Name: How we can eat our landscapes
Uploaded: 2012-08-09T15:04:02Z
Duration: 13 min 4 s
Description: What should a community do with its unused land? Plant food, of course. With energy and humor, Pam Warhurst tells at the TEDSalon the story of how she and a growing team of volunteers came together to turn plots of unused land into communal vegetable gardens, and to change the narrative of food in their community.

What should a community do with its unused land? Plant food, of course. With energy and humor, Pam Warhurst tells at the TEDSalon the story of how she and a growing team of volunteers came together to turn plots of unused land into communal vegetable gardens, and to change the narrative of food in their community.

How we can eat our landscapes

A small English town transformed spare land into vegetable gardens, igniting a local food movement that spread across continents. In Todmorden, herbs and produce now flourish outside police stations, health centers, and even cemeteries. This hands-on, volunteer-led approach builds community resilience, fosters new skills, and supports local economies. By placing food at the heart of public spaces and daily life, people rediscover connection and agency.