Edinburgh Agroecology Coop

12/08/2026

Would you like to learn to grow your own food? It’s never too late to start!

This August, we are running a two-day version of the Introduction to Growing Your Own Food course. In the weekend course, you will learn the basics of propagation from seed, be introduced to the growing calendar, get some seeds started on their growing journey, and learn about the wonders of soil, compost and seed.

It's a fun and practical course, and you’ll come away knowing how to grow amazing fresh food with no pesticides. All while being out in the fresh air surrounded by healthy plants, friendly folk, and beautiful views.

Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 August
Tickets: £80 with solidarity options of £120 or £40

All details and bookings at:
https://buytickets.at/edinburghagroecologycoop/2325083

12/08/2026

Would you like to learn to grow your own food? It’s never too late to start!

This August, we are running a two-day version of the Introduction to Growing Your Own Food course. In the weekend course, you will learn the basics of propagation from seed, be introduced to the growing calendar, get some seeds started on their growing journey, and learn about the wonders of soil, compost and seed.

It's a fun and practical course, and you’ll come away knowing how to grow amazing fresh food with no pesticides. All while being out in the fresh air surrounded by healthy plants, friendly folk, and beautiful views.

Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 August
Tickets: £80 with solidarity options of £120 or £40

All details and bookings at:
https://buytickets.at/edinburghagroecologycoop/2325083

Introduction to Growing Your Own Food - Weekend Course – Lauriston Agroecology Farm, Sat 29 Aug 2026 - Sun 30 Aug 2026 - Would you like to learn to grow your own food? It’s never too late to start! In this weekend course, you will learn the basics of propagation from seed, be introduced to the g...

03/08/2026

Would you like to join us for a fun and interesting harvest this week? We're planning to bring in the Hebridean Rye on Friday and Saturday, and as we have a small (and a wee bitty messy) plot, we've got a mix of methods lined up. We are hoping to try out our new two-wheel tractor scythe attachment, and have volunteers help to bundle the grains and stook them in the field to dry. There may also be some hand-harvesting with scissors, and we are very excited that some of our thatching friends are going to bring along traditional tools to scythe the Rye and suss out its use for roof thatch.

Hebridean Rye has a long history with crofters on the Uists, and an important future - with its high nutrition value and delicious taste. If you'd like to play a role in conserving this ancient variety by joining this year's harvest, please sign up here:
https://volunteersignup.org/QK3H7

01/07/2026

⏳Voting closes next Friday (10 July). You can join the Edinburgh Communities Climate Action Network membership (free) to have your say on which projects you would like to see receive this year's Greenlight funding...

We have a proposal together with farm land partners for Seasonal Agroecology Tours, to bring more people to the farm to learn how food and agriculture can address the climate and ecological crises.

You can vote for this, and also for Rhyze Mushrooms to support Gorgie Community Farm, Leith Community Growers, and Lochend Secret Garden to set up their own vermicomposting operations, and for our regular seed & grain partners along the shore Granton Community Gardeners to continue their community meals and fruit growing.

There are proposals from amazing projects across the city that all deserve support. Please give them a read through and pick your top five. All details here:
https://www.eccan.scot/greenlightvoting-2026

Rhyze Mushrooms Grass Roots Remedies Co-op

26/06/2026

Sharing for our land partners Rhyze Mushrooms - is mushroom farmer your new job...?

(Closing date for applications Monday 13 July)

Rhyze is a community mushroom (and worm) farm and education project with a largely q***r and neurodivergent staff team and community base.

We are hiring 2 Community Mushroom Farmers to join our mushroom cultivation team!

Location: Lauriston Farm in North West Edinburgh.

Salary: £27,975 per annum, pro rata (Actual salary: £22,380 for 4 days per week) each to start, with the potential to increase. All members of staff are paid the same hourly rate, and the minimum hourly rate will increase in line with the Real Living Wage.

Hours and work pattern: 32 hours a week for each farmer. Very occasional evening/weekend work, that can be offset by TOIL.

Contract length: Permanent positions, with 6 months probation.

Closing date for applications: 11:59pm Monday, July 13th.

Valid driving licence and indefinite right to work in the UK is essential. Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor worker visas.

Find the full role description and instructions for how to apply here👇
https://rhyzemushrooms.org/jobs

05/05/2026

Would you like to volunteer in our seed patches?

The farm produces a lot of its own seed because we know that if we produce our seed well, it makes for way healthier plants than anything we buy. Seed learns to adapt to our soil and climate. Year-on-year we produce more seed, and hopefully get better at it!

We could do with some extra hands with this year's seed crops to give them the best chance of success. If you're interested in helping out and learning more about seed production...

Upcoming volunteering sessions are Friday 15, 22 and 29 May 9:30am (finishes 11:30am).

Sign up here to join us: https://volunteersignup.org/L73WY

04/05/2026

There are a few spaces left on the morning course this year. If you would like to learn how to grow your own food and can join us Mondays 10am-12 (from 11 May to 15 June) we can teach you all you need to know to get started...

This is a fun and practical course in our community garden plot. No reading or written work needed. By the end of the six weeks, you’ll come away knowing how to grow amazing fresh food with no pesticides. All while being out in the fresh air surrounded by healthy plants, friendly folk, and beautiful views.

Who is This For?
This course is for anyone who wants to learn how to grow vegetables using wildlife-friendly methods (no pesticides). You don’t need to have your own garden – you can use these skills in any community growing space. The teaching is aimed at adults but you’re welcome to attend with a baby or young child.

Book your space here: https://buytickets.at/edinburghagroecologycoop

Hope to see you on Monday

04/05/2026

If you're in Granton and have any space to grow food or flowers, pop along to the library for your free seeds ⬇️. You could join the library's Great Granton Gourdathon, and try growing your own beautiful local variety of gourd.

This is a new seed library for the community... We've put a variety of seeds from the farm into the library, and you can also donate any spares if you have them, so we build a community-owned stash of seeds for all.

(And if you don't have space of your own to plant seeds, try joining in with Granton Community Gardeners)

We were so excited by seeing the amazing Granton Gourd that Lisa brought in last week. Now we're going to see what we can grow ourselves in Granton and we invite you to join us! Just ask at the desk if you would like a seed from the seed library to try out for yourself. We'll show off our gourds in September at a library village show!
Granton Community Gardeners Edinburgh Agroecology Coop

READY.... STEADY... GOURD!

01/05/2026

If you're in Derby anytime between May and October, here's another chance to see - the beautiful multi-media exhibition that tells the stories of agroecological food projects happening right now across the UK, brought together by The Gaia Foundation

Including a photo story of the farm by Sophie Gerrard, and Iona Lee's (of Hot Poets) poem inspired by the Seed Kist, along with stories from all the other food producer stories we're proud to be alongside

29/04/2026

Progress underway in the new Flourish Garden! And if this looks like fun to you, you can get involved in helping bring the garden to life...

We are making a new therapeutic garden, within the Community Allotments & Garden. It will be based around a pond which was dug out last year, but is yet to be filled or planted. The space will also include seating, raised beds, medicinal herbs, arts and crafts plants, and sensory planting. You can get involved with pond development, planting and propagating, path building, willow weaving, dead hedging, and raised bed building.

Open volunteering sessions on Wednesdays in May (1pm start). You don't need previous experience to join in. We’ve got outdoor work kit you can borrow, plus gloves, and we supply all the tools.

Sign up here to join us: https://volunteersignup.org/PRLYJ

A big thanks to the group from The Welcoming Edinburgh for the great session in these photos.