incredible edible huddersfield

Posted Sun, 01/03/2009 - 21:09 by kate83

This is a fairly new website but I think you have a few things that they'd be interested in hearing about.

Local food producers, guerilla gardening and food growing projects

 http://www.incredibleediblehuddersfield.org/

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by kate83 - 02/03/2009 - 14:19

Anyone thinking of doing some guerrilla gardening should have a quick look at this link - basically if in doubt of the quality of the land - plant in containers and try to avoid planting near busy roads and bus stops for edibles

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/126932.php

'Environmental Protection UK1 are warning the growing band of guerrilla
gardeners to be wary of planting edible crops on potentially
contaminated urban land.'

by Tiff - 02/03/2009 - 14:38

Thanks Kate, that's a good point to raise. Anyone thinking about planting edible produce in random public spaces should get the soil checked to make sure it is safe. I have heard that even if the soil is contaminated you can plant flowers on the land for a few years to improve the soil and eventually get it back to a safe level for planting edible crops.