Lauriston Agroecology Farm

Lauriston Farm is a 100 acre piece of land in North West Edinburgh, overlooking the Firth Of Forth, and has a long history of food production, however in recent years the land was solely being used for intermittent grazing and silage production. Edinburgh Agroecology Co–operative proposed a vision for a different agricultural landscape focusing on the interrelations between food production, nature and the local community. After carrying out a community consultation in the autumn of 2020 and lengthy discussions with the council, EAC began in the winter of 2021 to transform Lauriston back into a large scale food growing farm which is nature and community rich.

The Market Garden began growing vegetables, salads, fruit, flowers and herbs in April 2022.

Our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Veg Boxes started in July 2023, distributing 44 shares across a 20 week season. We offer a discounted and solidarity pricing model to help make the boxes accessible.

We aim to produce as wide a variety of crops as possible, growing open-pollinated, heritage varieties that are best adapted to our climate and taste the most delicious!

As the farm develops, we will work with other land based enterprises helping to build a resilient local food economy and will offer opportunities for land based livelihoods for people with limited access to land.