Let's check it out.

讓我們來看看。

Very nice.

非常好。

Once you have grown your own tomatoes  or cucumbers or whatever it is,

一旦你種植了自己的西紅柿或黃瓜或任何東西。

you can't really go back to eating  them from the supermarket.

你真的不能再回到吃超市裡的東西了。

The ones you buy at the supermarket, they don't taste like that.

你在超市裡買的那些，它們的味道不是這樣的。

Urban Growth is a social organization which runs weekly drop-in sessions for people looking to learn

城市成長 "是一個社會組織，每週為希望學習的人舉辦一次隨堂活動。

how to grow their own vegetables, pick up general gardening tips and help keep their local space green.

如何種植自己的蔬菜，掌握一般的園藝技巧，幫助保持當地的綠色空間。

Lots of people have come and learned skills, and then gone on to study further

很多人都來學習技能，然後繼續深造。

and made gardening their career, which is lovely.

並使園藝成為他們的職業，這很可愛。

Over the past couple of years, as a result of the pandemic,

在過去的幾年裡，由於大流行病的影響。

there's been a big increase in the number of people who are growing their own veg

自己種植蔬菜的人數大增。

or want to learn the skills of how  to grow their own vegetables,

或想學習如何種植自己的蔬菜的技能。

and also how to do gardening, and how to do something  tangible that actually makes a difference.

還包括如何做園藝，以及如何做一些實際的、能帶來變化的事情。

With the exception of 2018, the number of hours volunteered at Urban Growth has increased every year since its founding.

除2018年外，城市成長的志願服務時數自成立以來每年都在增加。

In 2019, volunteer hours surged to more than  1,750, and that was before the pandemic.

2019年，志願者小時數激增至1750多小時，而這是在大流行病之前。

Urban Growth says lockdowns and social restrictions in 2020 and 2021 piqued even more people's interests.

城市成長說，2020年和2021年的鎖定和社會限制激起了更多人的興趣。

We have been inundated this year with requests  for us to help set up gardening clubs all over London actually,

今年，我們被淹沒在要求我們幫助在倫敦各地建立園藝俱樂部的請求中，實際上。

and I think lots of people understand that people really want that and need that.

我想很多人都明白，人們真的想這樣，也需要這樣。

Why did you decide to come here today, Nadia?

你為什麼決定今天來這裡，納迪亞？

So, I just moved very close by.

所以，我只是搬到了很近的地方。

Why gardening?

為什麼要做園藝？

A friend of mine had an allotment,  which I have been a lot in the last

我的一個朋友有一個配給區，我在過去的一段時間裡經常去那裡。

kind of six months and kind of gave me a gardening bug.

六個月的時間，讓我有了一個園藝的毛病。

And in lockdown, I ordered some seedlings and grew  some stuff which was pretty unsuccessful,

而在禁閉期間，我訂購了一些樹苗，並種植了一些東西，但相當不成功。

so I was like maybe I'm doing something wrong. I also got made redundant recently,

所以我想也許我做錯了什麼。我最近也被裁員了。

so I'm like maybe I'll just do something completely different and retrain as something else.

所以我想，也許我會做一些完全不同的事情，重新訓練成別的東西。

I'd kind of been thinking about it for a while, and never really had the guts to actually do something different.

我已經考慮了一段時間，但從來沒有真正有膽量真正做一些不同的事情。

From urban farming workshops to  clothing swaps or vintage fairs,

從城市農業講習班到服裝交換或復古博覽會。

events with sustainability at their  core are growing in popularity.

以可持續性為核心的活動越來越受歡迎。

I spoke to Sabeha Mohamed at Eventbrite, a platform where event organisers can promote their sessions.

我採訪了Eventbrite的Sabeha Mohamed，這是一個活動組織者可以推廣其會議的平臺。

She told me that in the second quarter of  2021, more than 90,000 attendees participated

她告訴我，在2021年第二季度，超過90,000名與會者參加了

in events centered around recycling,  upcycling, and other sustainable themes.

