About us
Abundance Edinburgh is about collecting surplus fruit grown in the city and putting it to good use. There are many fruit trees in Edinburgh, growing wild or in people’s gardens, yet most years a good deal of this produce goes in the bin. We plan to harvest this abundant food and redistribute it to local charities as a way of highlighting the social and health benefits of growing local, seasonal, and organic food. Harvesting the fruit is also a LOT of fun 
The project this year is mostly being undertaken through an initiative of the Transition Edinburgh South food group. This year we are focussing on harvesting fruit grown in South Edinburgh, but the project has already so much fun, and been so successful that we are planning to expand the project to other areas in Edinburgh next year.
So if you have fruit you’d like to see picked and put to good use (we always give owners first choice of the fruit we pick for them) then please get in contact and let us know where you are. Alternatively, if you’d like to take part in the project, either as a fruit picker, a tree climber, a fruit mule, or even a jam and chutney expert, we’d love to hear from you. This year our efforts are primarily focused in South Edinburgh, but if you live in another area then do still let us know you’re interested. You can reach us by email using the address at the bottom of the page.
