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Gorgie Farm

Gorgie Farm is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Gorgie Farm rather than just read about it. In short: Gorgie Farm, previously LOVE Gorgie Farm, was an urban farm in Gorgie, south-west Edinburgh. Following the farm's closure in January 2023, the site's animals were transported to other local zoos and farms.

Key takeaways

Gorgie Farm belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Gorgie Farm to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Gorgie Farm from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Gorgie Farm, previously LOVE Gorgie Farm, was an urban farm in Gorgie, south-west Edinburgh. Following the farm's closure in January 2023, the site's animals were transported to other local zoos and farms. There are ongoing plans to reopen the farm as a community-led venture.

History

It was established in the late 1970s by a community group that worked in clearing the derelict site and wanted to use the site as a green space for the community. The farm officially opened in 1982 as a working farm, selling lambs, pigs and was home of other animals, including cows, sheep and goats. The farm also has a small play park encouraging imagination led play. Since the farm opened, entry remained free but the organisation relied on donations to maintain the site and a grant by the City of Edinburgh Council which funded most staff wages. In April 2016, Gorgie City Farm announced an urgent appeal as its rising costs and a reduction in external funding meant it had to turn to the community to help keep the farm open. The urban farm raised £100,000 within six weeks from local people and businesses, allowing the farm to keep running. Queen Elizabeth II visited the farm on 4 July 2019. She met with staff, volunteers and other former collaborators whilst doing a guided tour around the animal facilities and gardens. However, due to the lack of a robust business plan or additional revenue streams, the farm had to close and went under liquidation in November 2019, even after managing to raise a further £100,000.

LOVE Gorgie Farm

The farm went to tender by the council and the funding was put on hold. Following a competitive tender process, LOVE Learning, an education and social care charity supporting vulnerable children and young people across Scotland were awarded the lease to run the farm. The farm reopened on 29 February 2020 under the new name of LOVE Gorgie Farm. The funding raised by the community was given to LOVE Learning to continue the farm's work and to invest it into new projects like community support groups, education workshops and mental health programmes. The farm also had a food bank and reopened its social enterprise café. LOVE Gorgie Farm provides a range of professional apprenticeships and Scottish Qualifications Authority accredited programmes within its skills academy. In March 2020, due to the COVID-19 outbreak and following the announcement that all sites had to close amid lockdown, LOVE Gorgie Farm closed temporarily. During lockdown, the farm acted as a focal point for the community by operating as a food bank and delivering free breakfast for children amid school closures. It also provided free pet boarding to those who were unwell or had to be temporarily admitted into hospital. After being closed for four months, LOVE Gorgie Farm announced it would reopen on 29 June 2020 following the Scottish Government's guidance for zoos and animal parks to reopen. In January 2023 the farm closed again with LOVE Learning terminating its lease due to a lack of funding.

Gorgie Community Farm In September 2025 volunteers returned to the farm, established a board of trustees to oversee the site and rebranded to Gorgie Community Farm. Plans were made to ensure the site would not close down again, one of them being that the site would become a hub for multiple partners such as The Forge and Napiers. The farm is not currently open to the public but volunteer sessions are up on the Gorgie Community Farm website.

References

External links https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-64305741

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Gorgie Farm

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Gorgie Farm claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Gorgie Farm before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Gorgie Farm ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Gorgie Farm

In research: Gorgie Farm appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gorgie Farm in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gorgie Farm is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics City farms in the United Kingdom, Gorgie, Tourist attractions in Edinburgh, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Gorgie Farm outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Gorgie Farm in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Gorgie Farm means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Gorgie Farm out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Gorgie Farm in simple terms?

Why does Gorgie Farm matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Gorgie Farm?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Gorgie Farm.