Tag: community growing

Tomorrow: Wildflower seeding in Drylaw

DRYLAW GOOD APPLES PROJECT

🦋🐞🦋🐞Wildflower seeding on Saturday 12th April 2 – 4pm at the East Orchard with Drylaw Good Apples.

We will be planting Scottish nectar rich wildflowers and Yellow Rattle, a special flower which deters the growth of thick grass, and opens up the space for other flowers to take root.

Come along to create habitats and food sources for butterflies, bees, ladybirds, and all other insects. 🦋🐞🦋🐞🦋

Children especially welcome as Alia will be putting up the hammocks and whittling sticks as a children’s activity. Adults can help with the wildflower preparations.

Hot drinks provided. Free!

📅 Sat 12th April

🕙 Time 2-4pm

📌Location: Easter Drylaw Avenue, down the wee lane between nos 6 and 8

👍 Activity: wildflower seeding

Grow your own!

Communities urged to take advantage of new legislation

Community groups in Scotland’s towns and cities are being encouraged to take advantage of powers allowing them to create new places for growing fruit and vegetables. Allotments provided by local authorities are in high demand and the Cabinet Secretary for Land Reform, Roseanna Cunningham, says land reform powers could help reduce waiting lists by providing more land to grow food. Continue reading Grow your own!

North Edinburgh projects to benefit from Fair Food Fund

Community gardeners

Pilton Community Health Project, Granton Community Gardeners, Dr Bell’s Family Centre and Pilmeny Development Project are among twenty-one projects to benefit from a share of a £900,000 fund to tackle food poverty. Continue reading North Edinburgh projects to benefit from Fair Food Fund