在以回收、升級改造和其他可持續發展主題為中心的活動中。

We are noticing a real trend in  sustainability events coming up.

我們注意到，在即將到來的可持續發展活動中，有一個真正的趨勢。

This year we have seen our largest amount  of attendees for sustainable events,

今年，我們看到了可持續活動的最大參會人數。

more than doubling the  second quarter of last year.

比去年第二季度增加了一倍多。

The themes kind of vary between  sustainable fashion, growing your own food,

主題在可持續時尚、種植自己的食物之間有所不同。

and so there is a wide breadth, but people are really becoming

是以，有一個廣泛的範圍，但人們真的變得

more conscious of their impact on  the world and how they can do better.

更加意識到他們對世界的影響以及他們如何能做得更好。

Hannah Porter, who organizes workshops where  she teaches people how to mend their clothes,

漢娜-波特，她組織了一些研討會，教人們如何修補衣服。

has also experienced more interest in her work.

她的作品也受到了更多的關注。

There has definitely been more people wanting to do workshops since the lockdown, which is really great.

自從封鎖以來，肯定有更多人想做研討會，這真的很好。

But obviously with Covid, I had a load of workshops booked and I had to cancel pretty much all of them

但很明顯，在Covid的時候，我預定了大量的研討會，我不得不取消了幾乎所有的研討會。

because of the lockdown so then I ended up doing a lot of online  workshops where I would send packs out to people.

因為禁閉，所以我最後做了很多在線研討會，我將向人們發送包裝材料。

I found that really good, a lot of  people, I think because they were stuck at home

我發現這真的很好，很多人，我想因為他們被困在家裡

they really wanted to learn how to mend their clothing because they weren't able to go shopping.

他們真的想學習如何修補他們的衣服，因為他們不能去購物。

So I saw a real rise in that sense.

所以我看到在這個意義上的真正崛起。

What would you say to people who are thinking 'oh mending my clothes just sounds like a lot of work, why should I do it?'

對於那些認為'哦，補衣服聽起來很費勁，我為什麼要做'的人，你會怎麼說？

I think what I would say to people is just think about the repercussions 

我想我要對人們說的是，考慮一下反響。

of throwing your clothes away and how the waste really does

扔掉衣服的做法，以及這些廢物是如何真正做到的

impact the planet and everyone living on it.

影響地球和生活在上面的每個人。

Not only is it a really useful skill  to have, but it's also very mindful

這不僅是一個非常有用的技能，而且也是非常用心的。

and it can be quite therapeutic and relaxing  as well so it is good for your mind.

而且它還能起到相當大的治療和放鬆作用，所以對你的頭腦有好處。

Because it's not just about fixing,  you can make them more trendy.

因為這不僅僅是修復的問題，你可以讓他們更有潮流感。

That's it, exactly. So you can make them,

就是這樣，正是如此。所以你可以做這些。

you can customize them as well so they are their own pieces.

你也可以對它們進行定製，使它們成為自己的作品。

The motivation behind attending these events varies. For some, it's about learning a new skill.

參加這些活動的動機各不相同。對一些人來說，是為了學習新的技能。

For others, it's about improving their mental health  or contributing to a more conscious planet.

對其他人來說，這是為了改善他們的心理健康或為一個更有意識的星球做出貢獻。

But are sustainable events just having  a moment, or are they here to stay?

但是，可持續發展的活動只是一時興起，還是會一直存在？

What's happened with the pandemic  is that it is has forced people to reflect

大流行病所發生的事情是，它迫使人們反思

and be conscious about their impact in the world so I don't see these events going away.

並意識到他們對世界的影響，所以我不認為這些事件會消失。

I do actually see there  being a boom and whether they vary in terms

我確實看到有一個熱潮，他們是否有不同的說法。

of sustainable fashion or climate change or our impact on food and wastage,

可持續時尚或氣候變化或我們對食物和浪費的影響。

I think these events will continue for the future.

我認為這些活動將在未來繼續下去。