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Feeding the city – and its dreams

Richard Baynes talks to the team of people who have taken over a remarkable slice of farmland surrounded by Edinburgh’s sprawl, with plans to transform the local food supply.

On the western edge of Edinburgh land is in short supply, but a team of enthusiasts has taken over 100 acres of prime farmland that has, remarkably, remained undeveloped. Staff and volunteers at Lauriston Farm are learning how best this place – which was only saved by its view – can be used to feed local people, and feed the need for nature and outside space. But just how do you make a farm pay when, so far, it’s just a market garden a few allotments and a heap of dreams?

Produced and presented by Richard Baynes

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22 minutes

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Sun 30 Jul 2023 06:35

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  • Sun 30 Jul 2023 06:35