people for nature

On March 24th 2026, Town Gardeners Maria and Katrina were delighted to welcome people on a walk around Huntly, rediscovering elements of the Edible Trail which was planted as part of a project called a Bite on the Side (by artist Norma Hunter). A HOP ON & HOP OFF system allowed people to join parts of the journey that started at the lovely Brander Garden at the back of the Huntly Square behind the Library. ..

Something new is growing at Greener Huntly — and it lives online. We're launching a series of topic-based groups you can join directly from our website. These are spaces where local people connect with one another and with our network of experts, organised around specific areas of interest: growing food, caring for wildlife, managing greenspace, and more. The idea is simple. Not everyone can make it to an event or a session, but that shouldn't mean missing out on knowledge o

The evidence on volunteering and mental health is consistent and, by now, substantial. Across multiple studies, people who volunteer score higher on measures of self-assessed wellbeing, self-esteem, happiness, and life satisfaction than those who don't, and volunteering is associated with lower symptoms of depression and anxiety.

local ecological landscaping business is growing, offering mums an opportunity to get back into work alongside child care.

Greener Huntly is looking for growers to help them stock a community nursery.