Well if cats can have their day why not allotments!
The National Allotment Society is running this initiative to help protect, promote and preserve allotments. More information can be found here
At this point I should be asking, like with the cats, for pictures of your allotment. However as we don’t have any allotments that would be rather pointless! I can’t help looking at all those under-utilised sports fields and thinking would a corner of one of those be missed? So instead of pictures here’s a quick poll.
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Your Parish Clerk writes: If residents would like to rent an allotment they should write to the Parish Council. If six residents write to a Parish Council requesting provision of allotments the Council is required to formally assess the level of demand.
I was away whilst the poll was taking place, but would have voted ‘No thanks’ as I have my own little plot. However, I think it’s a great idea, but I wondered whether a third option of a ‘Community Allotment’ should also be considered: i.e. a shared allotment that could be used by a group of residents who don’t have a veg plot and would share the produce. Other growers in the village could share excess seedlings and excess produce (especially runners beans and marrows…). And if there is enough space: a few fruit trees? Perhaps pie (or should that be ‘pumpkin’) in the sky? The suggestion originates from a visit to an amazing community allotment project in a small hamlet in Australia.
Hi Saskia thanks for these comments. I’ll pass them on to Monty, I’m sure he will be interested in the community allotment idea. I like the idea of sharing excess seeds and produce. I have a very small area for veg, so for example, only have room for 2 or 3 courgette plants so a packet of seed seems like a waste. Same with things like beans which come in a huge quantity.
Steve J