Feed me
Local projects
Feed your family from within 50 Miles: is a very simple project to label and promote locally grown food. Many of us would like to eat locally grown and produced food but sometimes we just don’t have the time to shop around to find it and some food and drink labelling can be vague and time consuming to read.
This project is intended to clearly identify food grown or reared within fifty miles of Dunbar/East Linton, including products made with locally grown ingredients. Check out the local food supplier map here!
The Dunbar Community Chicken Coops x 2! Dunbar now has two community chicken coops - one at the Grammar School and one at Dunbar Primary School John Muir Campus. If you are interested in learning about how to keep healthy hens Contact: janetwelch@sustainingdunbar.org
The Belhaven Hospital Community Garden Come and help out at the garden and learn more about growing any Thursday or Sunday from 10:30 to 1:30.
For more information please contact: sue@sustainingdunbar.org.
Church Street Vennel Garden: is looking wonderful! This once abandoned bit of land has been transformed into a very productive food growing garden. If you know of a under used patch around where you live let us know and we will see what we can do to help. Contact:sue@sustainingdunbar.org
Edible Streets: We now have several fruit trees planted along Kelly Road and we are currently working with Wingate Tenants and Residents Association to plant fruit trees in easy to access areas along their streets. If you would like more information please contact morag@sustainingdunbar.org
Lauderdale Veggi Patch: is full of lovely edibles now. Help yourself :-)
The 4 planters at the pool have been planted again with lettuces, radishes, broad-beans, strawberries and courgettes. If you know of a planter around where you live which could grow more edible delights let us know and we can help you make this happen. Contact: sue@sustainingdunbar.org
West Barns Primary School: We funded raised beds and food growing support for West Barns through the spring. For more information about how your school can get raised beds and food growing support please contact: sue@sustainingdunbar.org
East Linton and West Barns Primary Schools have been mapping where food grows in the area and developing their own action plans for growing more food locally. They have also been measuring their household food waste and looking at ways to reduce and reuse it.
Food Waste and Worms Work:
A reminder that East Lothian Council is looking at reducing the frequency of rubbish pick up and a worm box really helps to reduce the volume of rubbish in your bin. We currently have 70 households using worms to reduce the amount of food waste going to landfill. For information regarding Worms Work please contact: gail@sustainingdunbar.org
