Community Greengrocer
This Saturday marks a monumental moment for Dig-In – we’re selling our very first vegetables!
The team has been preparing and packing veg bags that will be on sale to the public this Saturday (March 15th) from 11am-3pm. The bags have a variety of vegetables and all include fresh onions, kale, potatoes, carrots and cauliflower. Read more
Scran Salon is an informal meet up for anyone with a passion for food! It brings together business owners, chefs, producers, writers, promoters, and enthusiastic eaters from across Edinburgh’s vibrant food scene and is a great way to find out more about exciting food related projects happening across the city. Last Monday, Caroline, John and Gina attended the second Scran Salon at Hemma Bar to mingle with the food lovers of Edinburgh and spread the Dig-In word. Read more
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BIG MILESTONE! We’ve reached our FIRST goal of £20K for our community greengrocers! We have to say a MASSIVE thank you to our shareholders, Tweeters and friends who have helped spread the word. It’s a fantastic achievement and we couldn’t be happier with the results. Not only have local people bought shares, we’ve had purchases from as far away as Australia!
Reaching this first target means we can get to work hiring a shop manager and push forward with the grand opening. However, we’re not done yet and still need to reach our original £30,000 target. So please, share this website with your friends, join us on Facebook and Twitter and keep supporting Dig-In.
Throughout February the shop has been open for Soup Saturdays. It’s an opportunity for passers by to drop in, have some free home made soup and learn about Dig-In. The drop-in’s, which run weekly from 11am-3pm have been a fantastic sucess so far and we’ve met lots of amazing people, shareholders and eager volunteers who want to help out.
We still have two more soup Saturday’s taking place on the 15th and 22nd of February so if you’re in the area, come along to 119 Bruntsfield Place, try some delicious homemade soup, and find out more about our plans.
STV recently came to visit Dig-In at 119 Bruntsfield Place to find out more about the share offer and the concept behind our greengrocer.. Read what some of our management committee had to say, see photos and more in their feature here.
It’s been a busy month for the Dig-In team. Since November, not only have we launched our Community Share Offer but we now have a premesis in Brunstfield to call home.
119 Bruntsfield Place (previously Smart Cartridge) has had a little makeover since we got the keys on December 1st. The team have been painting the walls and scrubbing the surfaces to get the shop prepared for the next step, turning it into YOUR community Green Grocer.
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Thursday 29th November saw the launch of Dig-in’s Community Share offer.
The launch was held at the Bruntsfield Hotel and over 150 people turned up to find out more and show their support for the community run greengrocer. Shares were for sale on the night and everyone got the chance to hear guests Lesley Riddoch and Pete Ritchie from Whitmuir farm talk about local produce, community and working together to make a difference.