We recently had a visit from a Craigentinny Primary School P3 class, who were learning about local produce and sustainability. The children were very enthusiastic and eager to learn. We really enjoyed having them and visits like theirs highlight what an amazing local resource our Community Plot is. The class had a great time touring the allotments learning about allotment produce, how to grow fruit and vegetables in the city, and they even got to taste some of the things we h

The plots were looking fantastic, the sun shone and people excelled themselves with some amazing creations for the yarn bombing. We had 233 paying visitors and around 40 children who all had a great time trying to find the knitted animals and vegetables on the Yarn Bomb Trail. Thank you to everyone who helped make it such a fantastic day. (Video by Rosie Purnell. Photos by Philip Gillespie of Edinburgh Photography Meetup Group and one or two by plot holders) #News #Event

One more sleep till the highlight of the east Edinburgh calendar. Let the Big Toon keep their festival, we have the amazing Craigentinny Telferton Allotments Open Day, this year with some fantastic yarn bombing. Come along on Sunday 5th August from 2pm - 5pm and see one of Edinburgh's best-kept wee secrets; beautiful allotments tucked away behind a row of houses on a busy road. Enjoy some lovely home baking and tea on our new Community Plot. #News #Event

We've had three great Knit Nights at the Dalriada in Portobello where plot holders, friends and supporters unleashed their creativity with needles and wool in preparation for yarn bombing the allotments. Some amazing veg and other surprises will help decorate the site for our Open Day on Sunday, 5th August. If you're curious to know all that they've been up to, you'll have to come along and marvel at their talent, have a good blether and enjoy some tea and cake. #News #Event

Local Rainbows and Brownies came along to help plant flower seeds and veg in our brand new Community Plot. They loved learning how to plant things in our colourful tyre planters and beds. It was great to have them back again for a picnic and barbecue where they could see the results of their work starting to peek through the soil. #News

Our new Community Plot was a great space to have this year's summer barbecue. Thanks to everyone who came along. #News #Event

We are really proud of our Community Plot. It's been a lot of hard work but it's now looking fantastic. We've already made great use of this space and are looking forward to sharing it with the local community at our Open Day on Sunday 5th August. Thanks to everyone who gave their time and hard work to transform the space into something really special. A special thanks to the City of Edinburgh Council for awarding us a Neighbourhood Partnership Grant which enabled us to buy,

In preparation for Yarn Bombing the allotments for our Open Day, we are holding another Knit Night at the Dalriada in Portobello on Wednesday 20th June from 7-9 pm. We will have some wool, needles and patterns to give away. Anyone can take part. You can knit or crochet anything you'd like, to decorate a plot, a tree, a shed etc. Our Open Day, on Sunday 5th August, is very popular and the Yarn Bomb will add an extra colourful, woolly experience for visitors to enjoy. Please co

This year our allotments will be yarn bombed! Come and see what fun and interesting things our fabulously creative local knitters have made. Bring your children along and help them hunt for knitted birds, gnomes, veg and other surprises throughout the allotments. Afterwards, enjoy tea and cake and buy some of the tasty home produce for sale. #News #Event

A huge thanks to everybody who helped us transform the community plot over the weekend of 7th & 8th April. There was sweat, toil and artistic creativity in equal measures, creating a useable growing and meeting space. There was delicious food and good company to keep us going. There is still more work to be done in preparation for our Open Day in August and we plan to finish the good work on the weekend of 23rd & 24th June. Everyone welcome. #News