An urban farm growing food for people and wildlife

Located in North West Edinburgh between Lauriston Castle and the Cramond seashore, Lauriston Farm is a hundred acre farm run by a workers cooperative that is focused on food growing, biodiversity, and community.

We want to create a vibrant, nature-rich, wildlife-friendly farm for people to enjoy, and to support resilient communities through food growing.

The farm is a local response to the growing challenges of climate change, biodiversity collapse and lack of access for all to healthy, fresh, affordable food.

You can get involved. You don’t need any previous experience to start volunteering here – this is a good place to learn about plants, wildlife and growing. You can also join our events and workshops, support us through donations, and help us monitor the wildlife at the farm. Check our events calendar for what’s coming up. We look forward to meeting you!

Latest

  • Five photos in the farm's Community Garden. Clockwise from top left: a closeup of an abundance of wildflowers with bees visible, and veg beds in the background. Two smiling people holding sheaves of wheat. A laughing person working a raised veg bed. Three laughing people forking compost material into open wooden bays. Four laughing and triumphant-looking people with a large bucket of freshly-harvested tatties. The text is repeated in the post
    February 25, 2026
    Drop-in Gardening Spring-to-Summer 2026
    It's time to shift to longer hours in the community garden - from Tuesday 3 March, the drop-in times will be Tuesdays 1-4pm, and Thursdays 2-5pm...
  • Leafy green trees growing above their tree guards at the farm
    February 6, 2026
    Bend, Don't Break
    Why we are now untying the trees from the stakes in the woodland area...
  • Closeup of some small willow plants growing through a mulch mat, with people working behind
    January 23, 2026
    News from the Land Partners
    A land partner update - volunteering opportunity in the willow beds with Anna Leibmann...

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