We now have a site, times and prices set for the market! The first one is on Saturday 4th September 10am to 2pm in Brighton Park, Brighton Place. It is also Organic Fortnight and Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight, so more good reasons to come along and buy loads of lovely Scottish Organic produce. Have a look at the updated webpage for more info. Details of stall holders and entertainments will be posted as they are confirmed.
Yearly Archives: 2010
Portobello Organic Market September 2010
September 4th 2010, Brighton Park, 10am — 2pm
This is the FIRST EVER Portobello Organic Market!
There will be buskers and a face painter along with the stalls
In no particular order here are the stalls so far.…
Hello Petal — Hand tied bouquets, corsages, arrangements and flower themed accessories (homegrown where possible)
Frugal Cool - Locally made sustainable design and craft
Sweet Temptations — locally made mediterranean cakes
ART by Ian Higgenbotham — paintings, decorative seaside stone and shells
Plants with Purpose — useful, edible or wildlife/native plants fruit trees and bushes
Blackmount Foods — meat, beef, lamb, mutton, pork, chicken & pies
Oxenfoord Organics — fruit, vegetables and flowers. jams chutneys and honey
Bloom by Joanna Kent — hand-knitted accessories, corsages and jewelery
Phantassie Food — fruit, veg, preserves etc
Jo Jo’s Danish Bakery — traditional danish pastries (she’s on facebook!)
Windshiel Organic Farm — lamb, beef, pork & ham eggs
Gourmet Treats — raised game pies and chutneys
Hugh Grierson Organic Farm — freerange organic chicken & eggs
Libby Torrie — silver & beaded jewellery
Herbidacious — homemade face creams & crafts
Bouvrage — berry drinks made from scottish raspberries and wild finnish blaeberries
Highland Fling & Midget Jems — homemade jam, cakes, biscuits & crafts
Posted in Market
Next Food Group Meeting
The Next Meeting of the Food Group will be at 7pm in the Espy on the 30th August 2010. Everyone Welcome!
This is an offshoot of the old PEDAL food group which has now become the ‘orchard’ group.
The Food Group is somewhere to share ideas about anything to do with growing and eating more locally produced organic produce in Portobello. The Group also support the PEDAL Food Workers with some of the CCF funded food projects: Portobello Organic Market, Fruitful Porty, The Edinburgh Garden Share Scheme, mapping local land that may be used for food growing, and a feasibility study into some sort of community supported agriculture project (Portobello Community Farm).
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Vacancy for Project Administrator at PEDAL
A vacancy has now opened at PEDAL for a Project Administrator. This post is funded through the Future Jobs Fund.
Vacancy
Project Administrator
Eligibility
Candidates must be aged 18 – 24 and claiming Job Seekers Allowance
Closing Date
16th August 2010
Conditions
The post is for 25 hours a week, is paid at National Minimum Wage and will last for 6 months.
Additional Support
The successful applicant will be given additional training relevant to the post and in-work support from dedicated Access to Work Coordinators
Please contact your Job Centre Plus Advisor to discuss whether you are eligible for this vacancy
Please download the job description:
Project Administrator Job Description
The Future Jobs Fund programme is run by The City of Edinburgh Council and Partners
Posted in PEDAL
Summer Pruning course
Many folk would like to gain confidence in pruning fruit trees and fruit bushes. The Summer Pruning course to be run at the Community Orchard off Brunstane Road South on the evening (6.30pm‑8.30pm) of Thursday 19th of August is for those who want to learn how to get the most from their fruit trees etc by judicious pruning. Contact Peter Upton or Polly Cooke if you’d like to register for this one-off evening course. There’ll be a booking fee of £10 to reserve your place, though there’ll be no further cost.
Bread Making course
If you are interested in learning how to bake your own bread, please contact Polly Cooke or Peter Upton at PEDAL. There will be a small charge for the course to cover materials and hire of premises, but we aim to keep this to a minimum.
Water Saving event 28th July
7 – 8pm in Portobello Town Hall
FREE water saving tools to use in your own home
FREE impartial advice on saving energy water and money through water efficiency
The opportunity to WIN a water efficiency makeover for your house
The average household spends around 30% of their gas bill on heating water, which could be as much as £200 a year.
To find out how you could save money and reduce your carbon footprint please join us for some refreshments at Portobello Town hall on 28th July 7 – 8pm.
If you can’t make it along you can still find out about saving water and money here.
Posted in carbon reduction, events
Water Saving event 28th July
7 – 8pm in Portobello Town Hall
FREE water saving tools to use in your own home
FREE impartial advice on saving energy water and money through water efficiency
The opportunity to WIN a water efficiency makeover for your house
The average household spends around 30% of their gas bill on heating water, which could be as much as £200 a year.
To find out how you could save money and reduce your carbon footprint please join us for some refreshments at Portobello Town hall on 28th July 7 – 8pm.
If you can’t make it along you can still find out about saving water and money here.
Posted in carbon reduction, events
£72,000 Wind Turbine grant funding announced!
Portobello’s plans to produce and sell its own green electricity have taken a step forward with the announcement of a £72,000 funding award for PEDAL.
The grant award from the Scottish Government’s Communities and Renewable Energy Scotland scheme is to pay for legal and planning costs in establishing a community owned wind turbine on Portobello’s famous Promenade.
The seafront power plan would see the creation of the first commercial-scale community power project in any Scottish city. When operational, the Seafield turbine will generate electricity for homes and businesses in the east of Edinburgh.
Jane Lewis, Chair of PEDAL, said:
“We are thrilled that the crucial next stage in this exciting project has received funding. Our initial investigations suggest that a wind turbine here could generate plenty of clean energy. However, there’s still a long way to go before the turbine goes up, and we will be consulting widely with the local community later in the year.”
Tom Black, Project Manager with PEDAL, said:
“If it does go ahead, it could bring real benefits by reducing carbon emissions, bringing in money that would be made available for local projects, and raising awareness of the renewable energy resources that Edinburgh has on it’s doorstep.”
Today’s award will enable PEDAL to carry out a range of technical studies and seek planning permission, plus legal agreements with landowners. The turbine being considered would be 47.5 metres from the base to the tip of the blade. If planning permission is granted, PEDAL would be looking for a bank loan to meet the £470,000 costs involved in buying and constructing the turbine.
The grant comes from the Communities and Renewable Energy Scotland (CARES) scheme, which is administered by national charity Community Energy Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Government. The CARES scheme offers grants and technical advice to community organisations to help with the installation of a variety of renewable energy technologies.
Posted in Energy
Portobello Community Farm — Invitation to tender
We have just sent out our invitation to tender for the community farm feasibility study!
To find out more go to the Invitation to Tender page.
Posted in Food, Land Reform