Central Scotland LWA Winter Gathering

Landworkers' Alliance members in Central Scotland are organising a Winter Gathering on Saturday 14th of January at Kinning Park Complex in Glasgow. The event is aimed at growers, farmers, allotmenteers, foresters, and other land-based workers, including new entrants or those seeking access to land. The gathering is a chance to get together, share skills, enjoy delicious food and have a party in the dark winter months!

Learn about the vision of the Landworkers' Alliance and reflect on how we can work together to build the agroecology movement from the ground up in Scotland.

There will be an open space for discussions & seed swap with Glasgow Seed Library over lunch, then a choice of 2 workshops (out of 6 options) in the afternoon, followed by a delicious local food feast, and we'll finish with some songs.

Workshops include:

• Mushroom growing with Rhyze Mushrooms
• Growing and processing flax with Straw into Gold
• Wood working with Arc Independent
• Herbalism with Hairy Violet Herbal
• Growing African Veg in Scotland with Zam'munda

Kids are welcome at the gathering and we're looking into the possibility of some drop-in kids craft activities during the afternoon if there is demand.

Schedule for the day

12.00pm – Welcome, introductions, sharing & reflection

1.00pm - Seed swap & open space discussions over lunch (please bring a packed lunch!)

2.00pm – Workshop 1

3.00pm - Tea break / seed swap stall

3.30pm – Workshop 2

4.30pm – Tea break / seed swap stall

5.00pm – Local food feast

6.30pm - Learn some songs together

7.00pm - Farewells

Ticket pricing & free bursaries

We have set ticket prices on a sliding scale (Solidarity £15 / Standard £10 / Supported £5) and are using LWA funds to make ticket prices as affordable as possible. Please select which price is appropriate for you and if cost is a barrier please get in touch.

We are also offering 10 free bursary tickets & all day bus passes for asylum seekers, refugees and folks from black and minority ethnic communities who are interested in getting into growing or land-based work. These bursaries are supported by Glasgow Community Food Network.

Ticket prices:

• Standard rate: £10
• Solidarity rate: £15
• Supported rate: £5
• Free bursary tickets for asylum seekers, refugees and BPOC communities
• Kids go free!

For any questions please contact: [email protected]

About us

The Landworkers’ Alliance is a union of farmers, growers, foresters and land-based workers. Our mission is to improve the livelihoods of our members and create a better food and land-use system for everyone.

We have a vision of a future where people can work with dignity to earn a decent living and everyone can access local, healthy and affordable food, fuel and fibre – a food and land-use system based on agroecology, food sovereignty and sustainable forestry that furthers social and environmental justice.

About the venue

The event will take place on the ground floor of Kinning Park Complex which is an accessible building with accessible gender-neutral toilets on the same floor.

Host or Publisher Landworkers' Alliance