All SortsAcre

jennifer osborn  //  A smallholding farm just outside of Guelph, Ontario that is based on Permaculture and Biodynamic priciples. All Sorts Acre has Shetland sheep, Chantecler chickens, and forest gardens. It is always a work in progress.

 
Mar 24 / 1:52pm

Allotment society wants more permanent sites as ministers launch temporary plots (UK)

by jennifer osborn
Gardeners will be able to grow fruit and vegetables in skips on building sites thanks to new Government "meanwhile leases", which allow communities to use private land from developers until builders are ready to move in when the economic downturn ends. NSALG acting secretary Donna McDaid said: "Why reinvent the wheel? The Government should enforce the 1908 allotment act to provide more sites. The sites provide no security of tenure. There is a lot of jumping on the bandwaggon now allotments are fashionable. The focus is on community gardening and not having your own plot." Horticulture Week story.
 
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Picture: Hilary Benn at King's Cross allotment. Image: HW