Edinburgh’s work to develop as a Sustainable Food City is being celebrated on a world stage this week. Edible Edinburgh has been invited to give a presentation on its work at the World Expo in Milan which this year is on the theme of ‘Feeding the Planet Energy for Life’. Sponsored by the Feltrinelli Foundation, the […]
Archives for September 2015
Edinburgh to support Challenge Poverty Week
Earlier this month City of Edinburgh Council welcomed the coming Challenge Poverty Week (17 – 23 October), and agreed to explore ways to mark it across Edinburgh. Cllr Lesley Hinds, Chair of Edible Edinburgh, put a motion to the council on the 17 September, which was discussed and agreed: “Motion 9.1: By Councillor Hinds – Challenging […]
Doors open on Edible Edinburgh…
On Monday the Edible Edinburgh team opened the doors on the Capital’s commitment to good, sustainable food for all. Councillor Lesley Hinds and Development Officer Emma Witney gave a talk about Edible Edinburgh as part of the Cockburn Association’s Doors Open Day 2015 celebrations, which are based on a theme of ‘Food and Drink’ this […]
£500 grants available to Edinburgh community gardening groups
Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust is re-opening the “Growing Communities for Health” Small Grants Scheme for 2015/16. If your community garden project is seeking funding for next year, there are grants of up to £500 available. The grant scheme, supported by City of Edinburgh Council and NHS Lothian, is now in its fourth year and […]
New funding programme for community food projects
Funding Enlightened Agriculture, in partnership with Community and Co-operative Finance (CCF) and the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, have launched the ‘Just Growth’ programme to support up to 14 social enterprises across the UK that are producing food in an environmentally and socially just way. Application deadline: 30th September. For more information visit: http://www.feanetwork.org/our-projects/just-growth
