grow your own high street - the incredible edible story, and why it matters
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Why does the story of a town that planted vegetables in public places matter for the future of our high streets? This presentation explains how the magic of Incredible Edible Todmorden can change your town.TRANSCRIPT
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grow your own high street
the Incredible Edible story, and why it matters
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FROM ‘PROPAGANDA PLANTING’...
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TO RETHINKING PUBLIC SPACE
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CHANGING THE STORY OF A TOWN THROUGH FOOD...
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...BY BUILDING COMMUNITY
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...BY SHARING LEARNING
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...BY CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS
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...AND ADDRESSING THE REALLY BIG ISSUES
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from incredible edible to thriving high streets: rethinking public space
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STEP ONE: OPEN UP PUBLIC SPACE (OR TAKE IT OVER)
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STEP TWO: THINK OF YOUR TOWN AS A GARDEN
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STEP THREE: THINK OF YOUR TOWN AS A PROMENADE
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STEP FOUR: THINK OF YOUR TOWN AS A STAGE
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HIGH STREETS AS COMMONS: ACCESS, OWNERSHIP AND AGENCY ARE KEY
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‘It is through the performance of creative acts, in art, in thought, in personal relationships, that the city can be identified as something more than a purely functional organisation of factories and warehouses, barracks, courts, prisons and control centres.’
Lewis Mumford, The City in History, 1961
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Incredible! Plant Veg, Grow a Revolutionwill be published in May 2014 find out more: http://urbanpollinators.co.uk
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