The town, which sits in the Rhine River Valley, is among the growing number of "edible cities" across the globe. Thanks to Anneli Karlsson, the project coordinator at the Edible Cities Network in Andernach, a German city with a population of around 30,000 people. Learn more about their initiatives here: https://t.co/HU1gPRO3Qx pic.twitter.com/YmF8vygErT — EdiCitNet: The Edible Cities Network (@edicitnet) September 15, 2022"Many here are very proud when you talk to them about our edible city," shared Bettina Schneider, city team coordinator for the Edible Cities Network in Andernach. Marisa Pettit, a coordinator for Edible Cities, shared that "every partner organization in the project receives funding from the E.U. She explained that Edible Cities' goal is to encourage people to get involved in their urban parks instead of only thinking of them as passive places.

Source: Washington Post October 10, 2022 16:55 UTC