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Drylaw Walking Group: Walk and Talk at Lauriston Farm

EXCITING EVENT ALERT !!!

Join us next Monday for an inspiring Walk & Talk around Lauriston Farm with nature expert Leonie Alexander!

Explore this regenerative community farm—a stunning 100-acre haven in North West Edinburgh, overlooking the beautiful Firth of Forth. Since winter 2021, EAC has been transforming Lauriston into a vibrant space teeming with food production, biodiversity, and community spirit.

Date: Next Monday

Time: 10 AM – 2 PM

Meeting Point: DRYLAW NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE

Bus to Toby Carvery entrance to Lauriston Farm at 10:30 AM

Walk begins at 10:30 AM

Vegetarian picnic provided!

What to bring:

A rucksack/bag

Good walking shoes

Waterproof jacket

Limited spaces available — book now through info@drylawnc.org.uk !

FREE Pollinator Picnic at Lauriston Farm tomorrow

INVITATION to a local PICNIC! Drop-in to Lauriston Farm Agroecology Open Day this weekend where I will be hosting a ‘Pollinator Picnic’. Free, family friendly food and fun.

Lauriston Farm, next to Toby Carvery on Lauriston farm Rd, EH4 5EX, Edinburgh.

SAT 18th MAY : 12.30-2.30

Everyone welcome! Picnic blankets supplied.

Part of the co-design stage of artist Natalie Taylor’s proposal development for Granton Gas Tower.

Lauriston Agroecology Farm Open Day this Saturday

For our first Open Day of this year, we are delighted to be taking part in Agroforestry Open Weekend 2024, this Saturday 18th May. You can drop-in anytime between 10am-3:30pm, or come for the programmed activities (times below). Feel free to just turn up! No need to book.

Day programme

10:30am-11.30am

Agroforestry Tour (meet at green portacabin near the Toby Carvery farm entrance)

11:45am-12:30pm

Market Garden tour (meet at Market Garden portacabin)

12:30-2:30pm

Pollinator Picnic with @Art for Granton Gas Tower artist Natalie Taylor (drop-in to the Wildflower Hill by the wooden gazebo)

1:30- 2:30pm

Agroforestry tour (meet at green portacabin)

2:45-3:30pm

Market Garden tour (meet at Market Garden portacabin)

+ Our Community Orchard volunteers will be around to chat about fruit trees

+ Farm staff and volunteers will be at the green portacabin from 10am and throughout the day to welcome you, chat and signpost you to walks and other points of interest across the farm

+ Free refreshments

+ Wildflowers and Grass Roots Remedies Co-op stalls

More details about the day here:

Agroforestry Open Day

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Community Navigator wanted

Do you have experience in community engagement and development? We have an exciting new paid role for a Community Navigator, to support more people in North Edinburgh to access and benefit from Lauriston Farm.

The Community Navigator will work to foster relationships, increase engagement, make the farm more accessible and inclusive and reach people within our neighbouring communities of Muirhouse, Pilton, Drylaw and Granton.

You would collaborate with local organisations such as Pilton Community Health Partnership (with a desk based at PCHP), North Edinburgh Arts, Granton Youth, Low Income Families Together, Muirhouse Medical Practice and Community Renewal to offer activities and support individuals and groups with their engagement at the farm.

We would particularly like to encourage people from the Muirhouse, Pilton, Drylaw and Granton areas and from under-represented and marginalised groups to consider applying for this role.

Click here to see all details and the application process:

https://drive.google.com/…/1bxCcCAvDVphjq8ES2RTOfi…/view

Summer hours at Lauriston Farm

Summer hours!

Now the days are longer, we can be at the community garden and allotments a bit later, so … starting this Tuesday 2nd May, the drop-in hours are:

Tuesdays 3-5pm

Thursdays 1-3pm

We hope you can join us. You don’t need gardening experience and you don’t need to book – just come along when you can.

There are a mix of jobs – you can choose the ones that are right for you, have a blether with neighbours, get some sea air, learn more about growing food using nature-friendly methods, and feel good about feeding the neighbourhood.

You also get a share of produce when things are ready to pick.

Hope to see you there!

Grow Your Own Food: A few places left on introductory course

Grow Your Own Food introductory course for women living in the area.

To join up email Lisa at communityallotments@lauristonfarm.org.uk

ELREC: Free Permaculture Course at Lauriston Farm

We are excited to announce the launch of our Permaculture Course, taking place at ELREC plot in Lauriston Farm as part of our Communities’ Reduce Reuse & Recycle project.

This course is open to everyone who is interested in learning about gardening and sustainable land management practices.

Our course offers a comprehensive curriculum that covers a range of topics such as soil building, sowing seeds, compost making, beneficial insects, pest management, and much more. By taking our Permaculture Course, you will gain a deeper understanding of how to live more sustainably, reduce your ecological footprint, and contribute positively to the local and global ecosystem.

This is an excellent opportunity to participate in a transformative and enriching experience that empowers individuals to create meaningful and positive change in their lives and communities.