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We have an exciting vacancy at The Concrete Garden! Outdoor Play and Learning  Manager    Fixed term until 31st March 2023 Hours: 21 hours per week rising to 28 hours from 1st June 2020 Salary: £27,000 (Pro rata £21,600 for 28 hours) Holiday: 28 days plus 10 Public Holidays ( Pro Rata allocation) Pension: 3% Employer contribution 5% Employee ( NEST) Application Closing Date: 9am…

Join us for a fun afternoon in the garden at our next monthly community social – we’ll have food, crafts, play, outdoor cookery – all sorts! Free event, open to everyone, all ages. See you there! Saturday 30th June 12-4pm Saturday 28th July 12-4pm Saturday 18th Aug 12-4pm The Back Garden Behind Possilpark Health Centre

You are invited to our next community meal event… Saturday 18th November 2017 5-8pm St Matthew’s Centre, Possilpark Free Join us for an evening of delicious food cooked up by our Community Kitchen Team from FareShare produce (which would otherwise go to waste) and bring along some old clothes to upcycle or swap at our pop-up swap shop!

  Our talented staff at Concrete Garden recently tried their hand as mixologists and created two delicious non-alcoholic cocktails for a recent event we held. They went down so well that we thought we’d share the recipes so you can make them at home if you’re entertaining! Let us know what you think… Possil Punch  |  rhubarb & ginger First, make the rhubarb syrup: For…

Our cookery classes have started! This week we made this delicious pasta dish from scratch. Watch this space for the recipe! Join us for the next #CommunityKitchen cookery workshop!

We had a fantastic day hosting the Harry Potter Day with Glasgow Science Festival  – huge thanks to all the volunteers and everyone who came along!

We’re jumping on the bandwagon this month and trying out buffalo-wing style baked cauliflower.  Did you know that one serving of cauliflower contains 77% of your daily Vitamin C requirement along with loads of other vitamins and minerals? This recipe can be made as a side or a snack and all ingredients can be purchased from your local supermarket. You can have it with salad…

Vegan Bread and Butter Pudding For those of you who are trying out Veganuary and craving some comfort food in these cold months, we have a great dairy free winter warmer that uses up any stale bread you have knocking around! It’s super easy with only an hour long cooking time… Ingredients 100 g dairy-free margarine , (suitable for baking) 1 large pinch of ground…

We have been selected to receive funding from the Co-op Local Community Fund. The more support we get, the more funding we could receive and you can help! Every time a Co-op member buys a Co-op branded product or service, from buying a loaf of bread to planning a funeral, 1% of their spend goes to a local cause, like ours, and 5% goes on…

December is the time to cook up some winter warmers with your root veggies! Root vegetables include carrots, parsnips, beets, celeriac plus many more and they are often a feature of traditional roast dinners! Most root vegetables are easily grown in the U.K so look out for that Scottish or British flag when doing your food shopping to save on those foodmiles. Unless you grew them yourself…

Kale is a Superfood which means it is packed full of vitamins and nutrients. It is thought to help fight cardiovascular disease, asthma, and rheumatoid arthritis; to prevent several types of cancer and pre-mature aging of the skin. We grow kale in our gardens but you can also pick it up from most supermarkets. It is a versatile leafy green which works well in curries, soups,…