Brits are being offered free food thanks to a first-of-its-kind scheme.
Edible plants including vegetables, fruits and nuts are set to be sown in public spaces.
Residents will be able to pick the nutritious goodies for no cost.
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And experts hope it will contribute to healthy living.
It is the first council-run plan of its kind being funded by government cash, as reported by Need To Know.
Cornwall Council has been allocated £975,000 from the Shared Prosperity Fund and workers have been trained to sow and care for the plants.
“It’s ahead of its time,” said Simon Miles, of Forest Garden, Falmouth, who has been involved in the training.
“Once the techniques are taught they can be handed down too.
“This is probably the first time any council has sent their staff on edible plant training.
“I’ve been working on a foraging hedge and it’s laden with goodies at this time of year.
“The idea is for people to get involved on council-owned land.
“There are plumcots – half plum, half apricots – smooth skinned kiwis, quinces and chilean guava.
“There are a range of plants that can be eaten.”
Dean Tresidder, from Cormac, a UK civil engineering contractor that is running the training, said people should expect to see more hedgerows they can forage from in the future.
“If it’s done in the right way, in a public space, then it’s free food,” he said.
“You’ll have salads from the leaves early in the year and you will have edible flowers in the summer.
“You’ll have fruits later in the year with apples and plums, and then later on you’ll have nuts.”
The £1.09m project is being led by Cornwall Council’s natural environment team, with £975,000 of funding coming from the government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Cllr Martyn Alvey, Cornwall’s cabinet member for environment and climate change, said: “Urban Green Shoots is aimed at bringing nature closer to the communities which are often least able to access nature-rich spaces.
“Our work in tackling the climate and ecological emergencies highlights a clear need to increase nature and wildlife in multiple areas across Cornwall.
“There is also a need to increase the quality of green spaces in towns and what they offer to people.
“We want our green spaces to provide pollinator habitat, shade, an increase in valuable flood protection and pollution control, to make town green spaces more attractive and interesting places to relax and spend time in, and help communities increase their use of green spaces to contribute to healthy living.”
