3 Steps to Create a Guerilla Garden in a Tree Pit
Com es planten horts okupes en els escocells de Londres
A month ago, I discovered people guerilla gardening in tree pits in London, thanks to John Welsh (a Instagram). His gardens are amazing. And a few days later, waiting for the bus, I saw this sorry old tree pit and thought I'd send a picture to John to see if his had looked so bad, and if there was any hope for ours. And he wrote me back with two articles. I've translated them both into Catalan and published the first several weeks ago, and now I've published the second. .
I've also discovered an entire movement in England to grow fruit trees and vegetables in public spaces to help people get healthy food.
And then a friend, Steve West, told me about a new project he and some friends started in Lleida, called "Arbres, Abelles i Arrels de Ponent". They're going to plant 60 trees in the town of Tarrés on March 21 (apple, plum, mulberry, strawberry tree, quince, pomegranate, cherry, fig, medlar, hazelnut, vine, persimmon and almond). Such a cool, well thought-out project. I'm going to go on the 21st to see if I can help. If you want more information, let me know and I'll put you in touch with Steve.
I've also been trying to figure out what the rules are here in Barcelona to decide if we should follow the rules—and wade through red tape—, or if we should just go ahead and start. I haven't been able to figure it all out yet, but I'll explain it as I go. For starters, here's how they do it in London, thanks to this article by John Welsh.
To read it in Catalan, either follow this link, or switch languages at the top of this screen.
I've also discovered an entire movement in England to grow fruit trees and vegetables in public spaces to help people get healthy food.
And then a friend, Steve West, told me about a new project he and some friends started in Lleida, called "Arbres, Abelles i Arrels de Ponent". They're going to plant 60 trees in the town of Tarrés on March 21 (apple, plum, mulberry, strawberry tree, quince, pomegranate, cherry, fig, medlar, hazelnut, vine, persimmon and almond). Such a cool, well thought-out project. I'm going to go on the 21st to see if I can help. If you want more information, let me know and I'll put you in touch with Steve.
I've also been trying to figure out what the rules are here in Barcelona to decide if we should follow the rules—and wade through red tape—, or if we should just go ahead and start. I haven't been able to figure it all out yet, but I'll explain it as I go. For starters, here's how they do it in London, thanks to this article by John Welsh.
To read it in Catalan, either follow this link, or switch languages at the top of this screen.