Farm Tour + Soup: Food Production
April 19 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
If you’re curious to learn more about Lauriston Agroecology Farm – and especially about the Market Garden – come along to our farm tour on Saturday 19th April.
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Lauriston Farm is once again growing food for the surrounding neighbourhoods – a role it had for generations, then completely lost.
Here, as elsewhere, in a short time, locally grown fresh food has gone from an everyday item to a rarity – unaffordable or out of reach to many people. But it’s time to bring it back using agroecology – for community health, food sovereignty, biodiversity, climate adaptation, and resilient local economies.
On this tour, we will share what agroecological food production looks like in practice here at at Lauriston Farm, at this moment in time.
We will gather in the farmyard at the back of Toby Carvery car park – Lauriston Farm Road, Edinburgh EH4 5EX
The farm tour will take in the:
- Market Garden
- Agroforestry alleys (lines of trees that create sheltered and stable space to grow other crops, as well as bringing crops of fruits and nuts themselves)
- Middle Field (the next area to be turned to food production)
You’ll hear from the Market Garden growers and some of the rest of the team – sharing what we’ve done, why we’ve done it, and what we’ve learned so far
+ then all return to the Community Kitchen for soup, bread and chat.
Who is This For?
We welcome all curious visitors, including total newcomers with no previous knowledge about farming, as well as farmers and growers and anyone interested in a career or volunteering in this type of work. The tour is aimed at adults or interested young people (younger children also welcome if it would be their idea of a good time!)
Tickets
There are three ticket prices:
Solidarity – offer if you can: £9
Standard ticket: £6
Solidarity – take if you need: £3
Choosing to pay the higher Solidarity rate helps us make the event accessible to those who can’t afford the standard ticket price. We suggest considering this if you are able to meet your needs with money to spare. Please take the discounted ticket if you need to.