JOIN US...
Do you want to grow food to share and enjoy, create a landscape and be part of a community?
Our field at SCAF is the perfect setting for volunteers living within a 5 mile radius to come together and immerse themselves in the joy of working with plants and landscape.
COULD THIS BE FOR YOU?
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Do you love growing and caring for plants?
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Would you like the opportunity to grow and share vegetables and fruit with others working alongside you?
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Do you love working on projects and seeing ideas come to life?
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Would you love to be a member of a like-minded team?
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Do you have some spare time and energy to be a volunteer for a local charity?
If your answers to these questions is yes, then we are looking for you. The project is managed by DBS checked members of the charity; we have done full risk assessment, have insurance in place and a qualified First Aider on site. We will provide the tools you need for the job:
FIRST WE GREW WILD FLOWERS AND GRASS!
SCAF moved to the Thirsk site in May 2021 and refurbished our Head Office and started planning for the future. Last year we created a mound, which we planted up with wild flowers that gave us a splendid display over the spring and summer months, providing pollen for insects and habitat for a rich diversity of insects, birds and mammals. The grass was left standing in half of the field whilst the other half was cut for forage feed. We have a small site with a huge amount of potential.
SCAF is first and foremost an arts organisation but our roots go deeper. Our benefactors, Michael and Eileen Scott were plant biologists in their early careers and constantly questioned and explored our place within nature. This too is a passion for our founder, Sue Armstrong, who believes that art, science and nature are as one if we are to lead healthy balanced lives. You don't have to be an artist to be a part of our SCAF community.