A city farm in Edinburgh is looking to tackle its debts by offering yoga classes and corporate days.
Gorgie City Farm, which has been in the city for 38 years, had been threatened with closure due to rising costs and a large reduction in external funding last year.
However, a year on, things are looking a lot brighter for the farm following a £100,000 community appeal.
It is now planning to expand with everything from yoga to corporate challenge days among the ideas being put forward.
And visitor numbers have soared since the fundraising appeal was launched last spring.
'Great experience'
Chief executive Josiah Lockhart told the Edinburgh Evening News creating a sustainable business model would allow the farm to be enjoyed for generations to come.
He said: "The appeal was really a way to help bide the farm some time to help put things in place to help it be more sustainable.
"It allowed us to update our funding strategy and work closer with businesses in the community, tidy up the site.
"We are talking a lot more about what's coming and our visitor numbers have increased hugely in the past year on the back of the appeal, from 160,000 to 220,000.
"People are supporting us more and although we are a free site, people are often donating more when they come in."
The diversification of UK farms is becoming an important issue, more so in recent years.
With subsidies falling away, land prices falling, and along with other issues there is uncertainty about the future. However, many farmers across the country think one of the solutions is diversification.
