Konect Falkirk October/November 2019

OCT / NOV 2019

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FOOD AND DRINK: COMMUNITY:

SCOTLAND’S PREMIUM ROASTERY

PURE PASSION FOR FOOD EQUALITY

PLUS: puzzles, what’s on, CLUBS & CLASSES, and more LOCAL FEATURES inside!

The bi-monthly community magazine for Falkirk, Lionthorn and Larbert

P16 TO OUR OCT/NOV EDITION

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t was an absolute pleasure to visit the extraordinary project in the historic walled garden at Kinneil House - a wee farm set up specifically so that the local foodbanks in Falkirk get a regular supply of fresh, organic, local produce. See pages 8-9. I came across this in the course of researching topics for this special edition of Konect that focuses on Sustainability. The articles in this edition are just a selection of what I discovered, I hope you enjoy reading them. Other articles will be on the website at www.konect.scot.

Did you know there is a premium coffee roastery just down the road in West Lothian?

Supplying premium coffee all over Scotland for years to the trade, Coffee Direct are launching their amazing coffee direct to the public – see pages 16-17 and there is a special offer for Konect readers on your first order. Coffee doesn’t come fresher.

If you’ve got something interesting and different going on that you’d like to share with the local community, do get in touch and we may be able to feature your story in an upcoming issue.

Thanks for reading Konect and supporting local businesses and organisations.

THIS ISSUE Pure Passion for Food Equality................... 8 Spotlight: 1st Choice Living.......................10 Food & Drink: Coffee Direct.......................16 What is a Tool Library?...............................18 Falkirk Nappy Library..................................19 Health: Menstrual Cups..............................20 What’s On......................................................21 Clubs & Classes..........................................21

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SUSTAINABILITY SPECIAL

PURE PASSION FOR FOOD EQUALITY

SUSTAINABILITY SPECIAL

Join the Zero Waste Falkirk group on Facebook for discussion and advice on making small steps to reduce your impact on the environment.

They provide this checklist - pick one thing to change this month!

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It all started when a couple of guys working for a large supermarket were involved in delivering the supermarket’s donations to the food banks in and around Falkirk.

“The donations are all very well, and the food banks rely on them, but we noticed the quality could be variable and often it was not the very freshest produce being donated,” explains Steve McQueen, one of the co-founders of Sustainable Thinking Scotland, which is now in its third year.

“We wanted to be able to provide the foodbank services with the very best fresh organic food, grown locally and delivered as soon as it’s picked.”

It’s a wonderful initiative. For families finding themselves going through a period of food poverty, life is tough enough and necessarily, foodbanks have to operate using primarily tinned and packaged food so the dietary options available to people using the service can be limited.

So Steve and his colleague Sean Kerr set about finding a premises, rolled up their sleeves and got to work. The premises is the historic walled garden of Kinneil House, Bo’ness. Most recently used as a plant nursery by Falkirk Council for growing flowers for the local roundabouts and planters, the huge walled garden is currently unused apart from the Sustainable Thinking Scotland Foodbank Farm. Steve and Sean are gradually clearing it and developing their farm, complete with a composting and a biochar zone. Biochar is form of carbon they are creating onsite, recycling timber into something which can be used as a soil additive to help increase crop yield. “I’m the grafter, Sean’s the scientist!” says Steve. @KonectMagazines

CAN YOU HELP?

Volunteers are needed to join the team at the walled garden to help with all aspects of the project – maintaining the polytunnels, building raised beds, planting and more.

Donations of equipment, soil and anything to do with growing fruit and vegetables is always welcome.

Please like and share the facebook page at www.facebook.com/pg/ SustainableThinkingScotlandCIC For more information or if you’d like to get involved in any way, please contact them via the Facebook page or email sustainablethinkingscotland@gmail.com They have made a weekly donation to the food banks, soup kitchens and food larders for two growing seasons now, as well as running a busy programme of workshops with schools and community groups. “Neither of us had a lot of experience in horticulture but we’re learning fast!” Recipe ideas are included with their fresh produce, which is picked on the morning that it is delivered to the food banks, who then get it out to recipients same-day.

