We’re all about food – growing food. Locally. On the corner of your street, perhaps, or in a raised bed, or from a hanging basket or...

We’re aware of Food Miles, we’re aware of Peak Oil and the big issues;  we’ve arisen from the widespread, growing awareness that it’s our food that sustains us and it doesn’t need to be shipped from the other side of the world, nor be sourced from cavernous supermarkets.

So we’re here to encourage YOU to find a patch of earth and to plant seeds that will become FOOD. To demonstrate the idea, we are creating a number of public beds around the city where you can help yourself to anything that is ripe and ready for picking... perhaps you will go away and talk to your neighbours or local community about doing something similar, just as an increasing number of people in York have already done - we will support you!

I was going to email you today to say thank you. I stopped off at your Peaseholme Green bed on my way home today and my children and I picked some spinach and rocket leaves. My three year old was fascinated by the ''llotment' and my one year old was reaching out and grabbing spinach leaves off the plant and stuffing them into his mouth. I could barely get my handful of leaves home to accompany dinner as they were so excited about them. So thank you Edible York for providing us with free fresh salad, helping my children see where food comes from and making them enthusiastic about leafy greens.
Nicola Clements.