Garden

When IDEAs was first forming in 1997, one of the early members, a keen gardener, had dreams of giving something back to the local community and had the idea of creating a community garden. Located immediately beside the Resource Centre, this would provide the opportunity for disabled people, young people and the community in general, to learn about and enjoy gardening.

With the help from BBC's Beechgrove Garden Hit Squad and band of willing volunteers, the award winning community garden was established and the garden won the community corner competition.

Our plans for growing and selling vegetables have expanded and we now plan to work in conjunction with a local farmer to set up an organic vegetable project on a larger scale. We will also be obtaining two new large solar domes for propagation and training purposes for our own members and local people with interest in developing their gardening skills. With the Nerabus project IDEAs hopes to grow vegetables for our own use at the Lunch club and for local retail (in conjunction with Islay and Jura Healthy Living project) as well as creating employment opportunities for local people.