“We’d ultimately like this to be rolled out elsewhere so that all food bank recipients can benefit from the best fresh local produce.”

It’s ambitious, it’s impressive and they have big plans in the pipeline. They are currently unfunded and are demonstrating a huge amount of creativity and hard work to deliver that they do.

It’s pure passion for food equality.

Sustainable Thinking Scotland is a Community Interest Company highlighting alternative ways to rebalance economic, environmental and social values in modern society, ensuring that all members of our community are offered support and opportunities to live a happy, healthy life.

A September harvest at Sustainable Scotland Foodbank Farm

The Foodbank farm is in the walled garden of Kinneil House

“We wanted to be able to provide foodbank services with the very best fresh organic food”

This article was written by Helen-Jane Shearer after visiting the Foodbank Farm in the walled garden last month. Helen-Jane is the editor of Konect magazines. @KonectMagazines

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SPOTLIGHT

On trend new grey kitchen added to our client’s home

The strapline “for beautiful homes” says it all; Derrick and his team at Bathgatebased 1st Choice Living want your home to be beautiful, and whether it’s one new window or a large extension, they will look after the whole process. Here, they share some pictures and comments from recent work.

What a difference a room makes. We are so happy with our garage conversion, we now have the dining room we always wanted. Keep up the good work guys”.

Stunning extension with bi-fold doors and floor to ceiling windows “We can’t say enough about the service from start to finish excellent, all the staff were lovely and easy to speak to and we love our new patio doors, giving such more light and now opening onto our decking in the garden makes our living space look bigger. Would recommend 1st Choice Living to my family and friends and if we are looking for work to be done again we would not hesitate asking 1st Choice for their service again!

Stunning sunlounge in keeping with original house

Converting small french doors into a large patio door, included a cut down with building warrants

New front door and side panel installed this week - really impressed with the service from the salesperson who visited to the joiner who carried out the install. Would highly recommend to friends and family ”

1st Choice Living would like to invite you to visit their showroom in Bathgate. The 2,500 sq ft display area brings together a range of luxury bathrooms and kitchens, designed to create space and add value to your home. We supply A-rated windows and doors, sunrooms, conservatories and orangeries, garage and loft conversions, roofline products, bathrooms (including Villeroy & Boch), kitchens and bespoke joinery services.

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SCOTTISH

BARISTA ACADEMY

Sunrise over the Bathgate Hills

“If you are serious about your coffee, you come here”

The smell of good coffee; a roasting machine; bags of different coffee beans and lots of coffee paraphernalia greets you as you walk into the Scottish Barista Academy in Livingston.

“Have I just walked into heaven?” I ask as Jim Watson, West Lothian resident, Scottish Barista Academy MD and certified coffee expert, emerges.

First things first, I need a coffee. “Do you drink filter coffee?” Jim asks. Because, you see, depending on whether you want filter, cafetiere or espresso coffee determines how he will select and grind the beans. There is no “all-purpose” coffee here.

Arabica, Robusta, single-origin, espresso, aero-press, filter, bitter, sweet, acidic, Columbian, Brazilian, lungo, ristretto... the terminology of coffee can be as mysterious to the uninitiated as the legendary origins of coffee itself – and that’s before we even start on the list of coffees on a typical café menu (latte, cappuccino, Americano, macchiato, mocha…).

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Jim Watson: rt Certified coffee expe

good cup of coffee, it pays to find out at least a little about it.

The Scottish Barista Academy was launched in 2013 and is where café owners, restaurateurs, and baristas from all over the UK (and further afield) come to learn about coffee. In new premises at Newyearfield, Livingston, this is the only place in the UK where you can become qualified in all levels of the Specialty Coffee Association accreditations, an international organisation encompassing training in every element of the coffee production process.

