Project:Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Chilli Challenge

RIE staff members are invited to take part in the Chilli challenge 2026 – supported to grow, cook and try tasty new dishes with a touch of spice.

Get ready to grow your own chilli’s at home starting February 2026!

You can join solo or why not join as a team and share the fun, swap tips, and spice up your summer dishes.

Come and participate in the 2026 Royal Infirmary Chilli Challenge. An opportunity to experience the joys of ‘grow your own’ on a windowsill at home with mutual support from colleagues and need to know growing support from the Nature Ranger.

This opportunity is open to all staff members at the Royal Infirmary.

You can get involved in a number of ways:

As an individual– try growing something, perhaps for the first time, seeing it through the seasons with chillis for culinary dishes from Summer 2026.
As a team– encourage staff to get involved and use it as an opportunity within your team to talk, share and motivate one another to grow the tastiest or hottest chilli.

However, you decide to get involved we can equip you with the materials and ‘know-how’ to make it a success.

You will need– A warm, sunny windowsill at home.
A work contact email that the ranger can contact you on.
To have signed up by December 10^th to guarantee your free chilli kit.

We will provide- A growing starter pack and simple instructions to get you growing from the end of February.