We’re looking for a friendly, organised person to work alongside existing and support the development of new community garden projects across Edinburgh. Is this you or someone you know? Download the full job description below to find out more. Community Garden Development Officer Edible Estates are recruiting a Community Garden development officer for the Growing Together Project. https://www.growingtogether.scot/  The purpose …

In the latter half of the year, we were approached by some Pilton residents who were interested in making use of an unloved grassy area on Crewe Road and set about carrying out a consultation and drawing up plans on how best to support their aims. Since then, Community Gardener Sylva has been working with four residents to transform some …

Members of the Greendykes community were keen to do some allotment clean-up days this year, and come rain or shine, worked hard over several weeks to make several spaces look so much tidier with support from Community Grower Jen. The time spent working together to do something positive in the community sparked interesting conversations about the challenges they face in communicating …

Dumbiedykes Growers, like Oxgangs Growers, community grow across various different sites in their area, brightening up spaces for all residents! This year they undertook a wildflower project and set about planting up the grassy area by their fruit trees on Viewcraig Street.   The flowers came into abundant, beautiful bloom in the summer months, tended all the while by the …

Oxgangs Growers are a fantastic group of community-minded folk who have made it their mission to restore a sense of pride in their local area by making communal greenspace areas more welcoming for residents – and this year they did just that with some inspiring work! With support from Community Gardener Stuart, they set about clearing an unloved, overgrown plot …

On Saturday 3rd August, the sun shone for Hutchison’s first annual summer fete, a joyful afternoon celebrating one year of growing at the Neighbourhood Garden (July 2023.) Preparations began after the usual weekly Saturday work session (9:30am – 12:30pm,) with everyone mucking in to hang bunting, assemble the gazebo, and get the BBQ fired up for what was a great …

Photography by Colin Hattersley Growing Together – it’s in the name! While we support council estate residents to start community growing projects with their neighbours or get involved in those that already exist in their local community, each individual growing project is also part of something bigger. They make up a web of gardens across Edinburgh, connected by shared goals …

(All credit and a huge thank you to Julie Howden for the fantastic photos. Images courtesy of the National Galleries of Scotland.) It’s been an exciting year in Muirhouse, with the building and opening of its very own Neighbourhood Garden. We’ve been delivering growing workshops to the community since September 2023, which included building growing beds for local people to …

The community gardens we build and support are of course a shared space to grow and enjoy food, but it’s not all about green thumbs! They’re also intended to be something bigger – safe, natural spaces where any and every local person can come to relax, enjoy some company, or spend time doing a hobby – whether that’s for five minutes or an hour!

We’re introducing one of our Community Gardeners each week on the run up to spring – after all, it always helps to know a friendly face! This week Stuart of Oxgangs Growers tells us a little about himself and how gardening has shaped his life! Let’s hear a little about you! Where are you from, and what brought you to …

We’re introducing one of our Community Gardeners each week on the run up to spring – after all, it always helps to know a friendly face! This week Johanna talks about a memorable garden she worked in as well as the wonderful work Dumbiedykes Growers are doing in their area, and shares her love of mushrooms!  Let’s hear a little …

We’re introducing one of our Community Gardeners each week on the run up to spring, after all, it always helps to know a friendly face! This week Sylva shares a little about herself, how she got into gardening, and what she loves to grow.  Let’s hear a little about you! Where are you from, and what brought you to Edinburgh? …

Spring is thankfully not too far away, and with that you may be looking to get involved in your local community garden to spend time outdoors, grow some delicious fruit and veg, and meet new people – but we know starting something new can be daunting. We’re introducing one of our Community Gardeners each week on the run up to …

Spring is thankfully not too far away, and with that you may be looking to get involved in your local community garden to spend time outdoors, grow some delicious fruit and veg, and meet new people – but we know starting something new can be daunting. We’ll be introducing one of our Community Gardeners each week on the run up …

