Why does the story of a town that planted vegetables in public places matter for the future of our high streets? This presentation explains how the magic of Incredible Edible Todmorden can change your town.

1. grow your own high street
the Incredible Edible story, and why it matters

2. FROM ‘PROPAGANDA PLANTING’...

3. TO RETHINKING PUBLIC SPACE

4. CHANGING THE STORY OF A TOWN THROUGH FOOD...

5. ...BY BUILDING COMMUNITY

6. ...BY SHARING LEARNING

7. ...BY CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS

8. ...AND ADDRESSING THE REALLY BIG ISSUES

9. from incredible edible
to thriving high streets:
rethinking public space

10. STEP ONE: OPEN UP PUBLIC SPACE (OR TAKE IT OVER)

11. STEP TWO: THINK OF YOUR TOWN AS A GARDEN

12. STEP THREE: THINK OF YOUR TOWN AS A PROMENADE

13. STEP FOUR: THINK OF YOUR TOWN AS A STAGE

14. HIGH STREETS AS COMMONS:
ACCESS, OWNERSHIP AND AGENCY ARE KEY

15. ‘It is through the performance of creative acts, in
art, in thought, in personal relationships, that the
city can be identified as something more than a
purely functional organisation of factories and
warehouses, barracks, courts, prisons and
control centres.’
Lewis Mumford, The City in History, 1961

16. Incredible! Plant Veg, Grow a Revolution
will be published in May 2014
find out more: http://urbanpollinators.co.uk
www.urbanpollinators.co.uk
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