CLIMATE ACTION
Ruby , Diya and Angelee in cooking mode
Seeds of change
“ It is overwhelming to think that we are helping to make a difference to the world ,” said Dina Tsuro , who has been running projects in Northolt with a triple impact : Greening spaces , home-grown food and learning healthy eating and cooking habits .
Dina has recently been named as a local ‘ Climate Leader ’ by Ealing Council for the work she has been doing .
Climate leaders can be an individual , business owner , community leader , or anyone else who has found innovative and inclusive ways to fight climate change as part of their everyday life .
So far , the borough has 14 climate leaders working on creating positive changes in their community . You can read more about the scheme at aroundealing . com / news / climate‐leaders
GROWING TOGETHER Dina set up Building Bridges in 2005 in Brent , running innovative workshops on council estates .
Then , when she and her family moved to Northolt , she combined forces with her husband who is a gardener and wanted to give back to the community . Together , they started Urban Edible Gardens , which is about turning grey spaces green , and workshops around healthy food and nutrition .
The pair have used the projects to create community gardens at Radcliffe and Medlar Farm estates in Northolt , where residents have helped to grow vegetables and plants ; and they have also set up a community kitchen at Medlar Farm Estate to demonstrate how to prepare and cook the produce as part of healthy meals . They hope an outdoor kitchen will follow at Radcliffe , too .
The latest addition to the project , which has only recently opened , came about after they took over the disused sensory garden behind Northolt Library , with the help of the council and support from the Mayor of London greening fund . They have transformed it to become a community growing space with an edible
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