For many years in my immediate neighbourhood people have put spare plants out front near the pavement for people to take, making a donation to charity.
some people just put out an ‘honesty box’ next to these plants for people to put the donation in. Others put money through the letterbox.
This is a nice area so I suppose we are lucky that neither plants nor the money box ever go missing. For how much longer though ?
You mean with the economic downturn that people might get a bit more desperate? Maybe so. Time to put the dosh through the letterbox then.
I get quite a lot of plants from an 'honesty shop' round the corner - basically spare plants left on the front garden wall, money through the letterbox, all in aid of the local hospice. It's been going for a few years and has raised a few thousand. I think she has occasionally had the odd plant stolen, but not enough to make it not worth doing.
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
I listened to a talk by this chap a few weeks ago, super interesting. He found the key to getting people taking ownership of and using neighbourhood green space was edibles. It was particularly effective with the immigrant communities who still have a culture of gathering and picking food e.g. the vine leaves which were planted along any spare bit of park railing. https://www.grassroofcompany.co.uk/socialhousing
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
Thanks for sharing @Fire. I would be worried about food produce, due to irresponsible dog or cat owners 🤢.. but flowers look beautiful, and benefit wildlife.
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some people just put out an ‘honesty box’ next to these plants for people to put the donation in. Others put money through the letterbox.
This is a nice area so I suppose we are lucky that neither plants nor the money box ever go missing. For how much longer though ?
I get quite a lot of plants from an 'honesty shop' round the corner - basically spare plants left on the front garden wall, money through the letterbox, all in aid of the local hospice. It's been going for a few years and has raised a few thousand. I think she has occasionally had the odd plant stolen, but not enough to make it not worth doing.