November's Sustainability Forum held at Lambeth Council offices included a discussion around the Incredible Edible Todmorden's London Conference and how to inspire Lambeth - thanks to IET for use of their presentation.
2. We Don’t Start With Nothing!
• Public and Private Land
• Verges, Parks, Canal Corridors, Back Yards.
• Market halls
• Health Centres
• Care Homes
• Schools
• Council Buildings
• Canal banks
• A Rainbow of Community Talents
22. Incredible Edible Todmorden
Our Four Big Asks
Build schools for the future that have the living
edible world at their heart.
Transform health buildings with edible plants and
trees as an integral part of the design.
Release public land for food growing.
Encourage all social landlords to allocate
space for growing food.
23. Incredible Edible Lambeth(north)
Our ask is the same - Schools
Joanna Primary School Gardening club in
Archbishops’ Park - shared land use
Walnut Tree Walk Primary
‘Cycling Gardener’ one day a week -each class
have a raised bed and part of yearly food growing
planner. Wheat growing with Brockwell Bake
Ethelred Nursery and Children’s Centre
Teacher with Forest School training. Worms are
the school’s pets .Wormery is now 4 years old
Lilian Baylis Technology School
‘Green Champion’ is now leading food growing
24. Incredible Edible Lambeth (north)
Health buildings, public land and social
landlords with space for growing food.
Lambeth Walk GP surgery - Food planting
workshop inside surgery with peppers, chillies
but needs a place for 8,000 patients to help lead
a healthier life - access to good value food apart
from Tesco and make contact with nature
North lambeth 67% live above ground floor with no
access to outdoor growing…nor composting.
Princes Ward 5,000 households of which 2,000
are council owned
GP active support for Beautify the Beaufoy