About Us
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Hearty Squirrel is a student- and volunteer-run food cooperative at the University of Edinburgh. We strive to provide healthy, local, ethical, organic and Fairtrade food to students and staff, as well as a unique and informative experience for our volunteers. Our goals also include promoting and educating on food sustainability, running food workshops, and supporting other groups.
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We are completely run by volunteers, so we need YOU to get involved! Cooperatives are an alternative to supporting the profit-driven model of most major supermarkets. Hearty Squirrel is a great way to ensure you are supporting ethical suppliers and it is heaps of fun too!
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We have two stalls where you can buy your week's groceries. One every week in the basement of Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre basement and another fortnightly stall in Kings Buildings Centre ground floor. To see the alternating dates for the KB stall, please look at our facebook page 'Hearty Squirrel Food Cooperative'. The Gordon Aikman stall is open 11 - 17 and the KB stall from 11 - 15:30.
In the stall you will find an abundance of dried goods - oats, nuts, rice and the likes - as well as organic, local vegetables and eggs from Whitmuir farm, and vegan bread from Leith-based Breadshare. Please order your veg bags, eggs and bread in advance on our Veg Bag Orders page. For dried goods all you need is a jar (or a few)!
As a member of the food co-op, you can also order goods in bulk from the cooperative wholefoods wholesaler Greencity. This is a great way to save money, packaging and the environment! To find out how to become a member and order from Greencity, go to the Greencity Orders page.
In the stall you will find an abundance of dried goods - oats, nuts, rice and the likes - as well as organic, local vegetables and eggs from Whitmuir farm, and vegan bread from Leith-based Breadshare. Please order your veg bags, eggs and bread in advance on our Veg Bag Orders page. For dried goods all you need is a jar (or a few)!
As a member of the food co-op, you can also order goods in bulk from the cooperative wholefoods wholesaler Greencity. This is a great way to save money, packaging and the environment! To find out how to become a member and order from Greencity, go to the Greencity Orders page.
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Produce on veg stalls
CHEAP, ORGANIC AND LOCAL! Veg Bags (usually potatoes, carrots, onions and other seasonal veg) Large £4.20 Small £2.20 Don't forget to bring your own bag to get a 20p discount! Eggs £2 Bread a variety all made using slow-fermentation techniques from the local Breadshare Bakery. Various prices |
Products on dry goods stall
CHEAP AND ETHICAL! You can buy any quantity you like at just over wholesale price! Bring your own bags or jars to fill up and pay by weight. Typically includes beans, grains, dried fruit (including banana chips!), nuts and seeds. Want to see something different? Feel free to request! 
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