| The understanding that we all have
a responsibility to preserve the earth’s resources encourages us to
play our part in a matter that becomes ever more serious as years
pass.
Although there is currently little alternative to the use of peat as
a successful growing medium for the many plants we raise, at the end
of each season, the container contents left after plants have been
removed to the compost heap is retained for further use once
refined. Thereafter, it finds its way to beds throughout the village
where it benefits the soil for sustainable planting there. A machine
to aid composting of green waste is presently under consideration.
Our watering and feeding system, in daily use from mid-June until
late September, has become more sophisticated over the years. At one
time the water filling our portable reservoir was pumped by hand
from the local burn, only to be delivered in the same manner to our
baskets and containers shortly after. We are pleased to report that
we have always obtained water for our needs from this source and
have a system that no longer requires such physical effort because
of the improved pumping mechanisms used.
 We see the tuition of young people about the vital need for the
promotion of aspects like recycling, sustainability, and
conservation as of great importance. The regular contact with pupils
from Falkland Primary School and the projects in which they
participate with Community Gardener, George Kemp, as well as in
school, are of great value in helping achieve our aims.
Falkland in Bloom and its associated groups work hard on the general
maintenance of the local environment. We believe that the projects
we pursue do much to help promote the preservation of all that is
worth while in it for the future of others. |
