Saturday, March 10, 2012

Incredible Edible: 'It's not all about free food'

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How

idea of ??a woman to produce food, Brownfields in public has taken root in a village in Yorkshire - and is rapidly spreading

In 2008, when the economy was down and fears about climate change are increasing, Pam Warhurst, a businesswoman and former council leader in Todmorden, Yorkshire, decided to do something positive in your community. His brilliant idea of ??participating food and use of public spaces and quickly captured the imagination of his neighbors. Now, the seed planted in Todmorden Warhurst is not only paying -. It takes root in other cities in the UK and as far away as New Zealand

  • The idea was wonderfully simple. Throughout the city, the green areas of public land will be lost. Even the cultivated areas are not used to its full potential. Meanwhile, people were buying their food from distant places. Why not put these public spaces for more productive use? Before long things, groceries were popping up all over urban green spaces in the organization describes as "gardens of propaganda."
  • "At first we had trouble getting people to help," says Mary Clair, "because we are a country where people say," Get out of my land, "so we had to say people who were good. "Now, local volunteer and harvesting: there are 273 people in the incredible edible" muck-in almost "the list of local grocery stores had the opportunity of the idea and, as said Warhurst." 50% said they had had a positive impact on their income. "" It is all about free food, "says Clair. Gardens of propaganda is to remind people that food can be grown close to home.
The project was welcomed by the local authority and has also attracted outside interest. "People came from New Zealand and make space food in the reconstruction of Christchurch," says Warhurst. The incredible edible movement has now spread to 30 cities across the UK and beyond.

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