Jim is the first and only person in the UK and Ireland to hold all the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) professional qualifications as well as the SCA Coffee Diploma, meaning that he really knows his coffee. If you are serious about your coffee, and @KonectMagazines

want to learn more, the Scottish Barista Academy is the place to visit.

And if you don’t want to learn but just want to drink coffee, you can buy incredibly fresh coffee - roasted and ground by the hand of one of the country’s leading coffee professionals.

After a career in the army, followed by a directorship of a data communications company, how did Jim end up in coffee? As he grinds the beans and starts making my morning coffee, he tells me how it all started.

A lover of hill walking, after a memorable cold wet hike in the Trossachs in 1988, Jim was desperate for a coffee. The one he was served in the café he alighted upon was woefully bad; all coffee lovers will relate to the bitter disappointment he felt as the acidic offering hit his taste buds. When he complained, the challenge from the café owner, “Well, could you do any better?” was what started Jim on his coffee journey. He was looking for a change of direction in his working life anyway so, along with his wife Maggie, set about learning all there is to know about coffee.

Wholesale coffee: If you run or work in a café or restaurant and need to boost your coffee skills or increase sales, please contact Jim. Via his wholesale business, Coffee Direct, Jim supplies his specially selected and roasted coffee and will provide full barista training here at the Scottish Barista Academy for you and/or your employees*.

*Terms and conditions apply - please contact 07720 509457 or email enquiries@coffeedirect.co.uk for more information.

Coffee is extremely reactive and sensitive stuff, and the coffee business is not for the faint-hearted. But Jim’s passion and knowledge is phenomenal. He maintains close links with suppliers in the countries where his coffee is produced and his attention to the details of the roasting and grinding process is second to none.

His business, Coffee Direct, has been supplying the hospitality trade all over Scotland since he took good coffee back to the disgruntled café owner of the original story and showed him how to make it. The café owner then became one of Jim’s first customers.

Coffee Direct has recently started selling coffee online to retail customers. Your online coffee order is specially hand-roasted, ground and dispatched here in Livingston, within 48 hours.

A little known fact about Jim – he loves to start the day very early with a cup of tea, preferably watching the sun come up with a view over the Bathgate hills, before heading off to share the wonderful world of coffee with as many people as possible. @KonectMagazines

For more information on the Scottish Barista Academy, visit www.scottishbaristaacademy.com For more information on Coffee Direct and to order coffee, visit www.coffeedirect.co.uk This article was written by Helen-Jane Shearer after visiting Jim Watson of Coffee Direct at his roastery in Livingston. HelenJane is the editor of Konect magazines and lives in West Lothian with her family.

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SUSTAINABILITY SPECIAL

Susan working on the lathe

What do you think of when you hear “Tool Library”? I had assumed it was a place you could hire garden or DIY tools, until I visited the Transition Linlithgow Tool Library and discovered it is a whole lot more than that!

It would be more accurately described as a “Thing Library.” You can borrow pretty much anything, from kitchen appliances to power tools. “The concept of the tool library is to help people reduce unnecessary consumption as well as save money,” explains Neil Hutson, Community Engagement Manager for Transition Linlithgow. “You can borrow items that you perhaps only need as a one-off for a project or a few times a year, so it saves you buying something that sits in a cupboard or garage unused most of the time – a wasted resource just taking up space.”

While the bulk of the tool library is currently garden and DIY tools (everything from a drill bit to a tile cutter; a garden fork to a strimmer), you can also borrow kitchen appliances and computing equipment. The range is growing all the time, and donations of items are very welcome.

Ever organised a party and had to borrow urns, glasses, chairs? The Transition Linlithgow Tool Library have all this and more, and are able to supply a party pack. “We’re just looking at what is needed to complete our party pack,” says Neil. “We’re thinking some plastic plates and cutlery, but would welcome feedback from people as to what would be best.”

Besides borrowing shared resources, moving to more sustainable consumption means making, creating and mending, and extending the life of items instead of throwing things away too quickly. So the tool library is developing into a skills sharing and skills development hub too.

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when the library is open you can also use the workshop there to work on your own projects.

