Trees Not Trash speaks at Ragged University Talk Nov.29th

Tonight! please join us for:  

Edinburgh: Greening Up Your City by Kate Gilliam and Humpback Whale Behaviour by Dr Alison Craig @ The Counting House

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 29TH 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Guerilla Gardening: Taking the City by Kate Gilliam

International Guerilla Gardener Kate Gilliam providing fresh insight into growing and foraging for food. Through activities such as Seed Bomb making, the Guerrilla Gardener reanimates urban spaces through planting and producing with nature. Kate has helped transform many neglected areas of New York City into inspiring green spaces for the public to enjoy. She has come to spread her vision for guerrilla gardening to the people of Scotland.

Kate Gilliam formed Trees Not Trash, a guerilla gardening organisation in Brooklyn, NY in 2005. Guerilla gardening is a means of transforming neglected neighbourhoods into communities with green spaces, where people can take pride in their streets. Kate has since relocated to Edinburgh where she has just begun the first of Trees Not Trash’s Scottish garden chapter! There is unused land in every city, so grab your shovels, plant some vegetables, and take back public space. Remember, it’s your city! Green it Up! www.treesnottrash.org

Unravelling the Mysteries of Humpback Whale Behaviour by Dr Alison Craig

Humpback whales are 45 tonne giants that live most of their lives below the waves, out of sight of humans.  While some mysteries remain, since the mid-1970s scientists have been studying these animals and gradually piecing together the story of how they live their lives. In this talk I will share some of what we’ve learned about humpback whale behaviour over the years.