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Public Food Why you should plant more food

bearing trees in public spaceBy Fredd Marshall



Public Food

Outline:Outline:

Why plant food in public?Why plant food in public?

Why the council?Why the council?

Some suggestions.Some suggestions.



1 - Why plant food in public?

I. Common SenseII. Other places already do it.

III. Lifestyle, Health and

Wellbeing

IV. Sustainability



I.I. Common SenseCommon Sense



Common Sense We all need to eat . And not all of us have a back

yard.

People want it ± People want to have more food

growing locally. (Otherwise there would have

been no signatures.)

Food security ± we live on a fault line. With

recent events, (eg. Haiti, Chile), having a supply

of food growing locally would be a wise idea in

case of emergency.

There is plenty of room ± Verges, unused grassy

areas, edges of parks and playgrounds, fences

for espaliered fruit trees and vines etc.



II.II. Other Places Are Already Doing It Other Places Are Already Doing It



Other Places Are Already Doing It

Nelson City Council plants fruit and nut trees in public

space for public consumption. They¶ve been doing this

for years and continue to do so. So«Why not here? (http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/features/home-and-garden/768723/Good-eating-from-the-streets)

http://www.healthyas.org.nz/fresh-foods/open-orchards/



Other Places Are Already Doing It Chicago, Illinois, USA put in a free public orchard in Kilbourn

Park along with a teaching greenhouse and garden.

Havana, Cuba produces 90% of the food requirements of the

city*, within the city. Through community gardens and public

orchards. (That¶s 2.1 million people.)

*According to the BBC



III.III. Lifestyle, Health and WellbeingLifestyle, Health and Wellbeing



Lifestyle, Health and Wellbeing

Free access to fresh,locally grown food helps

people eat healthier.

Public food helps people

understand and appreciate where food

comes from.

It becomes the focus for

community activities.Harvests, picnics etc. It would help to reduce food costs

to families.



IV.IV. Sustainability Sustainability



Sustainability Locally produced food is practically carbon

neutral.

Public food can be an educational resource to teach new generations

about sustainable living.

It would help to preserve native, localized and heirloom species for your grandchildren toenjoy.

It would help promote cottage industry ± Foraged food turned into jams, preserves etc.

± Waste fruit turned into ethanol, compost or animal feed.

Trish Burton, Nelson, showing off

her foraged food and products



Some ideas«

1. Mandarin and feijoa trees around playgrounds and inschools

2. Lemon and lime trees on the street.

3. Council led community involvement. - Eg. Arbor day fruit tree plantings.

4. Allocating an amount of funds per year to planting

edible trees.



It makes you wonder«

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