As 2023 draws to a close, we are looking back on what we achieved this year in collaboration with our partners, volunteers, and the local people who participate in growing projects across Edinburgh. Here is a look at some of the highlights! 2023 was marked by the Edinburgh Growing Together project, which is delivered by Edible Estates, funded by City …

The Citadel Gardeners in Leith are a group supported by Bethany Christian Trust, and have been gardening together since 2020, when they restored a neglected site which was being used as a dumping ground. Edinburgh Growing Together is supporting the group by providing a Community Gardener to lead workshops, as well as materials to build growing beds. Over the last …

In 2021, Edible Estates was asked by Community Renewal, an organisation supporting community development in Muirhouse, to identify how community greenspace projects could be developed in the area after a group of local people expressed interest in becoming involved in a greenspace project. Surveys and design workshops revealed local people would like a neighbourhood garden space in their area.  After …

Our Garden Development Officer Pippa recently sat down to have a chat with grower Rab about his garden, what he has been growing this season, and what he enjoys about community gardening. During the interview, a fellow gardener popped in to say that Rab is always lending a hand with her plot, and that she benefits from his growing as …

Edible Estates were asked by Edinburgh Council to work with the residents of Hutchison (an estate in the SW of Edinburgh,) to identify ways in which greenspaces in the neighbourhood could be improved with the support of the community and Council. In 2019, we ran a series of community consultations, during which the establishment of a neighbourhood garden in local …

In 2023, Broomhouse Growers acquired a new site in Broomhouse, with the intention of creating a community orchard and nature space, transforming the previously abandoned and unloved bit of land. The project was borne from a desire to expand upon the Broomhouse Community Garden, which is a small and highly developed site. The two sites will work to compliment one …

We recently worked with growers at Craigentinny Community Gardening Project to design a rainwater collection roof for their shipping container, which was then implemented by our Growing Youth Team. The gardeners are enjoying their new space, alongside a mural they added – it makes for a cheery community space in which to gather, store tools, and collect rainwater! You may …

Edible Estates have partnered with The City of Edinburgh Council’s Inch Plant Nursery to provide the 35 gardens receiving support via our Edinburgh Growing Together Project with a variety of vegetable, herb, and fruit plug plants, grown by Janice and the team. The offer saw vast uptake, with a total of 5500 plants ordered. We are delighted that the offer was particularly popular …

Residents of Mount Lodge in Portobello recently approached the City of Edinburgh Council and Edible Estates with ideas to develop a disused green space on their street, which had been locked for as long as anyone could remember. Aside from four mature cherry trees placed in each corner, Mount Lodge Green is an otherwise empty area of mowed grass. Following …

On the 4th of March, alongside our partners Community Renewal, we held a Meet and Greet Fete to discuss plans for the Muirhouse Neighbourhood Garden with local residents. This generated lots of great ideas, and was made all the better with some hot soup made by the fantastic Fidra Kitchen team. We are looking forward to more community events in the lead-up to the garden’s construction in the summer …

Below you will find a regularly updated list of community garden workshops across Edinburgh, opportunities to get involved in your local community growing project, and relevant contact information. Broomhouse Growers Sessions take place on: Wednesdays: 9:30am – Midday Saturdays: 9:30am – 12:30pm You can find the garden down the alley behind the bakers and the One Stop Shop on Broomhouse …

Following the completion of our Community Garden Survey (CGS), Edible Estates has launched its Community Garden Work Programme 2022-23. The programme will be delivered by us on behalf of Edinburgh Council and be comprised of both passive and active support packages. The two types of support will ensure that each of the 46 gardens reviewed in the CGS can benefit …

At the end of 2021, Edible Estates CIC won the tender to provide community gardening services across Edinburgh’s council estates on behalf of Edinburgh Council’s housing department. Throughout 2022, we have been carrying out a Community Garden Survey to investigate the condition of all community gardening and community growing projects on Council housing land. We have identified forty six growing …