Introduction
Edinburgh Community Backgreens Association is a community organisation created to inspire and support tenement dwellers to work with their neighbours to create beautiful and bountiful backgreens.
ECBA was set up to support residents to create community backgreens: Shared greenspaces behind tenement squares. On this site you will find information about the community backgreens we already work at, how to set up a community backgreen, and the services we provide to tenement households to enrich and maintain their backgreens.
Just over half of Edinburgh households live in tenements. The quality of backgreens ranges widely across the city. We believe that backgreens can be diverse beautiful greenspaces which provide a place for relaxation and recreation, places for growing food and meeting neighbours. By linking neighbouring backgreens, we can create 'community backgreens', which share common facilities like tool sheds or play facilities for children.
Get Involved
Take a look through this website. You can also, join our Dig For Victory network (click on rosette), become a fan on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter.
