OBJECTIVES
- To serve as a Model of good practice in Urban food growing using solely Organic methods.
- To encourage the growing of older varieties of vegetables no longer commercially available and an interest in the nutritional value of the vegetables grown. (Seed to be saved where possible).
- To provide a managed wildlife habitat and promote bio-diversity.
- To provide a focus and a stimulus for community action.
- To provide a community composting scheme. (There are several blocks of Pensioners flats in the immediate vicinity that are a potential source of organic material and a govt. White Paper on waste was seeking for 40% of households to be composting their organic leftovers by the year 2000.)
- To provide educational facilities for gardening, composting and nature studies.
- To encourage whole family involvement (as do continental allotment sites.)
- To keep records of the Garden’s evolution, inputs and outputs, plantings and a wildlife log.
- To introduce novel and improved methods of gardening making maximum use of recycled and locally obtained materials.
Subsidiary Aims
THE BENEFITS
Urban Organic Horticulture can offer the following benefits:
| Environmental improvement : | by reducing food packaging waste, reducing transport pollution, increasing bio-diversity and decreasing the chemical burden on the local environment which is imposed by intensive food production. |
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| Health : | by improving peoples diets, providing excellent physical exercise and promoting mental health by relieving stress. |
| Education : | by providing a managed habitat and Model Organic Garden which can serve as an educational resource for the whole community. |
| Community Spirit : | by fostering community identity, friendships and a sense of social responsibility and providing an arena where anyone regardless of age, sex, disability or any other social factor can get involved |
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