Refurbishment of the former playgroup Area

 


Souplin in Scots is the shoot of a tree

Our hub is the mother tree, Souplin are going to be our nutritional food branch

  

    


We served stewp at our wonderful just transition Burns Night. This was a broth so thick it was like stew, treemendous introduction to what you can offer as accessible pathways into permaculture skills, nutrient-dense local food and an opportunity to explore the role community-scale food farming without slaughter animals could play in the ecological, social and cultural regeneration of our communities


In our first year we have spent considerable time, establishing plans for a nearly 3-acre site, we aim for this to be a holistically-designed, living landscape of food and shelter, we have partnered with organisations including Social Farms and Gardens, keep Scotland beautiful, its your neighbourhood, FEL, Scotland and other wellbeing hubs to explore the role social farms and orchards could play in tackling inequality, food poverty, waste habits and diet-related health issues. 




Souplin aims to offer free workshops, videos, and resources focused on cooking with seasonal ingredients and growing as much of the food we eat as possible. We aim to engage with the next generation's education. Through these initiatives, we strive to demonstrate our capability to cultivate plastic-free organic produce and foster an engaged permaculture community. We have begun to create a community of practice through regular and open communication, volunteer programs, community events, feasts, and open days, while also nurturing strategic partnerships both locally and nationally.

The planning of a transformation of the former playgroup end into a community kitchen and an outdoor cooking and learning centre has already begun, with our public consultations on Apple Day



In the future, we envision a system where local health services can prescribe natural remedies instead of pharmaceuticals. This initiative, by our new group Souplin, supported by PCH, aims to significantly reduce the burden on the National Health Service caused by individuals who lack access to natural remedies and may feel socially isolated, impacting their mental well-being.

 Our zero waste team also collaborate with this team and is developing our composting our herb garden, water storage and sustainable urban drainage systems that encourage biodiversity. With planned wormery and mushroom growing facilities,



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