Since 2013 we’ve focused on developing the Gracemount Community Garden, encouraging the local community to get involved in growing and eating locally produced vegetables. Located in one of the most deprived areas of Edinburgh, the walled garden in the grounds of the Gracemount Mansion House has become a space for growing, sharing and learning and a hub of community engagement that is welcoming to all.

In addition to the core work in the garden itself – in which local residents of all ages come together to make it happen - and in partnership with Edinburgh Food Social, we run community lunches, healthy eating workshops with schools and community groups, and outreach work to encourage people in the area to grow more vegetables in their own gardens.

Having a paid, part-time gardener is central to everything we do, from the actual growing and garden maintenance, to volunteer coordination and schools and community outreach. Without this valuable employee much of our work would grind to a halt. Our current funding for this crucial post is coming to an end and we need your support to ensure that the garden still has a gardener.

Please help us to reach our target and continue our work!

Supporting this project will mean we’ll be able to grow a greater variety of vegetables and achieve much higher levels of community engagement. Volunteers will have the opportunity to gain broader range of growing skills and we’ll have more produce and so be able organise more activities using that produce. At the moment, for example, we can no longer grow enough during winter to supply our community lunches and have to buy a vegetable box from elsewhere. Another year and most lunches provided to the community will be able to be be grown on site.

Find out more about Gracemount Grow Stronger on Facebook.

Donation Amounts

We’ve listed some suggested donations but if the exact amount you wish to donate is not listed on this page then please visit the Donate to a park page, choose Park Fund and then type a message starting with "Gracemount Grow Stronger" in the Why did you want to support this park/city fund? field.

TEXT giving

You can now donate to Piggy Bank project by TEXT. Just text the project code (GRGS70) plus an amount to 70070 – for example: 'GRGS70 £5' to donate £5. You can donate £1, £2, £3, £4, £5 or £10. If you wish to Gift Aid your donation please REPLY to the Gift Aid text.