Community Backgreens
Our work in Leith dates back 2004-8 when Edinburgh Community Backgreens Association (ECBA) worked with tenement dwellers to set up, three ‘community backgreens’, Strawberry Field, Sunshine on Leith Gardens (SOL) and Foxfield (more info on these projects below). Unfortunately, ECBA had to be wound down in 2012 due to lack of funding. Edible Estates grew out of ECBA, and we are keen to restart ECBA’s work in Leith and elsewhere.
Home Grown
We returned to work in Leith in April 2020 during the Covid lockdown with our ‘Leith & Lochend Home Grown’ project that saw us delivering and providing more then 200 starter packs and distributing more then 300 seed packs to families and individuals who wanted to begin growing food.
With support from Out Of the Blue, Leith Walk Police Box, Foundation Scotland, The Soil Association and Port of Leith Housing Association we have developed into a group of growers and gardeners sharing resources and advice about growing in our community. As the summer progressed we developed the Leith Walk Police Box garden into a productive (if quite wee!) food growing spot.
Leith Community Growing Association
We are re-launching Leith Community Growing Association to further develop growing opportunities in Leith and Lochend. We are developing a Manifesto for the association and would love new members to help us shape ideas and projects and will be hosting community meetings (online at the moment) to get organised.
Lets Grow A Garden Here
We’ve put together the “Lets Grow A Garden Here” campaign to help promote the Leith Community Growing Project. If you would like to get involved in bringing the Leith Community Growing project forward please get in touch:-
Patrick Dunne, patrick@edibleestates.co.uk
Projects in this neighbourhood
Strawberryfield Community Backgreen
Project type: Community BackgreensStatus: Completed
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