Sow Grateful: Pollinators

Did you know there are over 270 species of bees in the UK, and with only one being the Honey bee? Join us to explore the captivating world of these vital pollinators and discover how they contribute to growing your fruit and vegetables.

All wild bees are facing challenges from pesticides, climate change, habitat loss, and a lack of suitable nesting sites. At this workshop, you will learn about the new bee banks and bee hotels we have installed for solitary bees, as well as the other work to support pollinators at the farm. We'll help you identify various bee species, and finish with a game of Bee Bingo!

This workshop is offered by specialist volunteer Huw Pennell (who also carries out the bumblebee monitoring surveys at the farm)

Suitable for ages 16+

It is free to attend but spaces are limited, so please book, and if you can no longer attend, please cancel your space so it can go to someone else.

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Sow Grateful is a whole day celebration - bring a picnic and stay for free music in the afternoon with The Black Sails Collective and singer/songwriter Mike Delaitre from around 1:30pm-3pm (the afternoon session is unlimited spaces and all-ages, no booking needed).

When we sow seeds to grow food, we continue a lifelong partnership between people, plants, pollinators and the hidden world of microorganisms in our guts and in the soil. It’s not just human hard work that makes a harvest. This is a day to celebrate the web of life we're in.

All the contributors to Sow Grateful are generously gifting their time for free and we are so grateful to them too.

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We will be in our Community Garden. The ground is rough and uneven, but there are no steps and people have navigated it in robust wheelchairs. We will mostly be outdoors - be prepared for windy north Edinburgh! There are hands on activities, but no heavy lifting. Please email [email protected] if you have accessibility questions.

The address is Lauriston Farm Road, Edinburgh EH4 5EX.

The main public entrance is the farmyard at the back of the Toby Carvery car park.

Please use public transport, walk, wheel or cycle to get to the farm whenever possible.

Lothian Buses 16, 27, 29, 37 & 47 all stop within 5 minutes of the farm and there is a bike rack in the farmyard.

There is no public car parking on the farm. We can support a small number of vehicles to drive onto the farm to park at the entrance for this workshop - this is reserved for disabled people who need it as an access requirement - please email [email protected] if you need to do this. Please do not drive onto the site without prior arrangement.

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'Harvest' image with barrow by Trina Mckendrick, Written in Film

Host or Publisher Lauriston Farm