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.

Pam Warhurst: How we can eat our landscapes

How we can eat our landscapes

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.

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.