Community food groups want to find best 'growing space' in North Highlands
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Thurso's food waste minimisation and community growing project has joined forces with groups in Sutherland and Ross-shire to launch a competition to find the best "growing space".
It will be a celebration of how much food has been grown in the north Highlands this year.
Since the start of lockdown, there has been a rise in people growing fruit and vegetables. Thurso Grows, along with MOO Food, based in Muir of Ord, and Lairg and District Learning Centre will be searching for the best and most innovative growing space in the region.
The three projects are funded by the Scottish Government's Climate Challenge Fund.
Thurso Grows project co-ordinator Ann Brock said: "Have you grown something interesting and unusual? Have your children started their own garden? Have you created a fun growing space? If so, share your stories and photographs with Thurso Grows."
Ann can be emailed at ann@ThursoGrows.co.uk. The competition winner will win a voucher for an organic seed catalogue to help their garden next year.
Meanwhile, Thurso Grows is starting a four-part online workshop on Thursday, September 10, on the theme of Making Food Go Further.
The sessions are designed to help people find ways to reduce food waste.