To borrow an item, you need to sign up online as a library member. Go to www.transitionlinlithgow.org.uk/tool-library.html and follow the link to sign up. Browse the inventory and reserve your items in advance of Tuesday afternoons. There is suggested membership donation of £20 per year, but pay what you can afford.

Transition Stirling also runs a tool library which operates in a similar way to the Linlithgow one. Besides the tool library, it also runs Repair Cafe events, where you can learn to fix your own things, a repair service where you can leave items in for repair, a wood re-use workshop as well as various workshops on growing food, cooking, foraging, sewing and mending textiles and furniture upcycling. They screen films on different aspects of climate change, and we are setting up a Reuse hub where they will be selling second hand items.

Both Transition Linlithgow and Transition Stirling are resources for much more related to sustainable living. For more information please contact: Transition Stirling, Unit 12, Stirling Arcade, Stirling, FK8 1AX www.transitionstirling.org.uk 01786 357 171

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“We are all cloth-bum parents, and we run the nappy library to help other parents and carers understand and use cloth nappies and other re-useable items.”

In Scotland alone 440,000 disposable nappies go to landfill each day*. One nappy takes about 450 years to decompose.

From: www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk Over the course of an average of two and a half years before babies are potty trained, using reusable nappies can save you a whopping £1475 or more, including laundry costs. Plus, you can sell on your reusables and make money back.

The number of nappies you need will vary as every baby is different. Based on an average of two and a half years’ worth of nappies, which comes to about 4000 nappy changes, and £100 of laundry costs: • Average overall cost for own brand disposable nappies: £1875 • Average overall cost for reusable nappies: £400 • Average overall saving: £1475

I visited Denise, one of the members who runs the Falkirk Nappy Library, to find out more about what they offer local parents and, is using reuseable nappies as time-consuming and smelly as it sounds?

“The Falkirk Nappy Library has been around since 2013, originally called Falkirk Real Nappies. People’s motives were, and still are to a large extent, primarily driven by cost – reuseable nappies are more economical in the long run than disposables.” But with increasing awareness of sustainability factors many people are now also motivated by the lower environmental impact of reuseables.

“The Nappy Library offers kits that you can hire, along with advice and support from the group, if you’re thinking of making the switch to cloth, or expecting a baby and would like to try cloth but are nervous about what it involves.” You can hire a kit for a month, which contains a range of different styles of reusable nappies so you can try with what works best for you and your baby before you invest in them yourself.

The Library is run by volunteers who host a monthly Nappy Natter at Baby Steps charity shop on Manor Street, Falkirk, on the second Tuesday of every month, from 10am-11:30am where you can pick up your kit and speak to the volunteers and other cloth-bum parents.

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with re-useables. If you use a liner, you shake anything solid off into the toilet and put the nappy into a nappy bucket. Every few days you pop a nappy wash through the machine.

It’s as simple as that; there is no need to soak in a solution, wring out, manually pre-rinse or anything. You use the pre-rinse on your washing machine.” Drying them without a drier can take longer but as Denise says, they dry surprisingly quickly and it’s a small price to pay for the reduced impact on your wallet and on the environment.

And the beauty of the Falkirk Nappy Library is that you can try it for first before deciding to invest in a set of re-useables yourself.

If you are interested, please contact the nappy library via their facebook page at www.facebook.com/FalkirkRealNappies FALKIRK | 19

SUSTAINABILITY SPECIAL

Menstrual cups are the way forward, period.

Guys, gals and non-binary pals, please welcome to the stage the rising star of the period world: the menstrual cup, fast becoming known as the new eco-friendly and cost-effective alternative to sanitary pads and tampons.

But what are the benefits of using one? And why is it so much better for the environment? While pads and tampons are partly bio-degradable cotton, they are also single use products which contain plastic in the form of applicators and packaging. Comparatively, menstrual cups are re-usable, long lasting, and made of silicone - an easily recyclable material. The average women might use thousands of pads and tampons in her lifetime, but just one menstrual cup can last up to ten years before it needs replacing.

