What is Edinburgh Growing Together?
Edinburgh Growing Together is a project to support community gardening in Edinburgh’s council estates. It is funded by City of Edinburgh Council and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. It is delivered by Edible Estates in partnership with organisations across the city.
On this website you can find out about all the different types of projects and organisations across the city, and how to get involved. If you want to join a garden, or set up a new one please get in touch.
Project map
Explore the community growing projects that are in your area.
Click on the icons to find more information about the projects and how to get involved.
Featured Projects
Take a look at the wide variety of community growing happening across the city.
FEATURED PROJECT
Hutchison Neighbourhood Garden
Folk in Hutchison an estate in the south west of the city are working together to build a neighbourhood garden for their community. It will be a place to grow fruit and vegetables and hold community activities. Take a look at their progress.
Dumbiedykes Greenspace
Residents of Dumbiedykes are thinking about their greenspace and how it can be best used for community growing.
Mount Lodge Place
A once locked greenspace is now an area for wildlife and community thanks to the residents who live around it.
Greendykes Community Garden
A garden built by housing developers and transformed by the surrounding residents.
Lochend Secret Garden
Growing spaces for 50 local residents equipped with tool shed, poly tunnel and hand-built pizza oven!
Broomhouse Growers
A group of Broomhouse residents run a market garden by and for people of Broomhouse.
Craigentinny Community Garden
A community space to meet new people, learn about food growing and access free nutritious food!
Canal View School Farm
The School Farm initiative provides a great experience for the teachers and pupils, getting them outdoors into the school grounds to grow food, build things, work together and learn.
Hawkhill & Nisbet Court
A micro-allotment site shared by the residents of Hawkhill Court and Nisbet Court in Restalrig, North East Edinburgh.
Partners
