Edible Edinburgh
Our Food Our City
Our city hosts a fantastic range of food events, from community gardening days to food festivals, cookery demo days, permaculture training, farmers' markets and food waste pop-up restaurants to mention just a few!
Keep an eye on this page to see what's on near you.
Come and learn about the journey of the Great Granton Gourd (aka Fig Leaf Gourd) from Latin America to the rest of the world and to North Edinburgh. Hear what it means to different cultures and taste dishes made from this spectacular cultivar. Learn some of its many names in different languages and how it …
Come and plant up a big plot of Granton Wheat at Lauriston Farm! You can learn about the Granton Wheat, and how it has been growing on street corners in Granton. And then help us plant some more - we will broadcast and trample-in a big plot of wheat at Lauriston Farm. Children under 14 …
A fantastic community collaboration between Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC), Communities' Reduce Reuse & Recycle Project, Volunteering Matters Action Earth, and Lauriston Farm. Join us to take action for wildflower meadows in Edinburgh! We will be sowing wildflowers on the farm to help restore biodiversity, attract pollinators and support grassland soil health. ALL …
Come along to the first seed sharing event at Lauriston Farm. Saturday 18th February 10am-12noon Bring spare seeds ~ get some spare seeds! Lauriston Farm is hosting a community seed sharing event on February 18th. You are invited to bring any surplus seeds you have, whether half-used packets or seed you have saved yourself. You …
Drop in this Saturday to swap seeds with others and kick off the growing season. All welcome!