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» THIS IS THE FIRST edible bed to be planted by this new group and is designed to show people where their food comes from , as well as to provide a free , healthy and sustainable food source . A range of fruit and vegetables will be grown in the planters such as cabbages , courgettes , tarragon , tomatoes , celeriac , strawberries , chard , radish , French beans , rocket , purple sage , peppers , mint , chilli , broccoli and cauliflowers .
Julia Almond from Incredible Edible Kippax said : “ We were delighted to receive this funding from Morley Glass which has allowed us to build our first Incredible Edible bed in Kippax .”
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Ian Short , managing director at Morley Glass & Glazing said : “ Our GreenVision Fund was set up to support sustainable initiatives exactly like this . Edible beds are a fantastic idea that the whole community can benefit from . Incredible Edible |
as an organisation is doing some incredible things with schools , communities and businesses and we ’ re very proud and excited to be involved .”
The GreenVision Fund is available as a result of Morley Glass & Glazing ’ s glass recycling
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scheme it operates in conjunction with Saint-Gobain Glass . Morley encourages its customers to return glass from old windows and doors ( post-consumer glass ), which it then crushes and returns to Saint-Gobain Glass , who use it to manufacture new float glass . The money Morley Glass receives for the cullet creates the GreenVision Fund . Donations of £ 500 each are available to sustainable projects , charities and community groups .
If you have a sustainable project that requires funding , please submit your application to greenvision @ morleyglass . co . uk . For more information visit www . morleyglass . co . uk .
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