We are Rising Up to…
… Protect the land and trees at Stapleton Allotment and Smallholdings from being destroyed for a MetroBus road.
A food growing and wildlife paradise nestled on high-grade agricultural soil, graced with bird rich woodland, hedgerow and wildflower meadow. This land is Green belt, Conservation Area, Wildlife corridor, habitat and foraging ground. It is home to long-standing allotments and Feed Bristol a ”visionary”, award winning community wildlife and food growing project.
This precious and unique resource is being attacked in order to save an estimated three and a half minutes off a half hour journey. Enabling commuters to hurtle into the future slightly earlier and in doing so destroy something of immense value and beauty.
… Highlight the economic and health benefits of this land at risk.
The value of highly fertile food growing soil and community food growing projects in a changing economic and ecological climate is vast. As a spring board for initiatives offering vital support for many people the Grant Thornton report calculated the social return on investment made by Feed Bristol to be £6.7 million generated in the community. Land rights and our ability to grow food are key to our future wellbeing and resilience.
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