In English

Dodo is a Finnish environmental organisation which follows the motto “Environmental problems are solved in the cities”. Every year Dodo addresses one main theme, and in the year 2009 it was “Food and Cities”. The theme inspired a flock of dodos (yes, they are named after the extinct birds) to discover how food can be produced in the city. This group started growing vegetables on a strip of land in between some railway tracks in Helsinki, and have since broadened it’s span to include a multitude of activities from guerrilla gardening actions to urban bee-keeping.We call ourselves Dodo’s Urban Farmers

• We are ambassadors for the modern international movements of urban farming, but we recognise that growing food in the cities is an idea as old as cities!
• We think that urban farming makes cities better places to live, reduces the dependence on oil and cuts carbon emissions – urban farming is direct action for the environment!
• We want to make urban farming accessible for everybody, so that city dwellers would get to know where food comes from!
• We want to explore new ways to grow food, telling about the advantages and fun of doing it!
• We are locavores: the most delicious food is locally grown and you know its story!

Photo gallery: kaupunkiviljely.fi/kuvagalleria/
Links: kaupunkiviljely.fi/linkkeja/

 

A description of our projects can be found here.

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Do you want to reach Dodo’s urban gardeners?
E-mail: kaupunkiviljelijat_at_dodo.org
Phone: +358-46-5329526
Or, do you have questions regarding the homepage?
E-mail: maria.nordlund_at_dodo.org