Just like making the switch to keep-cups from disposable coffee cups, changing to a sustainable menstrual cup can have an equally positive impact on the environment.

As luck would have it, many women find menstrual cups easier to use in comparison to traditional period products. Long-term The Falkirk Flo Sisters offers information and support on menstrual and incontinence care, including information on CSP, cups, period pants and many more eco-friendly ways to use during your periods, as well as information on reusable incontinence products such as pads, pants, bed protection - this is of course open to men and ladies. See the page at www.facebook.com/falkirkflosisters 20 | FALKIRK

Hey Girls is a Scottish Social Enterprise which sells environmentally friendly, ethically sourced menstrual products including cups, on a “Buy One Give One” scheme, so for every product you buy they give one away to help girls and young women in need. “We seek to enrich the lives of girls and young women in the UK by exercising social and ethical responsibility in every aspect of our work—from where we source our products through to our supply chain, and the way we run our social business.”

Visit www.heygirls.co.uk for more information and to purchase your cup! cup user, Bethany, says using her cup is, ‘so much less effort compared to pads and tampons. Rinsing it is comparable to (but less fiddly than!) wrapping up a pad, and there’s no need to dispose of it whenever I empty it. I don’t need to stock up and spend money on it every month like I did with pads and tampons. I just need to remember where I put it!’

Bethany is one of many women who prefer the sustainability and ease of the cup life, contributing to both a happier bank balance and a happier environment. Many women wear pads with their cups to catch leaks on heavier days, but tampons could effectively be written out of the equation - especially given menstrual cups pose little to no threat of toxic shock syndrome in comparison.

Continued emphasis on encouraging positive conversations about menstruation, sustainability and intersectional access will not only tackle period poverty and sustainability, but also combat societal stigma surroundings periods.

While they can be intimidating at first, a small amount of fore-thought and background reading can absolutely help you make this small change, which will have great benefits for the environment - and your purse!* * NB: some women may not be able to use cups because of vaginismus or trauma. If you need help with either of these, please chat to your GP about it.

This article was contributed by Cara McKeown.

Cara is studying Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh, and her interests include theatre, bachata dancing, intersectional feminism, and environmental sustainability. @KonectMagazines

CLUBS & CLASSES

SPORTS, HOBBIES, LEARNING, SUPPORT GROUPS & MORE...

FALKIRK BUGGY WALK GROUP AT THE HELIX Buggy Walk sessions are the perfect way to get out, get some fresh air and to meet other parents and carers. Free of charge, your child must be in a buggy. This walk leaves from the front doors of Falkirk Football Stadium, Mondays - 1:15pm, and lasts around an hour.

DROP IN CAFÉ Based in the Joint Dementia Initiative within Dollar Park. It is open between 10:30am and 3:00pm every Friday. Open to anyone with a memory impairment and their carers. The café is an informal way for people to come together and share their knowledge and experiences in a way that is supportive. For more information, please email brian.oneill@falkirk. gov.uk or call 01324 501730.

Falkirk Community Trust runs fitness classes at all local gyms including: The Great Mariner Reef, Mariner Leisure Centre, Glasgow Road, Camelon, FK1 4HJ Tel 01324 503750 Stenhousemuir Gym, 47 King Street, Stenhousemuir, FK5 4HD All Les Mills classes including body combat, body pump, body attack, CX Worx, as well as low impact fitness, yoga, body balance and much more. See www. falkirkcommunitytrust.org under “Fitness” for full details.

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Autumn Winter SATURDAY 19TH OCTOBER Funbox: The Wild West Show At FTH Theatre, Westbridge Street, Falkirk, FK1 5RS. Jam-packed with singalong favourites like ‘Skip To Ma Lou’, ‘Oh My Darling Clementine’, as well as brand new songs, The Wild West Show is a right-rollicking rodeo ride for all the family. Yippie Ki Yay!!!! Remember to come dressed for the wild west - big people too! Info and booking via falkirkcommunitytrust.org/whats-on FRIDAY 25TH OCTOBER Broomstick Making At Muiravonside Country Park, 2pm.

