Volunteer Cooking Assistant - Midlothian Garden

Location: Midlothian Community Hospital Gardens, 70 Eskbank Rd, Bonnyrigg, EH22 3ND. See on a map here.

Time: 10am to 2pm. Our meals take place on the 2^nd Tuesday and last Thursday of every month.

We are flexible with how often you can help at our meals. Just let us know your availability on the days above. 

What is our community garden? 

At our community garden at the Midlothian Hospital, we want to make opportunities for good food and healthy lifestyles available to local communities. We invite people to come together to do gardening and eat together.

By bringing people together in a shared, green space, we help combat social isolation, build relations, and enjoy a home-made nutritional meal. By nurturing a sense of belonging and community, the garden helps mitigate factors contributing to homelessness. All while empowering people with life skills and resilience. 

What will you do as a volunteer? 

Do you love cooking? As a volunteer, you will support the Volunteer Cook to prepare and make community meals in the gardens. We use our outdoor kitchen to make meals with ingredients from the garden, pantry and local purchases.

You will be part of a team making meals for around 25 people, including fellow volunteers and wider community. Your tasks include:

• setting up the outdoor kitchen (cleaning it and bringing all the necessary equipment into the space)
• taking guidance from the lead cook to prepare and cook our meal
• washing dishes, clean the kitchen and clear away all equipment together.

Our meals take place twice a month on the 2nd Tuesday and last Thursday of the month.

You can find more details about this volunteering opportunity in the decription below. 

If you have any questions about the opportunity, please get in touch with Michala via email on: MichalaBradshaw@cyrenians.scot