Edinburgh Talks Climate
On 27 July 2020 the City of Edinburgh Council launched Edinburgh Talks Climate, starting a new phase of engagement and collaboration around climate change. Steve from Edinburgh Food Social and Hannah...
View ArticleEdible Edinburgh Newsletter
We have recently published the first edition of our new monthly newsletter, helping you stay up to date on what we’re up to and highlight some of the fantastic food activity that is happening across...
View ArticleEdinburgh’s World Food Day Festival
To celebrate World Food Day on 16th October, we have teamed up with the Soil Association to bring you Edinburgh’s World Food Day Festival. We would love you to get involved in the virtual festival,...
View ArticleEdinburgh Fish City Campaign: First Pledges Signed!
The brand new Edinburgh Fish City website is now live! The campaign has seen its first pledges sign up from The Ethical Seafood Company and Belhaven Lobster. Details of suppliers signing the pledge...
View ArticleEdinburgh’s Food Growing Strategy Consultation Launched
The City of Edinburgh Council has today launched an online consultation to gather views for the city’s first Food Growing Strategy. Under the Community Empowerment Act 2015, all Scottish Local...
View ArticleEdible Edinburgh and UNICEF UK join forces to feed families in Edinburgh
Edible Edinburgh is delighted to have received a grant from the ‘Food Power for Generation Covid’ initiative to ensure children and families have access to food during the coronavirus crisis. ‘Food...
View ArticleScottish Food Coalition Food Stories
Over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Scottish Food Coalition has collected individuals’ food stories across Scotland, from the Highlands and Islands, to the Borders, Fife and beyond. The...
View ArticleThe University of Edinburgh Joins the Peas Please Initiative
The University of Edinburgh has joined the Peas Please initiative this month. Peas Please aims to bring together farmers, retailers, fast food and restaurant chains, caterers, processors and...
View ArticleEdinburgh Fish City: A market for local fish
While the Scottish seafood industry is facing one challenge after another, Edinburgh Fish City champions small sustainable producers, connecting them directly with local consumers. The project is...
View ArticleJanuary 2021 Newsletter
The January 2021 edition of our monthly newsletter has been published today. It includes details of our citywide food network event, updates on the Edinburgh Food Power Alliance and Food Growing...
View ArticleFREE Love Food Hate Waste Workshop with Changeworks
Our partners at Changeworks are offering free training for employers, community groups and voluntary organisations for their employees, members and volunteers. The online Love Food Hate Waste Workshop...
View ArticleSpring into Action: Good to Grow webinar & networking session: 24 Feb, 10-11.30
Spring into Action: Good to Grow webinar & networking session: 24 Feb, 10-11.30 Join Capital Growth and Good to Grow, Sustain’s community food growing networks in London and across the UK, for a...
View ArticleEarth in Common receive funding for the Nourishing Leith Hub
Edible Edinburgh partners, Earth in Kind (previously known as Leith Community Crops in Pots) has received funding for its Nourishing Leith Hub. Earth in Kind is a grassroots organisation based in a...
View ArticleWhat’s Next? Putting Good Food at the Heart of Edinburgh’s Green Recovery
On Tuesday, Edible Edinburgh hosted its first citywide public facing event to widen participation and engagement and encourage collaboration across the city. The event was opened by Edible Edinburgh...
View ArticleFairtrade Fortnight 2021
This year’s Fairtrade Fortnight is from 22 February to 7 March. The theme is Choose the World You Want, which highlights the growing challenges that climate change brings to farmers and workers in...
View ArticleVacancy – Edinburgh Sustainable Food Places Coordinator
We are seeking an energetic, resourceful, and dedicated person to join the Edible Edinburgh team as our new Sustainable Food Places Partnership and Network Coordinator. This exciting new role will be...
View ArticleEdible Edinburgh and UNICEF UK join forces to feed families in Edinburgh
Edible Edinburgh is delighted to have received a grant from the ‘Food Power for Generation Covid’ initiative to ensure children and families have access to food during the coronavirus crisis. ‘Food...
View ArticleGrowing Locally, Edinburgh’s first Food Growing Strategy Launched
Edinburgh’s first Food Growing Strategy, Growing Locally, has just been launched. The Strategy was developed following a citywide consultation and in collaboration with Edible Edinburgh. It has three...
View ArticleGrowing Celebration
Food for Life Get Togethers Join the Food for Life Get Togethers team for this celebration of Plant and Share month 2021. Hear from speakers from communities across the UK and find out how they got...
View ArticleEat Well, Save More and Waste Less
Free Webinar: Wednesday 9th June 11-12 Scots throw away 630,000 tonnes of food waste each year, worth £470 per household. Join Louise from Edinburgh Community Food and Kathleen from Changeworks Kitchen...
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