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Thursday, 16th October, 2008

Published: Sunday, 1st June, 2008 11:40

How Fairlie Garden Growers aiding global fight against cancer...

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Jim McColl and the Beechgrove Garden are coming to Fairlie.

A community garden in Fairlie pioneering the global fight against climate change is to be featured in the BBC’s Beechgrove Garden.

The Organic Growers of Fairlie in North Ayrshire are committed to keeping organic waste out of landfill sites. Instead they put kitchen waste into domestic wormeries (vermiculture units). The worms transform it into enriched wormcast which is an exceptional fertiliser that produces healthy fruit, vegetables, herbs and other plants. This innovative waste-to-food process counters Climate Change by burying the carbon back into the soil where it should be.

Listen below to Ron Gilchrist, who has been helping to set up the project, speak about the Fairlie garden's far-reaching aims and goals...

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