Cycling Edinburgh has a website with information on organised bike rides in or near Edinburgh. They are run by local cycling clubs, groups and individuals, and are mostly free and open to all. See http://www.cycling-edinburgh.org.uk/ for more information. Their upcoming rides are: Sunday 24 November – EasyCycle Half-Day Ride: 12-15 …
Has anyone tried out the Too Good To Go app? https://mailings.ed.ac.uk/2YP3-YL1V-4NV8O7-L3LA4-1/c.aspx Wasted food is responsible for 8% of the global greenhouse gas emissions – it’s not just the food itself that goes to waste, it’s all the resources that went into making it, from water to land and labour. Incredibly, …
Belinda (who teaches the yoga class in IGMM on Fridays) is running a morning Yoga Workshop in Colinton on 23 December, to further your understanding of Yoga, to take your Yoga practice to a deeper level and for a stress-free holiday period. For further information, please refer to the below …
Edinburgh has become the first UK city selected to join the Global Cities CAN B programme. It has been confirmed along with Barcelona, Cordoba in Argentina and Asuncion in Paraguay for the global movement of cities working to be more sustainable, prosperous, inclusive and resilient. See the Insider article at …
There is a new Book Exchange in Chancellor’s Building – see below. A great re-use opportunity! On the first floor balcony (by the lifts) of the Chancellor’s Building, you will now find a table of second hand books. These books are available for you to take, borrow, or swap for …
I joined Elizabeth (formerly our IT Manager) for a walk in the Pentlands last week. It’s not an area I’ve explored much, but I have been inspired by Ana and Mitzie’s tales of lovely walks there, and it didn’t disappoint. We parked at the Flotterstone Information Point next to the …
We are planning on a weekend walk on Saturday 12 October 2019. We are planning to set off from Elie (meet at Ruby Bay car park at 10 am) and head along the Fife Coastal Path. As we will be passing through various pretty villages along the way, you could …
Our crop of chillies has suddenly turned red this week! Must be all that lovely autumn sunshine on the kitchen windowsill. Please help yourself to a chilli, and let us know what you made with it. Oct 3, 2019
OK, so it has a high sugar content, but it is all natural, fat-free and goes amazingly well with the Chickpea Chana Dal recipe I posted the other day. In fact, it goes well with loads of things, especially curries. It’s a Madhur Jaffrey recipe (note the high volume of …
Has anyone not yet tried Edinburgh Community Food’s Take and Make meals? You get everything you need to make a delicious veggie meal, including the right amount of the right spices, so there is no waste. I’ve tried quite a few so far, but my favourite is definitely the Chickpea …
