UK: PICK YOUR OWN LUNCH AT THE BUS STOP
A new initiative in London that has its roots in the direct action of ‘guerrilla gardening’ is working to transform some of the city’s more brutal urban spaces and wastelands into a series of micro-parks and gardens. Called The Edible Bus Stop – because many of these transformed spaces are on the London Bus network – the project is creating growing spaces where commuters can literally pick their lunch on the way to work.
The first site was lauded by Mayor of London, Boris Johnson as a “fantastic new ‘pocket park’”, and not only do they provide oases of ...
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