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What is Urban Leaves
A grassroots movement of volunteer enthusiasts from various fields
who came together two years ago in search of sustainable lifestyles to create city farms for healthy organic food free from pesticides to encourage zero waste to practice the 3 Rs of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Background
Preeti’s experience of city farming at MBPT Abundant delicious produce Green pleasant surroundings Recycling of kitchen waste in the same premises Increase in bio diversity
Vision• Prevent global warming• Increase bio diversity• Live sustainable lifestyles
• Support cretion of urban farms• Bring nature close to people• Ccreate more topsoil which is fast vanishing• Inspire people to see the benefits of eating local, organic, natural foods
Mission
Current focus of work
Workshops on setting up Urban Farms Community Urban Farms
at Maharashtra Nature Park , Dharavi at Nana Nani Park , Chowpatty
Our strategy
• Conduct Certified Training Workshops on Building Your City Farm• Network and provide support through e - group, blog
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cityfarmers/http://www.urbanleavesinindia.com/http://kitchengardeners.org/groups
• Create cadre of senior volunteers for setting up projects in Mumbai• Create Training Modules for Schools• Create Database of Practicing City Farmers all over India
Annual Plan for 2011
• Conduct workshops quarterly• Enhance our volunteer base• Use city farmers database to create groups in cities• Make our two Community Farms productive• Organize International Kitchen Gardeners Day in August all over India• Host the National Seminar on Urban Gardening in December
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