The garden area within Gorgie Community Farm is being developed as a welcoming space where people can learn, grow and connect with nature. Our aim is to create a shared garden that combines community managed areas with small allotment plots, regular volunteer sessions and creative projects. Alongside growing food and supporting biodiversity, the garden will host workshops, seasonal events and partnerships with local groups. We wish to build a volunteer-led garden where people feel ownership and pride in a calm and restorative space in the city.
Come along and join the volunteer team keeping our gardens beautiful. All are welcome to give it a go, doing as much or as little as you like! Upcoming garden volunteering dates can be found in our Events list. If you’re coming along to volunteer, we ask that you have a read of and follow the guidelines in our Volunteer Code of Conduct.
There are other ways in which you can volunteer with Gorgie Community Farm, as every part of our work is driven by wonderful volunteers; caring for the site, running our events and activities and helping safeguard our future through fundraising. Opportunities are totally flexible and range from one-off sessions to regular involvement. We also offer group sessions for community clubs and organisations. We encourage volunteers from all parts of the community, embracing difference and building a shared space which is welcoming for everyone. Please get in touch or fill out our contact form if you’d like to discuss opportunities that work best for you.
*We are thrilled and so grateful to have received such a high number of offers from organisations to volunteer with us, thank you! Please note that due to demand we are operating a waiting list for corporate volunteer days, so the next available opportunity may be a few months down the line.
Gorgie Community Farm will be home to a community allotment scheme from 2026 onwards. We will create small plots within the gardens for groups from the community to garden together. It is our goal to have shared responsibilities across the plots including organic gardening and to help foster community and shared knowledge through these allotment beds. If you are a small group of friends, colleagues or neighbours and are interested in a plot please contact us.
Gorgie Community Farm is funded in different ways:
Your support can help us rebuild and ensure that the farm remains a dynamic, collaborative, and natural space for the community that will continue to be enjoyed by future generations and we are truly grateful for any way in which you can support the farm.
If you’d like to make a contribution now, please visit our donation platform.
We have so much to do to make Gorgie Community Farm the vibrant space we’re working towards. We are developing the space, planning events and activities and building links with partners to make this happen. Offering items or services helps us save money rather than purchasing them and enables us to offer things we might not even have thought of! We’d love to hear from you if there is anything you or your organisation would like to contribute – just get in touch to chat.