[ March 13, 2010; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. March 17, 2010; 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm. ] For those of you itching to get going again, the next work day at the orchard will be Saturday 13 March, 10 am — 2 pm. Please come appropriately dressed and bring tools, lunch, etc.
The next meeting of the Food Group will now be on Wednesday 17 March (postponed from 10 March) at the Dalriada […]
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Upcoming meetings
February 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Food, Orchards, events, gardening
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Brief cartoon Video explaining Cap and Trade
November 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Food, events
[ November 26, 2009; 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm. ] The Story of Cap and Trade
Although they sound similar, Cap and Trade and Cap and Share are entirely different approaches to climate change:
CAP and SHARE (www.capandshare.org) is a system which can be used to CAP (to limit and dramatically reduce the carbon coming into the country in line with the science), and to SHARE (to distribute the […]
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Next orchard workday
November 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Food, Orchards, events
[ November 22, 2009; 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] The next workday at the Donkey Field Community Orchard will be on Sunday November 29th, 11am — 3pm. The orchard is really starting to take shape now — BTCV have made a wonderful path, which, when finished, will give wheelchair access to the site. Come along on Nov 29th and have a look!
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Great Bike Parade, market and comedy on Car Free Day 09!
August 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Transport, events
[ September 20, 2009; ] On Sunday 20th Sept we held our annual Bike Parade starting from the Prom at the bottom of Kings Rd at 1.30. We had double the number of bikes as last year — it seemed like we had literally hundreds of dressed up bikes — and this year we had with us the amazing armchair bike!
Over […]
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Porty Community Growing Space
August 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Composting, Orchards, events, gardening
[ August 9, 2009; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. August 16, 2009; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. August 30, 2009; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. September 5, 2009; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. September 13, 2009; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. September 19, 2009; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] [caption id=“attachment_736” align=“alignright” width=“231” caption=“Porty Community Garden Poster (click to download larger version for printing)”][/caption]
Edinburgh Community Gardening Activists & PEDAL have teamed up to turn a large neglected garden area at the back of Porty Town Hall into a community growing space — Food ‘n’ Flowers! If you would like the opportunity to have […]
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Orchard Midsummer celebration
June 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Food, Orchards, events
[ June 20, 2009; 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ]
Over 80 folk came to the Midsummer celebration at the orchard site (Brunstane Road South, just opposite Brunstane Station) on Saturday 20 June.
People brought food and drink and good humour, and some brought musical instruments (thank you Jicca, Misha and Ian!).
We had lovely weather and the children have created their own climbing and leaping place, […]
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Tea Party photos…!
April 14th, 2009 · No Comments · events
Vision of Portobello in 2029
Well over a hundred folk joined in the “Porty Party” in the Town Hall on the 21st March. Almost 50 joined up as new members of PEDAL (we need as many members as possible, so if you’re not a member please join us. People came for the tea and cakes, for face painting and the […]
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