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Grant funding now available for Scottish allotment gardeners
The Scottish Allotments and Gardens Society (SAGS) has financial awards available this year in a one-off recovery programme.
The total fund of £12,000 is intended...
Demand for national review of land for allotments while Edinburgh council create 200 more
Miles Briggs MSP has called for a National Allotment Viability Study to review potential land which could be developed for allotments and community growing...
Many are still on the waiting list for allotments in Edinburgh
The council manages 1586 allotments in Edinburgh but it needs to provide 1,500 more to meet its legal obligations in terms of the Community...
Letter from Scotland
Harvest is always a telling time. It tells us what we’ve sown and how we, and the weather, have cared for it. This week...
Craigentinny and Telferton Allotments under threat of eviction
The plotholders at Craigentinny/Telferton Allotments are under threat of eviction, but then that is nothing new for them. In 1998 they fought off an...
The 18th Independent Radical Book Fair at Out of the Blue
Would you like to try an alternative book festival? The 18th Independent Radical Book Fair begins on Wednesday 22 October 2014. Organised by Edinburgh's...
Scottish Government offer money for allotments
The increasing appetite for ‘grow your own’ was served up a cash boost today by Environment Minister, Stewart Stevenson.
Mr Stevenson announced a £600,000 package...
Three new Edinburgh allotments to open this year
Three new allotment sites are to be opened this year – as the demand for gardening space continues to grow.
To address a shortage of...
Edinburgh in Bloom – Allotments in the City
This year will see the Edinburgh in Bloom competition return to Edinburgh's allotments.
The event is held annually by City of Edinburgh Council and FEDAGA...
New allotments planned in the city centre
Planning approval was granted today for an overgrown corner of the New Town which is now set to be transformed into community allotments and...
Move to create more allotments
As the trend for growing your own vegetables and flowers continues to grow, The City of Edinburgh Council is set to create more allotment...
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