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About Us

Edible Estates is a partnership of organisations which work together to promote community greenspace projects.  We work across a variety of communities, but our approach is particularly well suited to social housing estates. We use food growing as a tool for urban regeneration, promoting individual health and well-being, and community cohesion.

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Murrayburn & Hailesland Neighbourhood Garden

The Neighbourhood Garden is a place for folk to come together to grow food, build a sense of community, and improve their health and well-being.  The project is led by Murrayburn & Hailesland Community Park Association, supported by Wester Hailes G …

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Project models

In working with communities over the years, we have developed several project templates which communities can implement in their neighbourhood, or use as a starting point to develop their own project.

Neighbourhood Gardens

We establish community gardens in Council estates which provide a place and activity for people to come together, providing a springboard for other projects in the neighbourhood.

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Community Park

We are supporting communities to design and build their own parks, making the most of best practice in Natural Play design.

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Community Grower

Community Growers is a community growing model developed to grow fruit and vegetables across multiple small sites. The food is shared at community meals and/or channeled community benefit such as local food banks.

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School Farm

The School Farm initiative provide a great experience for the teachers and pupils, getting them outdoors into the school grounds to grow food, build things, work together and learn.

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Our projects

#100Planters
Bingham Neighbourhood Garden
Broomhouse Community Growing Study
Broomhouse Growers
Broomhouse Home Grown
Calders Green Shoots
Caleys Community Backgreen
Canal View School Farm
Cherrytree Community Backgreen
Clovenstone Neighbourhood Garden
Craigmillar Community Food Hub
Craigmillar Growers
Foxfield Community Backgreen
Giles Street
Growing Youth
Hutchison Circle Garden
Hutchison Community Greenspace Study
Hutchison Neighbourhood Garden
Leith Walk Police Box Garden
Leith Wheat
Let’s Grow a Garment Here
Lets Grow A Garden Here
Lochend Secret Garden
Magdalene Neighbourhood Garden
Montgomery Street Park
Muirhouse Community Greenspace Study
Murieston Community Backgreen
Murrayburn & Hailesland Community Park
Murrayburn & Hailesland Neighbourhood Garden
Orwell Community Backgreen
Sighthill School Farm
Strawberryfield Community Backgreen
Sunshine On Leith Garden
The Orchard, Leith Links
Wardieburn Road Community Backgreen
Wester Hailes Community Food Hubs
Wester Hailes Growers
Wester Hailes Natural Play
Wheatfield Community Backgreen
Wheatfield Terrace Community Backgreen

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Edible Estates CIC
info@edibleestates.co.uk
0781 729 2464
@HelloEdibleEstates
Officers Club, The Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG

Wester Hailes Growing Communities SCIO
hello@westerhailesgrowing.org
0799 973 4776
@WesterHailesGrowing
Healthy Living Centre, 30 Harvesters Way, EH14 3JF

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