Water Security
PCHub wants to be a big sponge? On May 11, 2025, we at PCHub were in the process of designing resilience-building initiatives for the two acres of community land we are now managing. Our sustainability manager, along with the community council, has started planning. We are currently developing our strategy for water storage and usage. We need to plan how we will irrigate (water)our social garden and orchard by this time next year. We are currently relying on a neighbour's hose, which is wasteful and unsustainable. April was particularly dry and warm locally, and there were even tragically local forest fires. With the seasons arriving earlier and wind patterns changing, the ground has become extremely dry, making it difficult to manage our seedlings since we do not have a polytunnel yet. The first 12 days of May were sadly rainless, with SEPA starting to post concerns, as some of Scotland's rivers were unseasonably low The management team and the growers fully support...