Ecobuild

Stronger communties

Food –we all do it.

TODMORDEN• 17,000 PEOPLE• NORTH OF MANCHESTER WEST OF LEEDS• BORDER TOWN• 3 STEEP VALLEYS, WINDSWEPT “TOPS”• HISTORY OF INNOVATION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE• ETHNIC MIX, ECONOMIC MIX• 15 ALLOTMENTS • BACK TO BACK HOUSING• HELICOPTER PADS ON THE TOPS.• FEW FULL TIME FARMERS LEFT• 5 DAYS A WEEK INDOOR AND OUTDOOR MARKET• 1 SENIOR AND 6 PRIMARY SCHOOLS

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• 17,000 PEOPLE• NORTH OF MANCHESTER WEST OF LEEDS• 3 STEEP VALLEYS, WINDSWEPT “TOPS”• HISTORY OF INOVATION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE• ETHNIC MIX, ECONOMIC MIX• 15 ALLOTMENTS • BACK TO BACK HOUSING • HELICOPTERS ON THE TOPS.

The ModelThree plates spinning.

One is boring, two is clever , three’s a show!

Community – EveryoneBusiness sector - including farmersLearning /education - cradle to cradle.

March 2008 60 people attend first meeting.Seed and plant swaps start.pop up gardens-naughty but nice!750k school food hub bid to the lottery.Incredible parentsHarvest Festival.Doctors take a vote for veg.Older peoples growing memories.Every egg matters campaign.Agriculture show- new growing section.Community Pay Back

We can do it in anything!

What have we got ?

• Healing horticulture team.• Police and fire station fruit trees• Health centre• Lost Arts training• Food hub/bid• Social housing growing scheme• Churches growing food• All schools growing• 2 community orchards• Food in public spaces- legally (mostly!)

And………….• News letter• Job training• 20011 new training scheme for high school• Community pride• Academic research • A license to grow for the whole borough • Vegetable tourism• 35 egg producers • Local food promotion for the market• International interest• New business• Website

Planning application for the clinic

Harvest Festival-400 bring food to share

The first years results

The new pickle empire

NEW MARKETS METHODS

FIRST TODMORDEN CHEESE

Malcolm Seville Trophy (don’t let dying stop you)

Schools wellies entry for the show.

Every egg matters

HEALING HORTICULTURE

Some of our regular pickers

Todmorden local food survey (back up for politicians)

Making space - a constant activity

Fish -water -prince

Take a tent and talk

School cooks getting out and dirty.

It’s a man thing

Food - it’s the new high!

10 for 10• 1) Build schools for the future that have

the living edible world at their heart.• 2) Transform health buildings with edible

plants and trees as an integral part of the design and workplace.

• 3) All public bodies to release land for food growing.

• 4) Plan for food – Support local food production through the planning system with all local plans identifying places for growing.

10 for 105) Tick all the boxes – Make growing a performance

indicator for ‘wellbeing’ for all Public Services.6) Insist all new homes to have ready-to-grow

spaces.7) All social landlords to allocate space for growing.8) Charter for truly local markets – support local

food producers and farmers and campaign for the reallocation of subsidies.

9) Make sure public bodies like schools and health authorities have as a priority to procure local food

10) Invest in food skills for the future. We need incredible degrees and diplomas, cooks and technologists, farmers and fabulous food producers.

We want this little fellow to grow up in a cleaner, greener,

stronger world