Come and make your very own broomstick in time for Halloween.

There is plenty of room to ‘test’ your broom in the courtyard afterwards.

Booking is essential as limited spaces available. Meet point - Visitor centre. Booking and details: please contact Muiravonside Country Park, tel 01324 590900 email parks@falkirkcommunitytrust.org 8TH, 9TH & 10TH NOVEMBER SupaNova run at the Kelpies The Supernova 5K event is the perfect way to get involved in a timed 5K. Wait until dusk, get the family together (everyone – grandparents, uncles, aunties, parents, kids, friends!), dig out the flourescent clothing and grab everything and anything that glows or flashes. Then set off on a Supernova 5K! Starting & finishing within Helix Park, this beautiful route allows runners the rare opportunity to run alongside the

iconic Kelpie sculptures, which are lit up and change colour at dusk to create a beautiful spectacle for participants and spectators alike!

Details and booking www.supernovarun.com/kelpies/ charity entries available SUNDAY 24TH NOVEMBER Kinneil Woods Family Day 11am – 1pm. Fun for all the family, building dens, cooking on the fire and trying your hand at natural arts and crafts. Refreshments provided.

For booking and information please call Falkirk Community Trust on 01324 506850 SUNDAY 1ST DECEMBER Christmas Wreath Making At Muiravonside Country Park, 12pm. Come and weave your very own Christmas wreath and decorate it ready for front door. We will be collecting natural materials from the park and using them to decorate your wreaths. Booking is essential as limited spaces available.

Meet point - Visitor centre. Booking and details: please contact Muiravonside Country Park, tel 01324 590900 email parks@falkirkcommunitytrust.org

Environmental education for all age groups and abilities.

We love going outside and want you to enjoy it too! Mud, laughter, ...come along and join us on our adventure.

Regular clubs and workshops, we work in local greenspaces, parks, woodlands, school and business grounds in and around Falkirk. For more information please see www.underthetrees.co.uk

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS

BATHROOMS & KITCHENS GLAZING REPAIRS CR Smith 13 1st Choice Living 5 Bathroom and Kitchen HOMES FOR SALE Supercentre 7 CALA Homes 15 Paragon Bathroom HOME IMPROVEMENTS Solutions 2 SOLUTION 1st Choice Living 5 The Kitchen & Bedroom Bathroom and Kitchen Studio Scotland 24 Supercentre 7 BOILER SERVICES Gasglow 4 Gasglow 4 MDM Joinery 12 SOLUTION TO AUG / SEP Paragon Bathroom CROSSWORD CAR SERVICING, MOT & Solutions 2 REPAIR The Kitchen & Bedroom D & G Autocare 4 Studio Scotland 24 CARPET & UPHOLSTERY JOINERY CLEANING MDM Joinery 12 Aquatec 11 MARKETING/LEAFLETING CLEANING: HOUSE/OFFICE Mr Leaflets 4 Time for You Falkirk 11 PET SITTING/BOARDING CURTAINS & BLINDS PetStay 11 ID Blinds 5 PLUMBING & HEATING GARAGE DOORS SERVICES Garolla 14 Dewar Plumbing 11 GARDEN DESIGN/ Gasglow 4 ACROSS: 1. Crop, 3. Opponent, 9. Mistake, MAINTENANCE Just Plumb 5 10. Chess, 11. Enthusiastic, 13. Casual, GJS Landscapes 6 ROOFING 15. Morsel, 17. Dictionaries, 20. Lunar, GARDEN FURNITURE AND G Hughes Roofing 21. Silence, 22. Speeding, 23. Orbs.

DOWN: 1. Commerce, 2. Onset, 4. Poetic, BUILDINGS Services 8 5. Occasionally, 6. Eyelids, 7. Toss, Taylor Roofs 14 8. Manufactured, 12. Clusters, 14. Science, Champfleurie Estate 23 16. Loosen, 18. Inner, 19. Plus.

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