112: Food Is Free!

Today Sam Coffman discusses the Food Is Free Project with its founder, Jon Edwards.

Together, Sam and Jon discuss:

How the Food Is Free project got started and what it is
How making wicking beds and planting food has brought community together
How many houses are participating in the neighborhood in Austin that they are working with
The kinds of community aspects that have blossomed as a result of the neighborhood being involved in growing their own food.
The practicality of raised, wicking beds for growing food in an urban area
Some of the potential conflicts with city officials and HOA's to front-yard food gardens

Upcoming events in Austin for the Food Is Free organization
How anyone can get started, and the toolkit that is available to help people lead a similar project in their own neighborhood

You can read more about the project at their website and blog here: http://foodisfreeproject.org/

Be sure to like them on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/foodisfree

Contact them directly here: foodisfreeproject@gmail.com

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