Following the closure of Portobello’s last dedicated Greengrocers shop, a group of local residents have got together to try and open a community run, co-operative store selling fresh fruit and vegetables.
About
Portobello Community Greengrocer plans to establish a community-owned greengrocer at the heart of the community, providing local residents and visitors with the opportunity to buy fresh fruit and vegetables (locally-sourced and organic where possible). Portobello Community Greengrocer aims to strengthen community spirit and reconnect Portobello people with the food they buy, cook and eat every day. We are committed to providing the community with a more sustainable way to feed their families, contributing towards the vision of Edinburgh as a leading sustainable food city of the future, and strengthening our local economy.
Blog
A New Year Update (& a request for help)
A year on from Karen Mackay’s first post on the Facebook ‘Porty People’ page, proposing a community greengrocer, the project is progressing, albeit quite slowly. Our biggest hurdle remains the lack of empty shops on our High Street! We have taken a stall at last three Portobello Markets and will be there again this coming …
Project Update
Yesterday saw us take a stall at our third Portobello Market in Brighton Park. Whilst the weather and various other events conspired to keep the number of visitors down, we nonetheless sold almost all of our fresh, loose, seasonal produce. More importantly to us though, we were delighted that everyone we spoke to was very supportive …
Family Favourites
This project is all about our community, and what better way to get involved than by sharing? At the Portobello Market on Saturday 3rd November, we will be offering a range of seasonal fruit and veg and we thought it would be a good idea to have some recipe suggestions on hand for anyone who’s …
Contact
Get in touch with us, with any comments you may have, offers of support, to donate or to volunteer. Email us at hello@portobellocg.org.uk or click here to message us directly.
Remember… Greengrocers don’t do Spam…