Growing bodies

Many public bodies in Tod are backing the IET campaign – not just with words but with land, labour and money.

Pennine Housing, our major social landlord, have launched their own Incredible Edible Pennine initiative, with free seeds and advice for tenants. More here. Plus they’re major partners in Harley Bank redevelopment, which has set aside an Incredible Edible garden for planting 2010/11.

There’ve been herbs growing at the railway station for years. Now there are veg too, and in the car park the spare corner has been turned into a raised bed and grassy knoll.

Ferney Lee old people’s home has had a Incredible Edible exterior make-over, with help from Community Payback. (Check out March blogs, with lots of pictures, about planting and the herb garden)

The Fire Station have given us the go-ahead to plant trees on their land; we hope the Police Station will soon join its Patmos Shops neighbours in agreeing to planters on its frontage.

And the Health Centre is having IET fruit trees, veg and an apothecary’s garden: read a blog about of the latest planting here.

See more links to the left or the latest growing blog entries.