Fixing food waste in Watford to help save the planet is at the heart of a group of Watford businesses' and charitys' initiative.
Ian Port, managing partner of film company Think About It Films says that the project Feeding our Future is about the entire town - schools, businesses, neighbourhoods and charities – to all engage directly in the global initiative to fix the planet.
Feeding our Future was up by Ian Port, Watford Chamber of Commerce and Verde Business Solutions.
Mr Port said: “Because of the stonking success of Watford Chamber’s redirecting of tonnes of food away from landfill and into the bellies of Watford's NHS and keyworkers, our focus is on eliminating food-waste from the Watford food-chain.
“And our focus will be on the practical and measurable."
Feeding our Future has the support of Mayor Peter Taylor as its patron and Ian Stotesbury and his team representing Watford Borough Council.
Mr Port said that Feeding our Future fits in perfectly with WBC which has “some amazing environmental projects”.
The initiative, that will be launching early next January, is all about engaging with everyone in the area to get orchards and copses planted while continuing to develop more ideas to eliminate food-waste from the Watford food-chain.
Mr Port continued: “Because we want Watford to help fix the planet - and if we work together, we can.
“We want to be an example to the world that a town really can make a difference to the future of the planet and the people who share it.”
Each of Feeding our Future’s Urban Orchards will be unique to its Watford community – “a place to meet, eat, tend, harvest and grow together”.
The initiative is currently working with Watford Borough Council to identify the right sites and also has the expertise of funders and arborists to ensure the success of Watford’s Urban Orchards.
Feeding our Future also has the support of Watford Community Housing grant which he says is key because the project’s first initiative is to plant “life giving trees” which will see orchards of fruit bearing trees planted by Urban Orchards around community housing.
The ten Urban Orchards will form part of The Queen's Green Canopy initiative and will act as what Mr Port describes as “living billboards for environmentalism in general and reducing food-waste in particular”.
He added: “The orchards come with a series of training courses and events that empower businesses, schools and neighbourhoods to understand where food comes from and that food is a precious resource not a commodity to be wasted.
“It's about awareness and encouraging everyone to realise what they do matters - we're all responsible and we're all able to contribute. We can and must make a difference.”
In addition, Feeding our Future is on the long list for an Earthshot Prize.
To find out more email alexander@watford-chamber.co.uk
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel