Green Party Manifesto 2015 A Vision for Blyth Valley
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Health & Food:<br />
Create food co-operatives providing lifestyle education, apprenticeships,<br />
subsequent jobs & subsidised fruit & veg<br />
To stay healthy we need to eat more fruit and veg. Money spent in supermarkets<br />
goes out of the region to corporations based in the South East. Sustainable local<br />
agriculture can serve the local community at a reduced cost.<br />
Transporting fresh produce impacts the environment & reduces quality and<br />
nutrition. Technological innovations allow indoor cultivation providing all year round<br />
produce.<br />
Vertical growing, aquaponics and solar powered LEDs are the future!<br />
We will:<br />
· Create a pilot ‘closed loop’ aquaponics agriculture system and develop<br />
methods of good practice <strong>for</strong> vertical growing in semi-urban and domestic<br />
gardens across <strong>Blyth</strong> <strong>Valley</strong><br />
· Distribute produce from community shops based in <strong>Blyth</strong>, Seaton <strong>Valley</strong> and<br />
Cramlington.<br />
· Create agricultural apprenticeships and both manufacturing and installation<br />
jobs around the indoor aquaponics sector.<br />
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