley. The strawberry patch project creates a safe outdoor space to nurture wellbeing and positive mental health for children and their parents.  

Thanks to support from Renfrewshire Climate Action Network Hub.