Hull: The city set to give people the 'right to grow'
Hull looks set to become the first UK city to give people the "right to grow" food on disused council land.
Councillor Mark Ieronimo, the council's infrastructure portfolio holder, says the city is "blessed with green areas", adding there are also spaces that are no longer used, such as former car parks.
"It's hard to grow your own food," he explains. "I know because of the amount of tomatoes I've lost over the years is incredible.
Fine, let's grow our own veg, nothing wrong with that. Round here there are plenty of terraced houses with long gardens built for miners and other working people. Growing veg for the family was just something people did without the taint of council virtue.
Admittedly some have been used for growing cannabis...
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"there are also spaces that are no longer used, such as former car parks."
Applicants are advised to bring their own tarmac drill and a strong fork.
Sam - maybe council folk think enough potholes will emerge naturally over time, eventually joining together.
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