The Greenhouses

GROWING FOOD
GROWING PEOPLE
GROWING A REFILL REVOLUTION.

The Greenhouses projects is a social enterprise which sits under our sister organisation Socially Growing but is still very much part of Thurso Community Development Trust projects.

TCDT have been growing food and growing people since 2018. Due to the success of this we were offered former Highland Council Greenhouses in the centre of Thurso which we were delighted to take on as a community greenspace and project. Run down and unloved, since early 2022 we have been refurbishing them to create a thriving growing space.

Launched in 2023 our Greenhouses offer locally grown food to our customers and the sale of plug plants and houseplants.

Our Greenhouses are not only about growing food, one of our core objectives is about growing people. Not literally! We offer through our Greenhouses and shop in Rotterdam Street opportunities for people to grow. We have worked with Community Payback accepting community justice placements for payback hours, and have also worked with Social Care, local schools and the University Highlands and Islands (North West Highland). We are also currently developing training and employability placements and would love to hear from any local organizations that might be interested in partnership working.