Help us turn former bowling pavilions in Trinity and Corstorphine into new urban crofts! We need volunteers to help with site clearing, digging, planting, laying paths, repair works, as well as building various growing infrastructure. No experience is necessary—just a willingness to get stuck in! All tools and guidance will be provided. Volunteers should be comfortable with physical tasks and working outdoors in various weather conditions. Drop in to a session whenever you are available.
About Earth in Common
We started as a movement of Leithers reclaiming common good land to make healthy food and nature accessible to ourselves and our children. For the first years of our existence, we were known as Leith Community Crops in Pots. Now we are Earth in Common, based at Leith Community Croft working more broadly to tackle a broken food system, climate change and social inequality locally, nationally and internationally. Building community and food growing are at our core, however, to realise our above ambitions we have developed a number of initiatives, most notably our Urban Croft model. Our integrated vision of urban crofts can help generate community solidarity and wellbeing, strengthen the local economy, and contribute to community wealth building and skill-training. We aim to share this idea with communities across Scotland to help them reclaim derelict urban green spaces to establish urban crofts as together, we believe empowered urban communities could play a vital part in our move to food sovereignty.
Experience Required
Desirable skills: Ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions. Manual handling or basic DIY skills (e.g. using tools safely). Basic gardening or food growing knowledge.
Training Details
New volunteers will be given an induction to the site and the project. The induction will also cover tasks involved and basic health and safety information for the site. Training will be given on the day depending on the needs and experience levels of the volunteer.
Location/Travel Details
Saturdays, 10am-12nn at St Margaret's Park, Corstorphine, EH12 7SZ (meet a former bowling pavilion) Wednesdays and Fridays, 10am-12nn at Victoria Park, Trinity, EH6 4NG (meet at former bowling pavilion)
Expenses
No expenses
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