Sustainable Kirriemuir visit to Lauriston Farm
Food growing, biodiversity, community – how does this work in practice at Lauriston farm?

Spent time learning how both organisations are increasing access to fresh affordable food through the Market Garden and other enterprises on the farm(s) and how they aim to support these projects financially moving forward.
Learning Outcomes
- Look at different governance models such as cooperatives, CIC etc
- Food Growing, Biodiversity, Community – how does this work in practice at Lauriston? Land-based enterprises and Community, how does this work in practice? Mixing income generation with volunteering.Gather Market Garden (Lauriston) – A Community Supported Agriculture Scheme – a quick intro into the structure, inputs, outputs and equitable access scheme
- Funding & long-term sustainability
- Mushroom Farming – an introduction!
- Infrastructure, inputs, outputs, costs, benefits.