gorgie farm art school
Edinburgh
A friendly urban farm offering hands-on educational and learning
opportunities.LOVE GORGIE FARM, FORMERLY GORGIE CITY FARM, IS OPERATED BY
EDUCATION AND SOCIAL CARE CHARITY LOVE LEARNING. THE CHARITY SUPPORTS VULNERABLE
CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS, USING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO ENGAGE THEM IN
LEARNING. Located 2 miles from Central Edinburgh in the neighbourhood of Gorgie,
the site was a waste depot until the 1930s. Horse-drawn refuse carts would
deposit their loads from the wagons to train cars. The same railway still passes
to the west of the farm today. The site was later used for civil defence
training during the war. It later became derelict and disused, owned by the
local authority for many years to come.