Incredible Edible

= Incredible Edible Todmorden, project for freely available local food production.

URL = http://www.incredible-edible-todmorden.co.uk/

Description

John Robb:

"You can see it all over the town. In yards and public spaces. On top of that, they did it in a way that looks like fun.

How did the movement get its start?

This is a critical bit: The financial crisis of 2008 provided an opportunity for the movement to get its start. The crisis knocked townspeople out of their stupor.

Many people were upset and truly concerned about the future. They wanted to do something, but didn't know what to do. We're going to see lots of that in the near future as financial and economic systems unwind, don't waste it (on anger/politics/protest).

In Todmorden, a couple of smart citizens put up a sign asking if anyone was interested in changing the world with local food. They held a meeting and sixty people showed up.

The next step they took was also critical: when it came to what they should do, the initial organizers rejected the idea of a formal plan or leadership. All they provided was:

   a simple goal:  food self-sufficiency for Todmorden
   and a way to get there: to just get on with cooking, sharing, and growing.

That simple approach is exactly what was needed. Ad hoc groups exploded and Todmorden was off to the races." (Resilient communities newsletter, june 2012)