Community Carrot Dunbar

Community Carrot Dunbar The Community Carrot, trading as the Crunchy Carrot, is a community-owned greengrocer and whole foods shop in Dunbar, East Lothian.

Well done to everyone at TheSpace Dunbar for getting this amazing festival organised! Happening this weekend - check out...
15/06/2026

Well done to everyone at TheSpace Dunbar for getting this amazing festival organised! Happening this weekend - check out the poster for full details of all the music, kids' activities, food and ceilidh that will be going on.

Exciting MILK news!! We've been wanting to get this sorted for some time, and are absolutely delighted to say that we'll...
29/05/2026

Exciting MILK news!!

We've been wanting to get this sorted for some time, and are absolutely delighted to say that we'll start getting deliveries of Mossgiel organic dairy semi-skimmed and full-fat milk in 1L glass bottles from this Thursday 4th June 🙌

What makes this milk exciting?
☑️ Organic
☑️ Pasture-fed
☑️ Non-homogenised (cream at the top, better flavour!)
☑️ Reusable glass bottles, zero single-use plastic
☑️ Fairness in the supply chain
☑️ 'Low and slow' batch pasteurisation for better flavour
☑️ 'Non-standardised' whole milk (creamier, less processed, tastier)

Some pics from the last Cook Your Tea of our funding stream 🧡 They chose to make sushi again, a common request as most ...
25/05/2026

Some pics from the last Cook Your Tea of our funding stream 🧡 They chose to make sushi again, a common request as most love making it in Cook Club, and chocolate cupcakes.

This money has enabled us to provide skills-building cooking courses to 70 children over the past couple of years, and it has been the most wonderful fun watching children grow in confidence in the kitchen, try lots of new foods and learn to like many of them, and to hear the feedback from participants telling us how and what they're cooking at home as a result of these classes 😍

The good photos in this line-up are from our wonderful new volunteer , thank you so much for your time and help! And a huge thank you to Sylvie for her years of volunteer support, and to those who have helped out on an ad-hoc basis when weeks need filling. Thank you all so much 🙏

So delighted that Cook Your Tea will continue next week, thanks to new funding from 🎉 Very much looking forward to working with our new group through June.

Choices choices! We have something for everyone ☺️
20/05/2026

Choices choices! We have something for everyone ☺️

Belhaven Community Garden needs our help with their bid to buy the garden land: if you're able, please pledge today!NHS ...
20/05/2026

Belhaven Community Garden needs our help with their bid to buy the garden land: if you're able, please pledge today!

NHS Lothian are currently evaluating their request to purchase Belhaven Community Garden so that it is protected in the long term for the benefit of everyone living in the local area. A decision is expected in July.

In the meantime, they are busy preparing an application to the Scottish Land Fund for a grant towards the purchase cost, to be submitted in the next three weeks.

⭐ This is more likely to be successful if they can demonstrate the ability to match a grant with local crowdfunding. ⭐

They are therefore asking for pledges to indicate how much they are likely to be able to raise through a future crowdfunding campaign.

If you are in a position to make a pledge (however small) then please do so NOW!

This is just an expression of support. If the application is successful then they will start actual fund raising.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzvbRnjA5l9twDkNHsmpHEQ-FBYOtwFQUKcywGQ38zWc13Cg/viewform

Wow, the size of these pak choi from ! 💚
15/05/2026

Wow, the size of these pak choi from ! 💚

These sessions are all booked up now, sorry for any disappointment. For those with P4-7 aged children who would like to ...
11/05/2026

These sessions are all booked up now, sorry for any disappointment. For those with P4-7 aged children who would like to do more cooking, we have a couple of spaces on our November Cook Club course and then will add names to next year's registers(!) (Lochend Campus, Tuesdays after school), send an email to the address below to find out more.
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It's that time of year again! We're now putting together the registers for our series of FREE children's summer holiday outdoor cooking sessions 🧡 Email Hannah at [email protected] if your child would like to join us.

The dates are June 30th, July 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th (all Tuesdays), 10.30am - 12.30pm at .

These sessions are open to children ages 7 - 12 and are free of charge to attend. Spaces are limited, so we're restricting it to one session / child at first.

Still getting lovely things in weekly from those green-fingered legends at : greens, salad and herbs keeping your plates...
04/05/2026

Still getting lovely things in weekly from those green-fingered legends at : greens, salad and herbs keeping your plates local even through the seasonal hungry gap 💚

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Join our wonderful Community Carrot project: The Community Carroteers. Abby and Jill are one of 9 bef...
30/04/2026

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Join our wonderful Community Carrot project: The Community Carroteers.

Abby and Jill are one of 9 befriending pairs that we have matched over the last year.

I asked Jill for her thoughts on her experience, and her first reaction was this:

“Danielle, how does this relate to me? I’m 85, and I can do my own shopping. Having health problems is something that I can deal with. A ‘stranger’ every week! How will I cope with that?”

But I had been struggling, I agreed because the Crunchy Carrot Shop had been good to me in many ways, I trusted it, and if I could help, I should. And so I met Abby, my shopper, and everything changed. How could I possibly think I was helping? Abby is a tremendous help, quiet, efficient, funny, professional, and now a good friend. I have more energy to spare, I never run out of things, I make lists, and I look forward to not shopping. I feel more independent, not less, and I feel a lot happier. I am very lucky indeed. Thank you, Crunchy Carrot, Danielle, and most of all, Abby.

Can you spare 2–3 hours a week (or every two weeks)? We need volunteers to deliver shopping to someone in a rural area who may be isolated or struggling to get out.

It’s a shopping + befriending role—drop off the bags, then stay for a wee cuppa and a blether.

Interested? Come and join the Community Carroteers—our brilliant team of volunteers.

For more information, please get in touch with Danielle at [email protected] or leave a wee message in the chat here.

Address

43 High Street
Dunbar
EH421EW

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

+441368860000

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