Growing Together

01/10/2025

Happy October 🍁!

The University of Edinburgh Community Grant Scheme Autumn Round is open for applications until the 31st of October.

Community groups in Edinburgh, Fife, the Lothians, or the Borders can apply for grants up to £5000 for projects that have a positive social impact for people living in the area.

Great opportunity for community growing groups ✨️!

For more info and to apply ⬇️

The Community Grant Scheme Autumn Round is open for applications until the 31st of October.

26/09/2025

This Saturday!
Come join us!

Still time if you'd like to sign up to perform. And see previous post if you'd like to enter our apple bake-off challenge!

11/09/2025

Sunshine on Leith Community Garden had a hugely successful Harvest Celebration on Sunday 🌼💫!

The group made a big effort to make the day a success, bringing together participants' talents in baking, music, cooking, and decorating. The end result? A fun-filled afternoon with great folk enjoying each other's company and good chat - and the pizza oven of course 🍕.

What a lovely, bright celebration of a fantastic community and all they've achieved in their garden- here's to many more harvests!

04/09/2025

Look at all those apples just waiting to be baked into pies and crumbles 🍎!!

We have been very lucky again with another bountiful harvest🍏🍅 Please come help yourself over the next few days during our opening hours.

03/09/2025

Funding opportunity ⬇️⬇️⬇️

📣 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Grants of £3-5,000 available for UK schools, PTAs and not-for-profit organisations, for projects that promote a better understanding of the environment.

Eligible projects include:
- environmental education schemes such as forest schools, farm visits, and nature trails;
- conservation and biodiversity initiatives;
- school farms and tree planting programmes;
- and activities that improve access to the countryside for young people and disadvantaged groups.
Community-led projects, including sensory gardens, eco-classrooms, and heritage-focused schemes, are also considered.

Applications can be submitted at any time and are reviewed quarterly by the Trustees.

Find out more and apply: https://ninevehtrust.org.uk/

03/09/2025

A HUGE thank you to everyone who voted for Oxgangs Community Gardeners - who are now officially ECCAN Greenlight Funding awardees ✨️🎉! We cannot wait to see the funds go to amazing use and benefit the community through their new garden😁

We are excited to share that...our Greenlight Seedgrant Funding Awardees for 2025-26 have been announced! 75% of the projects considered have been funded!

A huge thank you to over 500 ECCAN members who cast their votes and helped bring these projects to life. Your participation made this possible!

For the full list of awardees visit our website: https://www.eccan.scot/news/greenlight-winners-2025-26

27/08/2025

Nice way to spend this afternoon, pop down 🌱✨️!

This Wednesday (27th Aug):
Free Community Meal with the Scran Van 5-6pm. All welcome, come join us! With Scran Academy

Dr Bike in the garden 2-4pm. Bring your bike for a free safety check from a mechanic, with repairs where possible. (Thanks to R2 and coordination from North Edinburgh Arts !)

Wednesday Gardening Club is on as usual 1-4pm. Open drop in session.

Free Community Lunch at 1.30pm, all welcome.

Women's Outdoor Cooking Club 11.30-1.30. With Pilton Community Health Project

All happening at the Community Garden at 10 Wardieburn Road..

26/08/2025

PSA for community growing groups 🌱!

The City of Edinburgh Council have opened up another round of Community Grants Fund applications - constituted local voluntary groups looking to benefit their community through small-scale activities can be awarded up to £5000.

Apply by the 30th of September.

More info ⬇️

https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/community-planning/community-grants-fund?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAad69TwUP-XoGChuvmncJUB8_ciYlywnP7Fo1TI315-Z4hmNCDZkD-DDbuEhKQ_aem_t6Irm4PNYf6fTuExd6561Q

How to apply for community grant funds

25/08/2025

✨️ 5 DAYS LEFT TO VOTE ✨️

Oxgangs Community Gardeners would appreciate your votes in Edinburgh Communities Climate Action Network's Greenlight Funding 2025-6 to secure funding for their long-term community garden project at the Bowling Green on Colinton Mains Park.

The group are already doing fantastic work in their area - read about in our new blog post 🌱:

https://www.growingtogether.scot/updates/community-growing-spotlight-oxgangs-community-gardeners

Voting closes at 5pm on the 29th of August.

You'll find them in Category B (B6), alongside our friends at Calders Green Shoots Community Garden.

🌱 VOTE HERE or scan the QR code below:

https://www.eccan.scot/greenlight-funding

23/08/2025

Happy Saturday 😊✨️. Are you looking for something positive and inspiring to read with a cuppa this weekend? Look no further than our new blog post spotlighting the fantastic work of Oxgangs Community Gardeners ☕️🌿!

🌱 Read it here:
https://www.growingtogether.scot/updates/community-growing-spotlight-oxgangs-community-gardeners

Amazed with their work and looking to support the group? Oxgangs Community Gardeners would welcome your votes in ECCAN'S Greenlight Funding 2025-6. You can find them in Category B (B6), alongside our friends over at Calders Green Shoots Community Garden. You need to be an ECCAN member to vote, which is free to do. It’s very inspiring to read all of the proposed projects, and you may even find a new group or project you’d like to get involved with. Voting is open until the 29th of August at 5pm – so you have just under a week to get your votes in!

🌱 VOTE HERE:
https://www.eccan.scot/greenlight-funding

Oxgangs Community Gardeners, a group of dedicated, green-fingered residents who are working to transform their area one greenspace at a time for the benefit of the entire community. They have community-spirit in spades – literally! Read on to learn more about the work they’ve been doing over the...

13/08/2025

Plum jam sounds especially fantastic!