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"Pam Warhurst insists she’s no anarchist. Nevertheless, the founder of
Incredible Edible, a food-focused guerrilla gardening movement, wants the state
to get out of people’s way.
“The biggest obstacle is the inability of people in elected positions to cede
power to the grassroots,” she says.
Sixteen years ago, Warhurst left a conference addressing sustainability and
climate change feeling utterly bereft at the prospect of what faced humanity.
It was on the train home from that event that she made up a plan to encourage
people to take charge of their own food resilience.
Since then her idea has taken root across the UK and around the world, with at
least 150 Incredible Edible groups across the country, from Orkney to Cornwall,
and sister movements in France, Spain, Australia, New Zealand and even
Argentina.
Her message is simple. Failures of leadership around the unfolding disasters of
climate breakdown, plummeting biodiversity and social disintegration have left
people with only one choice: to take matters into their own hands.
“Because I am interested in systems change,” she says. “It’s the system [that
is the] problem, not the people.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
