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Power of Food nourishes Edinburgh’s grassroots

June 7, 2018 by Fay Young Leave a Comment

A view of Granton Castle walled garden beneath Granton Gasholder by Magnus Hagdorn CC By-SA 2.0

Edinburgh’s grassroots community activism could be the best hope for the city. Preparing for the Power of Food Festival, Fay Young finds hope for the future in the revival of an ancient walled garden in the brownfield landscape on the shores of the Forth.

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