John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to the Incredible Edible park in Irvine, California to share with you this public park that was formerly 7.5 acres of weeds. After watching this episode you will learn more about how John believes that every park in the US should have an edible garden to feed those in need and educate people to take care of their own needs.
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My husband and I lived across the street from this park for 5 years. He didn't know but they do grow other things besides greens and broccoli – I have seen corn,tomatoes and peppers being grown. In So Cal the growing season is all year long so different vegies are grown at different times. I have seen groups with kids working -they are doing some education.I agree there should be signage for the different vegies being grown -especially when the plants are small. Cudos to Irvine!
@swanra1 Believe it or not there are needy people in Irvine. Having owned a large prop. mgmt company and working with housing applicants I know first hand people who could use the help. I think that any fresh vegies could help – please drive by and look at this site – I lived across the street from this park and I would eat the produce begin produced here.
@FreidasGarden The reason people don't pick the food is they are being considerate of the fact that it is planted and being used for some good – they are signs everywhere. As you know lots of fields in the area don't have fences and people understand that this does not mean they can come in and help themselves. Take time to drive by and look. . .
It's a city project that the city counsel voted on.
@swanra1 The food is suppose to go to the Second Harvest Non-Profit group. They feed the needy here in OC.
@thelarkinn2 But there are more needy people in North West County that really need the food. Not sure any of it makes it up here.
@paulfetish They call that being passionate about the thing you love. If Americans were so smart why doesn't everyone have a garden?
@lunadrinksmutea Statistics from a city project. lol You could call the City of Irvine and probably get them. I bet they will be very truthful. lol
@GryFyGuy Hi there fellow OC neighbor. What do you sell at the farmers market. I've never been there but I hear it's pretty awesome. Been meaning to show up at one of the gardening talks.
This is very inspiring! Thanks.
If we can increasingly grow our food at home (or in our parks, like here), then we don't need to use so much fossil fuel — and all the global warming it brings on.
this is wonderful, however, are the plants sprayed with chemicals or controlled with insects (like ladybugs), also, is there GM plants in there? One more thing that bothered me, the power lines above, that is a massive magnetic field leaking dirty electricity into the plants, stand there with a fluroescent light bulb and it will light all by itself because fo the leakage.
Great video, Great ideas.
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For a second, I thought they meant marijuana edibles…. 🙁
Feed 200,000 People Every Month? Is there an error? Maybe you mean every year, which is still significant.
@Erella He did say every year.
Look at the top of this screen and the title of this clip. It says every month but he says every year. The point of the clip is wonderful. I wanted you to correct/edit the title.
"Why are the people not eating these greens?" you asked. Well maybe it's not because they're ignorant of where food comes from, but because they recognize that THEY DON'T OWN those greens. Maybe you would "be munching on these greens", but they have a moral compass that you seem to be lacking. "Oh, look at me, I'm so enlightened that I would just walk by any garden and help myself to the fruits of their labor."
the easement for the powerlines is for a reason — you don't wanna spend too much time in that park, unless you want to get cancer from electro-magnetic radiation.
jus' sayin' ;P
That is Amazing!! NICE. wish I lived there. If CA has HIGH pollution, would all the produce be contaminated too?
Great idea 🙂
John, when they start adding teaching classes….>> they need YOU to teach those workshops 🙂
Amazing!! Are there signs saying its ok to pick produce from this place? Are people allowed to walk through this garden and just take produce home?
Why are you always shouting?
I grew up in that area of Irvine. Nice spot to smoke pot and watch bunnies frolick at night.
This shows and confirms that Market Capitalism is a destructive, dehumanizing process of artificial scarcity,manipulation for PROFIT for few. Capitalism in any stage in its regressive evolution has been minority criminal rule over vast section of humanity.
You can't "feed" 200,000 people per month with 7.5 acres if you define "feed" as providing all nutrients. This garden is awesome and can certainly supplement the diets of 200,000 people per month, but to "feed" them is a bold claim that seems suspect.
Also, does anyone know what the effects of constant electromagnetic radiation is on produce? In Europe, Japan and Canada, they don't allow anything to be developed or built anywhere near high voltage transmission lines.
I hate it when you talk away from the camera and you can't hear what you say.
This is a cool idea of edible park. Good information on growing food.
This is an excellent video, thank you so much and bless you : )
That's the problem. With humans eating all the rabbits, there are way too many hungry coyotes running around eating our house cats.
I grew up here. Last year I saw those power lines acting up. Like nothing I've ever seen before. It looked like lightning, but it was yellow instead of white, and it was a consistant zigzag shape. It even looked like the palm tree behind it glowed for a second or 2 after the flash. I don't know what it was, but that was right by this vegetation.
Any studies regarding the radiation effect of the wires on the "food" being grown in the park?
I saw this sort of thing in FL they did it with corn, thought it was a wonderful idea when I was told that the corn was only being used to make fuels — not for food.
Great idea.. a little confused though. Does it help 200,000 a yr or a month like the heading says.. Just bothered me when he said per yr and heading says a month. All in all this is wonderful!!
This is nothing but a truck farm using conventional farming techniques to grow some food. This would be much more productive if used with companion planting and interplanting, as well s making it much more attractive.
Wow!!! <3
This garden has moved to the Great Park in Irvine. It no longer exists at this location.
"janary" – yeah I drink too.
Seriously dood, if you're gonna be this drunk; at least PRETEND you're not that drunk.
Excellent work John!
Awesome! Building hugelkultur beds would even eliminate the need for drip irrigation 🙂
That's all nice and dandy but the drought is expected to last another 20-30 years in which time all traditional crop growing methods will have to go. Most water consumption in California goes to farming and traditional methods are just plain unsustainable for our growing consumption.