From gray to green: unique farmhouse over car park proposed for Birmingham
Plans have been submitted to create a one-of-a-kind urban farmhouse above a multi-storey car park in Birmingham as part of a vision to "transform space gray into green productive space".
Slow Food Birmingham, a grassroots organization that promotes hyperlocal food production, has sent proposals to the council to build a farm, greenhouses, a community space and garden, as well as an on-site education center and cafe.
The farm will provide fresh, locally grown food to the people of Birmingham, it said. he said, while promoting sustainable agriculture and reducing carbon emissions.
"Our proposal is part of a redesigned system designed to ensure food security as we face a changing world," said Kate Smith, Founder and Head of Projects at Slow Food Myanmar. am.< /p>
The group said the repurposing of the upper floors of the car park was the first step in its vision to "transform gray space into green product living space with the needs and the desires of the local community at its heart".
"One of the goals is to be able to show people that we are in the middle of a city and we produce food 12 months a year,” Smith said. "We want to engage the community and give them the opportunity to get their hands dirty, talk about what food they can buy and how they might cook it."
The development, if approved, would be built on the upper floors of the Vyse Street parking lot in the city's Jewelery Quarter neighborhood and managed by a community cooperative.
"The Jewelry District has the least amount of green cover in the entire city, so there's nowhere for people to grow. It was during the lockdown that one of our members came up with the idea of using the space above the parking lot because we know as residents it's underutilized,” Smith said, adding that they were inspired by the largest urban farm in the monde, which sits on a rooftop in Paris.
Plans include a biodiversity center, housing a café, and an education hub that partner with local schools and colleges to promote interest in food culture and cuisine.
Urban Design Hub, who created the designs for the project, said: "The hope is that by using circular economy principles, this project can be a catalyst to reconnect the local community to healthier, locally grown foods while changing their perception of what the built environment looks like for residents, businesses and food justice groups in the Jewelery Quarter and beyond. after newsletter promotion Slow Food, a global organization founded in 1989, strives to preserve local food cultures and traditions, counter the e fast food and stimulate people's interest in what they eat and where it comes from. Slow Food Birmingham said its initiative would help local hospitality businesses reduce their environmental impact and financial costs, as well as reduce the cost of groceries for nearby residents. "We" I have already demonstrated to the interest outside of Birmingham in what we're doing and I wonder how soon we can teach people how to replicate what we've designed,” said Smith. "At the end of the day, we want to be able to teach others how to do this."
Plans have been submitted to create a one-of-a-kind urban farmhouse above a multi-storey car park in Birmingham as part of a vision to "transform space gray into green productive space".
Slow Food Birmingham, a grassroots organization that promotes hyperlocal food production, has sent proposals to the council to build a farm, greenhouses, a community space and garden, as well as an on-site education center and cafe.
The farm will provide fresh, locally grown food to the people of Birmingham, it said. he said, while promoting sustainable agriculture and reducing carbon emissions.
"Our proposal is part of a redesigned system designed to ensure food security as we face a changing world," said Kate Smith, Founder and Head of Projects at Slow Food Myanmar. am.< /p>
The group said the repurposing of the upper floors of the car park was the first step in its vision to "transform gray space into green product living space with the needs and the desires of the local community at its heart".
"One of the goals is to be able to show people that we are in the middle of a city and we produce food 12 months a year,” Smith said. "We want to engage the community and give them the opportunity to get their hands dirty, talk about what food they can buy and how they might cook it."
The development, if approved, would be built on the upper floors of the Vyse Street parking lot in the city's Jewelery Quarter neighborhood and managed by a community cooperative.
"The Jewelry District has the least amount of green cover in the entire city, so there's nowhere for people to grow. It was during the lockdown that one of our members came up with the idea of using the space above the parking lot because we know as residents it's underutilized,” Smith said, adding that they were inspired by the largest urban farm in the monde, which sits on a rooftop in Paris.
Plans include a biodiversity center, housing a café, and an education hub that partner with local schools and colleges to promote interest in food culture and cuisine.
Urban Design Hub, who created the designs for the project, said: "The hope is that by using circular economy principles, this project can be a catalyst to reconnect the local community to healthier, locally grown foods while changing their perception of what the built environment looks like for residents, businesses and food justice groups in the Jewelery Quarter and beyond. after newsletter promotion Slow Food, a global organization founded in 1989, strives to preserve local food cultures and traditions, counter the e fast food and stimulate people's interest in what they eat and where it comes from. Slow Food Birmingham said its initiative would help local hospitality businesses reduce their environmental impact and financial costs, as well as reduce the cost of groceries for nearby residents. "We" I have already demonstrated to the interest outside of Birmingham in what we're doing and I wonder how soon we can teach people how to replicate what we've designed,” said Smith. "At the end of the day, we want to be able to teach others how to do this."
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