Introduction
Edinburgh Community Backgreens Association is a community enterprise created to inspire and support folk to develop tenement backgreens into community greenspaces, which build a sense of neighbourhood and improve the environmental sustainability of the households that live around them.
Just over half of Edinburgh households live in tenements. Tenement backgreens range widely, some are urban oases, many others are just a square of grass with some drying poles, and the worst are inaccessible jungles.
We believe that backgreens can offer much more, they 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.
ECBA was set up to support residents to create community backgreens. On this site you will find information about the sites 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.
Quick LInks
Here's some quick links to help you get started with the site:-
- If you want us to maintain your backgreen click here >
- If you want to learn how to grow fruit and veggies see here >
- If you want to join your local volunteer group start here >
- If you want to establish a new community backgreen group look here >