A French-based group of volunteer gardeners from all over Europe visited Thessaloniki in Greece this Sunday, in order to help in the development of urban gardens within the city.
The initiative of urban planting is expected to help Thessaloniki’s residents who were most affected by the Greek economic crisis. When the crisis first hit the country four years ago, many people were left unemployed and forced to turn to urban planting. They would use open spaces that were vacant due to the drop in real estate prices, to plant vegetables.
The European volunteer group includes people from seven countries who are trying to promote seed variety in various countries around the continent.
On Sunday, upon their arrival in Thessaloniki the volunteers visited an abandoned army base which Greeks have started using for farming.
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