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Lets Grow A Garden Here

Lets Grow A Garden Here is a campaign of projects and events organised by Leith Community Growers in partnership with Edible Estates. These projects follow on from the Leith & Lochend Home Grown project which supported folk to grow at home during the Covid Lockdown in Spring/Summer 2020.

Over winter 2020 we have formed Leith Community Growers Association and  are working with volunteers, organisations and other community growing groups to develop new green space and growing projects in the Leith area.

You can join our Facebook Group here 

Leith Community Growers Manifesto

Mission Statement

We believe everybody should have access to the resources needed to grow their own food for their families and community if they choose to and we aim to support and enable community-based projects to make locally grown produce available to all.

We aim to create a food growing community in Leith which is inclusive of all sections of the community regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability or any other identifying factors, and in particular those who may feel under-represented in such community groups, such as people of Black and ethnic minority backgrounds and those for whom English is an additional language.

We seek to remove the barriers to participation by providing free access to materials where possible and encouraging mutual support such as seed swapping and resource sharing.  

Here are some of the projects we are already working on, and ideas for the future: 

Home Growing – Support local residents to build and fill planters and window boxes for food and herbs.

Lets Grow a Garden Here – From unused and underused public spaces, plots and corners in residential streets we want to create edible infrastructure and public planting for residents and the local community. 

Community Backgreens – Support tenement communities to renovate back greens for recreation and growing.

Community Orchard & Adopt A Tree – Support the planting of a community orchard in the public realm and protecting our local trees.

Local Food Themed Workshops and Community Meals – From seed sowing to bread making and community meals with locally grown produce.

Volunteer Blitz Team – Provide volunteer teams to support local initiatives to plant, tidy and develop local green space.

In addition to the above aims we aspire to support initiatives in Leith that work towards:

Community Market Gardens – Turning over small and large areas of green spaces on the corners of streets and elsewhere to community growing, producing food for local people.

Community Smallholding – A community growing space outside of city with overnight accommodation in a WOOFer model.

Library of local things, Community Shop and Cafe Selling Local Produce – Supporting local producers, makers and growers in our community.

 

We would also like to hear from you about the green spaces and growing opportunities you would like to see in Leith, and across Edinburgh. So get in touch!

You can contact Leith Community Growers here growingleith@gmail.com

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To find out more contact our community gardener for Leith, Patrick Dunne, patrick@edibleestates.co.uk

Project type:
Community Grower
Neighbourhood:
Leith
Area: Edinburgh

What is a 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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To get involved in community growing in your area please fill in the form below, and/or contact us directly. If you are more interested in volunteering with us please visit our 'Volunteer' page to learn more and apply there.
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Edible Estates CIC
info@edibleestates.co.uk
0781 729 2464
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Officers Club, The Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG

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

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