The Power of Food Festival

22/09/2026

Straight from the garden into the pot: the delights of community food growing. Well done Empty Kitchens Full Hearts SCIO gardeners!

17/08/2026

Fostering a local food system that nourishes all. Fabulous. As a city, the more of this kind of work we develop, the wealthier, happier, healthier we'll be!

27/07/2026

See you there?

THIS WEDNESDAY (29th) AT THE COMMUNITY GARDEN. OUR SUMMER BBQ, FREE EVENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Scran Academy and Granton Garden Bakery

04/07/2026

It's that time of year to celebrate community growing!

2026 marks15 years since Lochend Secret Garden opened and we're celebrating with a garden party.

Join us on Saturday 11th July between 11am and 3pm for free food and drink (birthday cake of course and cocktails and mocktails).

Open to members and non-members. Party clothes encouraged!

See the event for more info.

04/07/2026

Lots of opportunities to get involved with the revamped Gorgie Community Farm.

Hi hi July, lots to do as ever in our open sessions so come on in for more summer garden action🌻☀️

04/07/2026

A lovely way to keep the kids entertained. :)

🌿 Drylaw Good Apples - Orchard Holiday Club 🌿

Come along for a fun afternoon of outdoor activities, crafts, and nature-based play in the East Orchard!

📅 Wednesdays: 15th, 22nd & 29th July, and 5th August
🕑 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Each week we'll have a different activity to enjoy:
🌱 Miniature Gardens to take away
✨ Dream Catchers
🐞 Bug Hunting and Nature Art
🌞 Bubble Making and Hammocks

🎉 Free to attend – no booking required!

All children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

20/05/2026

There's still time to get involved with seeds at Edinburgh Agroecology Coop's Lauriston Farm. Check this out.

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

03/05/2026

Absolutely! And true in Edinburgh as well as in Galloway.

Thanks Galloway Food Hub for spelling it out.

⛓️‍💥 The ‘Broken Food System’ is often mentioned…. BUT buying and supporting local produce can help fix that!

🙌 There are lots of benefits to buying local food:

💚 It supports small local producers
💚 Creates less waste
💚 It's picked to order so it's fresh and nutritious
💚 Encourages you to eat seasonally
💚 You know where your food comes from
💚 Less packaging
💚 Invests in the local community
💚 Food travels fewer miles

When you choose to shop local this way you support food diversity and resilience because you’re investing in better methods. Our producers must meet certain guidelines to ensure what we are putting out there is healthy for humans, nature and the planet.

03/05/2026

A great opportunity to stock up, support a great charity, and visit the beautiful Redhall Walled Garden.

4 weeks today! Get our first plant sale of the year in your calendar, not to be missed!

03/05/2026

Woohoo, so good to see growing getting well underway again at Gorgie Community Farm. Lots of opportunities to get involved. Check it out. 👇👇

Happy May☀️

On the back of a lovely ribbon-filled celebration with our volunteers, we’re ready for another colourful month in the gardens - come and join (and please remember sun protection!!)👒🌼😎