Incredible Edible Urban Vegetable Self-Service

 

Incredible Edible: urban vegetable self-service!

consuming high-quality fruit and vegetables for free, it is the generous bet Incredible Edible, spontaneous solidarity movement born 8 years ago in England.

Born in 2008 in the city of Todmorden northeast of Manchester, this citizen, selfless solidarity movement is carried by two women then in great financial difficulties. The goal: to be born vegetable to share throughout the city to allow everyone to eat healthily . Seduced by the idea, everyone creates vegetable "share" outside his home in a station or even in the hospital. In just three months, the small town of Todmorden becomes self-sufficient in vegetables.

Todmorden, "the place where one should be live best in the UK"

Most than the only solidarity environmental movement, Incredible Edible has become an active community. The people, especially excited about this project, focused and developed together, to the point that the atmosphere of the town earned him the title "the place where one should be lives best in the UK" , according to The Guardian . Today, the movement has become a huge community that continues to grow around the world, particularly in France.

Grow through education

Supported by an educational logic, all schools Todmorden now own vegetable gardens to share. Carrots, leeks and tomatoes : vegetables grown by students are prepared daily by the cooks, delighted not to have to make frozen fries every lunchtime. Recently, chickens raised by students even joined schoolyards.

Also, a big event is celebrated every year to allow everyone to share a moment of conviviality and discovery. With the idea of ​​perpetuating the tradition, this celebration is also an opportunity to pass the torch to the children, who will, in turn, grow the community.
A movement that developed in France

Officially appeared in France in 2016, French Incredible Edible exported by François Rouillay, seduced by the idea of sharing after visiting Todmorden. Since then, dozens of municipalities have joined the movement. Autonomous and participatory urban gardens provide self-service to explore new ethics and reasoned view of consumption .