Stronger communties

Food –we all do it.

TODMORDEN•

17,000 PEOPLE• NORTH OF MANCHESTER WEST OF LEEDS• BORDER TOWN• 3 STEEP VALLEYS, WINDSWEPT “TOPS”• HISTORY OF INNOVATION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE• ETHNIC MIX, ECONOMIC MIX• 15 ALLOTMENTS • BACK TO BACK HOUSING• HELICOPTER PADS ON THE TOPS.• FEW FULL TIME FARMERS LEFT• 5 DAYS A WEEK INDOOR AND OUTDOOR MARKET• 1 SENIOR AND 6 PRIMARY SCHOOLS

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• 17,000 PEOPLE• NORTH OF MANCHESTER WEST OF LEEDS• 3 STEEP VALLEYS, WINDSWEPT “TOPS”• HISTORY OF INOVATION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE• ETHNIC MIX, ECONOMIC MIX• 15 ALLOTMENTS • BACK TO BACK HOUSING • HELICOPTERS ON THE TOPS.

The ModelThree plates spinning.One is boring, two is clever , three’s a show!

Community – EveryoneBusiness sector including farmersLearning /education - cradle to cradle.

March 2008 60 people attend first meeting.Seed and plant swaps start.pop up gardens-naughty but nice!750k school food hub bid to the lottery.Incredible parentsHarvest Festival.Doctors take a vote for veg.Older peoples growing memories.Every egg matters campaign.Agriculture show- new growing section.Community Pay Back

We can do it in anything!

What have we got ?

• Healing horticulture team.• Police and fire station fruit trees• Health centre• Lost Arts training• Food hub/bid• Social housing growing scheme• Churches growing food• All schools growing• 2 community orchards• Food in public spaces- legally (mostly!)

And………….• Web site• News letter• Job training• 20011 new training scheme for high school• Community pride• Academic research • A licence to grow for the whole borough • Vegetable tourism• 35 egg producers • Local food promotion for the market• International interest• New business

Planning application for the clinic

Harvest Festival-400 bring food to share

The first years results

The new pickle empire

NEW MARKETS METHODS

FIRST TODMORDEN CHEESE

Malcolm Seville Trophy (don’t let dying stop you)

Schools wellies entry for the show.

Every egg matters

HEALING HORTICULTURE

Some of our regular pickers

Todmorden local food survey (back up for politicians)

Making space-a constant activity

Fish -water -prince

Take a tent and talk

School cooks getting out and dirty.

It’s a man thing

Food - it’s the new high!

We want this little fellow to grow up in a cleaner, greener,

stronger world

So far we have not got……………….

• Loads of money • Any paid people• A base /filing cabinet/stamp• Anything special• Bureaucracy• Hassle from the council• Bored• A horse and cart• Small dreams• Time to muck about.