Helsinki Harvest Map
Satokartta, “The Harvest Map” is a mapping process of Helsinki’s public edible trees and shrubs.
The project started in September 2009 when a group of urban gardeners from environmental organization Dodo started to notice that quite a lot of food grows in the city without any gardeners’ efforts.
Before the map started to form “Urban Foraging Ride”, a bicycle tour was arranged to found and taste the bounty on offer in Helsinki’s parks, forests and wastelands. Helsinki really can be seen as a surprising urban orchard! At first a mindmap, then a papermap were sufficient for marking the found harvest. Since August 2011 Satokartta/The Harvest Map has been online for everyone’s free use.
Finland’s advanced Everyman’s rights applies to the cities too. So foraging is allowed in parks and other public spaces if prohibition signs haven’t been posted, and so far none have been seen in Helsinki. The harvest is safe to eat after a good rinse, though foraging near heavy traffic isn’t recommended.
Happy foraging!
The project started in September 2009 when a group of urban gardeners from environmental organization Dodo started to notice that quite a lot of food grows in the city without any gardeners’ efforts.
Before the map started to form “Urban Foraging Ride”, a bicycle tour was arranged to found and taste the bounty on offer in Helsinki’s parks, forests and wastelands. Helsinki really can be seen as a surprising urban orchard! At first a mindmap, then a papermap were sufficient for marking the found harvest. Since August 2011 Satokartta/The Harvest Map has been online for everyone’s free use.
Finland’s advanced Everyman’s rights applies to the cities too. So foraging is allowed in parks and other public spaces if prohibition signs haven’t been posted, and so far none have been seen in Helsinki. The harvest is safe to eat after a good rinse, though foraging near heavy traffic isn’t recommended.
Happy foraging!