SALAD days could be here to stay after the Mayor of London showed his support for Enfield Council’s plans to grow fruit and veg crops for the capital. Part of Boris Johnson’s £70million regeneration fund could be used to create 500 jobs with market gardens springing up in the borough to help supply London with home-grown, healthy produce.
Mr Johnson has thrown his weight behind the scheme and is hoping work will start on the project as soon as possible. “Enfield’s plans to lead the charge on a market garden renaissance in London are superb, it is exactly the sort of project we would like to fund and I hope it gets the local backing it needs to be realised,” he said.
The regeneration fund was established in the wake of the riots which tore through London in August and the council hopes the initiative will give a much-needed boost to the area. Del Goddard, the council’s cabinet member for business and regeneration, said: “This project will give the Enfield economy a huge boost and provide jobs and training for hundreds of people in our borough.”