Eat your greens!

York’s ‘Edible Uni’ project, an initiative to establish vegetable and herb patches across campus, is continuing to grow.

Halifax has become the latest college to introduce the communal patches, with over 40 people volunteering for the inaugural planting day. The new site, located next to the laundrette, aims to produce vegetables, herbs and strawberries for green-minded students.

Halifax President George Offer told Vision, “It’s great to see so many people coming together to create something so positive – hopefully similar plots will be created right across campus in the near future.”

The move follows the success of the lakeside Vanbrugh ‘Edible Uni’ patch planted in early May, with Vanbrugh Environment and Campaigns Rep Josiah Mortimer telling Vision, “The JCR is proud of supporting the project with our time and resources.”

Similar plots have also been created elsewhere, with Madeleine Crosswaite setting up a site at Fairfax House, after spotting a free space next to car park. She hopes to grow strawberries.

The project is open to anyone wanting to help with the plot’s upkeep, with the produce available to all students at the university. Organisers are hopeful the unusually warm weather will tempt more to help make the plots of land a success.

Barry Male from “Edible York” expressed hopes that the scheme will continue to take root across campus, saying he was “delighted with the development of the project.”