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| Example of Guerrilla Gardening |
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| Dig The City Festival- Manchester 2013 |
In our group discussions we talked about making the city greener, which is something we are all passionate about. But we don't want to do what Green Festivals and organisations are already doing.
Dig The City is a Manchester based festival that promotes adding greenery to the urban environment. They deliver workshops and activities, show the work of urban landscapers, have food and drink stalls and music.
Guerrilla Gardening is a movement promoting greenery in unexpected places. Some of the examples are really funny and remind me of graffiti in a way. Like green activism, sticking it to the urban, concrete man. I like the idea of reclaiming space though, hacking the forgotten parts of cities. I think our ideas are heading this way, so again, we need to make sure we do something different
Someone mentioned giving away seeds at our festival for people to take home and plant. A small change that includes them in the festival in how ever much suits them. This is a really good idea, and I think the way in which we do it such as the packaging, the process etc is what will set it apart from whats already been done.
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