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400 Fruit Trees Project: Wonderful Video from Transition Kilkenny
TreeHugger —
In addition to providing a lasting memory of the civic celebrations some of the many benefits of the project include: - Honouring Kilkenny’s long history as a famous apple growing region in times past. - Families and communities working together on a practical project that will be a source of pleasure and nutrition in years to come. - Promoting the use of the urban environment as productive spaces for the growing of food. - Providing food and shelter for wildlife, encouraging bio-diversity and enhancing the beauty of the natural environment. - Encouraging the use of local seasonal food for local consumption to reduce food miles, packaging and waste. - Reconnecting adults ...
Future Proof Kilkenny
Recent Edenblog posts —
The [Transition Town](http://transitionculture.org/) movement, a community led movement that is creating grassroots responses to peak oil and climate change is continuing to spread across the world. I was delighted to see the [Future Proof Kilkenny’s](http://futureproofkilkenny.org/) [Vimeo](http://www.vimeo.com/) post [400 Fruit Trees Project](http://futureproofkilkenny.org/?page_id=516), which is a wonderful and inspiring example of just one Transition project in one Transition Town. The Aims and Objectives of the fruit tree project provide an insight into just how ambitious Transition Towns are getting:
In addition to providing a lasting memory of the civic ...
