Ain’t no party like a Veg Bag party…
written by Rosie Sullivan on March 16, 2011
With over 600 bags sold,100s of recipes shared, Whitmuir farm visited and many a belly happily filled with seasonal local veg, it’s time to celebrate the successes of the Veg Bag and pass over the gauntlet to new celeriac brains. We want to say a big THANK YOU to all our supporters and invite you to our Veg Bag handover party.
Get some growing skills
written by Rosie Sullivan on March 7, 2011
Introduction to Growing Your Own Veg with the Allotment and Permaculture Society
9th March | Kings Building Allotment | 12-2pm
Spring is coming and veg needs to be grown. Not sure where to start? Handily the Allotment Society will be running a workshop in seed propagating and the basics of growing your own veg! Seeds and compost and many a skilled gardener’s mind to pick are all included, just bring some tubs if you want to take some plants back to grow on your windowsill. All free and all welcome!Introduction to Permaculture Workshop
written by Rosie Sullivan on February 15, 2011
Introduction to Permaculture with Lusi Alderslowe
Monday 21st February | Dan Rutherford Lecture Theatre 1, King’s Buildings| 1-5pm
‘What is permaculture??’
The word ‘permaculture’ comes from ‘permanent agriculture’ with ‘permanent culture.’ It combines an ethical framework, with an understandings of how nature works, with a design approach. This combination is then used to support the creation of sustainable, agriculturally productive, non-polluting and healthy settlements.
Win a Veg bag every week!
written by Justina on February 4, 2011
This February we will be giving away some nice, fresh, organic, healthy and extremely tasty vegetables… Yummy!
Learn more about fair travel and enjoy fresh vegetables for free!
Interested? Sign our Fair Travel pledge here and there’s a chance you’ll enjoy your free vegetables as soon as the following week! And this will continue until the end of February.. Vegetable madness!!!
Not sure why your travel choices matter? We think we have all the answers here… Don’t we? Let us know by filling in the form at the bottom of the page and we’ll give you an answer
Don’t be upset if you don’t win a veg bag this time… Many more exciting prizes are on the way! Moreover, everyone who signs-up gets this:
That’s your personal Guide to more sustainable travelling! Get inspired by destinations and ideas and learn more about low-impact travelling.
Bon voyage!
Come visit Whitmuir Farm!
written by Abby Nicol on February 1, 2011
On Saturday the 12th of February
we’ll be heading over to Whitmuir Farm. Come visit the home of the Veg Bag vegetables! We’ll be touring the farm and lending a hand replanting their willow hedge.
This trip is now full.
Merry Moods and Festive foods – Oh what a feast it was…
written by Alice O'Rourke on December 16, 2010
A million foot of snow didn’t stop us, the feast on December 1st did go on!
After carting around lovely organic winter veg from Whitmuir to various cooking stations around the city, we had a full day of scrubbing, chopping and baking to cook a meal for 120. Easy peasy (cough) for a fantastic group of volunteers from the Fairtrade café, People and Planet, Abundance and Transition, one bike trailer and a car.
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Chutney-making and winter food preservation workshop
written by Rosie Sullivan on November 22, 2010
The final food skills workshop of the season!
Monday 29th November: 2-5pm
@the Grassmarket Community Centre, 86 Candlemaker Row
In a bit of a pickle? Well…
This final workshop of the season deals with Chutney and other winter food preservation techniques. We’ll be transforming lots of lovely Autumn produce into delicious chutney over the space of an afternoon, and whilst its bubbling away we’ll learn more about simple preservation techniques such as salting, pickling, drying and fermentation. We’ll also be making some apple rings to dry.
All welcome – to attend please RSVP here
And finally, a quick chutney related limerick for you….
“There was an Old Person of Putney,
Whose food was roast spiders and chutney,
Which he took with his tea,
within sight of the sea,
That romantic Old Person of Putney.”
Edward Lear, English artist, writer; known for his ‘literary nonsense’ & limericks (1812-1888)Bread Baking Workshop: Monday 15th November, 2-5pm
written by Rosie Sullivan on November 9, 2010
Because the supermarket sliced loaf is so last season…
Local Veg Bag Sale: Main Library, 3-6pm, Tuesday 9th November.
written by Rosie Sullivan on November 7, 2010
Need something tasty for dinner? Some organic, cheap, incredibly fresh veg? Want to buy some local produce but don’t know where to go?
Never fear! The TEU VegBag is here! Filled with lovely fresh produce from Damhead farms, our VegBags are an easy way to get your five a day without having to head to Tesco. Plus they’re cheap, convenient and delicious. There’ll be a hearty selection of local Scottish veg, and we’ll be selling the bags for £4. Come along on your way home and have a look…
While this is only a pilot program, if we get a good enough response, we’ll try to make it a regular thing. So come one, come all and buy some lovely cheap veg from on Tuesday Nov 9th from 3-6pm outside the Main Library
All vegetables supplied by Damhead Organic Farm (www.damhead.co.uk) which also give a 25% discount to Edinburgh University students on all their fruit and veg.
Join the facebook event here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=166969643328271
Email rosie@teu.org.uk for any questions.
Beer of the British Isles
written by Irina Nedelcu on October 28, 2010
Bristo Hall was packed last Friday for a celebration of independent breweries and low carbon travel!
Over 8o people showed up and enjoyed sample beer from four corners of the British Isles to the sounds of lovely fiddle music. There was a bit of beer history involved – a speaker from the Campaign for Real Ale spoke about the links between local ale and the distinctiveness of different parts of the UK.
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