Did you know that a north Edinburgh co-operative has planted over 12,000 trees at Lauriston Farm in the last three years, with the help of hundreds of volunteers?
If you’re curious to learn how and why, and what this has to do with agroecological farming, come along for a guided tour of the farm.
Farming with trees (‘agroforestry’) was once commonplace, and nearly got swept away by large-scale industrial agriculture and monocrop growing. We will share how we are reviving it here at Lauriston Farm, with all the hope and excitement this brings.
The farm tour will take in the community orchard, woodland restoration area and 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).
You’ll hear from the folk who look after the trees on the farm - sharing what we’ve done, why we’ve done it, and what we've learned so far, and then all return to the Community Kitchen for soup and chat.
Who is this For?
We welcome all curious visitors, including if you’re a total newcomer and don’t know anything about this, as well as farmers and growers and anyone interested in a career or volunteering in this type of work. This tour is aimed at adults and interested young people (we have a free community event in the afternoon more suited to children).
Accessibility
This is a walking tour across the farm, lasting around 1.5hrs, potentially also suitable for all terrain/off road wheelchairs or mobility scooters, but not standard wheelchairs. The ground is rough and sloping, and will be wet and muddy in parts.