Last Sunday saw people from all over the lovely town of Todmorden coming together for an afternoon of fun and food at the Incredible Edible  Harvest Festival.

It was a celebration of the fantastic work of Incredible Edible - an organisation that aims to provide access to good, locally grown food to all through its work with communities, farms, local businesses and schools.

The project was founded by Mary Clear and Pam Warhurst and is managed by a dedicated group of volunteers, that came together to celebrate their hard work and achievements last weekend.�
Posting on Pennine Life, Lilian Barton explained what it was about:

“People of Todmorden are growing stuff at the edges of buildings, abandoned bits of land, road side verges, a graveyard, plots at the local health centre in fact anywhere they can.”

“Although one must say the wonders that are appearing in Todmorden are all done by sheer hard work and passion by local heroes who are committed to doing things differently in the face of a changing environment.”
 

Kate from The Big Lunch enjoys the Incredible Edible tour

Like The Big Lunch, Incredible Edible started as a very simple idea; to encourage people to grow stuff on council land.  But now, three years on, it’s grown at an incredible rate, and inspired people right across the UK and as far afield as Slovakia to set up similar projects. 

The organisers of the Edithna Street Big Lunch in Lambeth are one such inspired group who came together earlier this year to set up the Edible Bus Stop - a community growing project in Brixton.  It all started with a few neighbours getting together to tend to some neglected land and now it’s hoped that the concept will be rolled out across the capital.  

We love hearing about all the great grow-your-own initiatives that are springing up here, there and everywhere, so do get in touch with your stories!

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