East Lothian Food Growers Collective Launch

Join us for the launch of the East Lothian Food Growers Collective at Tyninghame Community Farm, which will include a farm tour.

The Food Growers Collective looks to bring local growers together to learn, exchange and support each other. This is aimed at community gardens, community farms, allotments, community orchards, school gardens or anyone that produces with sustainable intentions (even if they are on the beginning of the journey). This is an open space of learning and mutual support, to help us grow local growing in East Lothian.

Tyninghame Community Farm have very kindly agreed to hold the first gathering at their farm. We will have a farm tour by their Head Grower, Dave, and an orchard tour by Danny, the Board Director.

There will be opportunity to:

• Connect with other growers across East Lothian
• Collectively learn about food growing
• Get a tour of Tyninghame Community Farm and orchard
• Share needs and what we have to offer with the group, from tools to seeds to fundraising
• To explore what we would like to see in East Lothian in terms of scaling up/increasing community-scale food growing projects

About Tyninghame Community Farm
TCF is run as a not-for-profit ‘Community Supported Agriculture’ (CSA) scheme. These aim to create a partnership between farmers or growers and their customers, often called ‘members’. Members commit to buying local produce for a season and this predictable income mitigates the risks of small-scale sustainable agriculture. In return members get weekly veg boxes and a direct relationship with the farm, often involving farm visits and volunteering. This promotes transparency, trust, and a sense of community as members get to understand where their food comes from and how it’s produced.

Tyninghame Community Farm (TCF) had its first year delivering vegetable boxes in the East Linton and Dunbar area in 2024. It has received overwhelmingly positive feedback for its fresh, sustainably grown veg and will be expanding this year to around 60 boxes to people who register on its website.

TCF is one of only 10 CSAs in Scotland and the first in East Lothian. It hopes to inspire more across the county to create jobs and improve food resilience. In 2024 it established key infrastructure, including two 30 metre polytunnels, thanks to various grants primarily via East Lothian Council. One part-time grower and 40 volunteers produced high-quality, tasty veg and herbs, harvested the same day as delivery. Although grown to UK organic standards they are not certified due to the extra work involved.

Please read more here: https://www.tyninghame.farm/home

Main picture is a TCF photo.

Exact timings of the morning - coming soon.

Transport and parking - coming soon.

Photography - There will be photos taken at the event. Please send us an email or let me (Tess Humble) know on the day if you dont want your photo taken: tess@eastlothianclimatehub.org