1. Stronger communties www.incredible-edible-todmorden.co.uk

2. Food –we all do it.

3. 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 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.

4. The Model Three plates spinning. One is boring, two is clever , three’s a show! Community – Everyone Business sector including farmers Learning /education - cradle to cradle.

5. March 2008 60 people attend first meeting. First Three MonthsSeed and plant swaps start.Propaganda gardens-naughty but nice!Incredible parents First Six Months Harvest Festival.Doctors take a vote for veg.Older peoples growing memories.Every egg matters campaign.Agriculture show- new growing section.Community Pay Back 750k school food hub bid to the lottery.

6. We can do it in anything!

7. Graveyard Beds

9. We Don’t Start With Nothing! Public and Private Land Verges, Parks, Canal Corridors, Back Yards. Buildings Health Centres Social Care Homes Schools Council Buildings A Rainbow of Community Talents

10. What have we got ? Healing horticulture team. Police and fire station fruit trees Health centre Gardens Lost Arts training Food hub/bid Social housing growing scheme Churches growing food All schools growing – Hens in Playground 2 community orchards Food in public spaces- legally (mostly!)

11. And…………. Fantastic 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 Conference in London

12. Health Centre Gardens

13. The new pickle empire

14. New Market methods Totally Locally

15. FIRST TODMORDEN CHEESE

16. Schools wellies entry for the show.

17. Every egg matters

18. HEALING HORTICULTURE

19. Social Housing raised beds

20. Railway Station Beds

21. Ferney Lee Care Home

22. It’s a Fair Cob, growing at the Police Station

23. Our first conference

24. Local Food Festival Market Stalls

25. Bee Credible

26. Some of our regular pickers

27. Fish -water -prince

28. Vegetable Tourism

29. 10 for 10!!! 1) Build schools for the future that have the living edible world at their heart. 2) Transform health buildings with edible plants and trees as an integral part of the design and workplace. 3) All public bodies to release land for food growing. 4) Plan for food – Support local food production through the planning system with all local plans identifying places for growing. 5) Tick all the boxes – Make growing a performance indicator for ‘wellbeing’ for all Public Services. 6) Insist all new homes to have ready-to-grow spaces. 7) All social landlords to allocate space for growing. 8) Charter for truly local markets – support local food producers and farmers and campaign for the reallocation of subsidies. 9) Make sure public bodies like schools and health authorities have as a priority to procure local food. 10) Invest in food skills for the future. We need incredible degrees and diplomas, cooks and technologists, farmers and fabulous food producers.

30. We want this little fellow to grow up in a cleaner, greener, stronger world www.incredible-edible-todmorden.co.uk