tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post6880030187343122369..comments2024-01-27T11:40:35.680+00:00Comments on Bean Sprouts: Hug Your Allotment ChairpersonMelanie Rimmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871992146568559100noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-92042443546925534082008-05-07T13:03:00.000+01:002008-05-07T13:03:00.000+01:00And a quick google gives, for examplehttp://www.fo...And a quick google gives, for example<BR/>http://www.foodvision.gov.uk/pages/allotments which seems to be a reasonable description, though I am no expert to verify all the content.<BR/><BR/>Particularly note the "Legislation" section which places a duty on the local authority to provide allotments.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443493823465136241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-64794519561864426342008-05-07T12:16:00.000+01:002008-05-07T12:16:00.000+01:00Maria - yep, you've got it in a nutshell. It's a l...Maria - yep, you've got it in a nutshell. It's a largish area of land split into smaller plots. You can rent a plot (or a half-plot, quarter plot and so on). Most people use them to grow vegetables and fruit, but other people grow flowers. They are popular in Britain. I know they have them in some other Eurpoean countries as well, and I have heard of them in the USA although I don't think they're widespread there.<BR/><BR/>I think Square Foot Hammer is not permitted by his partner to get an allotment, so he is growing veg in a raised bed at home.Melanie Rimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05871992146568559100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-1181908039663956462008-05-07T01:54:00.000+01:002008-05-07T01:54:00.000+01:00Excuse my ignorance, I just came across your blog ...Excuse my ignorance, I just came across your blog and read this posting...but what is an allotment? I get that it's a piece of land, that you rent a spot from for your garden, but never heard of it..sounds interesting. Would love an explanation. How does it work? Especially when 'square foot hammer' says "I've been told I'm not allowed an allotment yet". Very confusing :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-76537833713790934732008-05-06T22:25:00.000+01:002008-05-06T22:25:00.000+01:00blackberry, I'm sorry you got chucked off. It's n...blackberry, I'm sorry you got chucked off. It's not right. In our area, mostly if somebody is ill and the allotment association know about it, then their plot is tended for them.<BR/><BR/>Add to the list for Eastleigh Allotment Association, fighting high court battles against the demon council who is trying to sell off sites which have been tended for years and years and years and years.Wimblejigshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614297391576272910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-2954127960733945312008-05-06T20:51:00.000+01:002008-05-06T20:51:00.000+01:00Wow, I don't even have an allotment, but I'm feeli...Wow, I don't even have an allotment, but I'm feeling all emotional about your chair-people. Well done for them. Hurrah!<BR/><BR/>I've been told I'm not allowed an allotment yet (will mean I'll be out of the house for too long :-) ), so making do with a small raised bed. Maybe soon I'll be able to join your ranks?Square Foot Hammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14469080304872826345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-15371702664549769002008-05-06T12:49:00.000+01:002008-05-06T12:49:00.000+01:00I work in property management. We'd charge you 10 ...I work in property management. We'd charge you 10 grand a year just to organise all that, collect the rent etc. On top of that you'd have to pay a service charge for all the contractors, toilet emptiers, fence fixers etc - plus a 10% management fee on top of that. Might put your rent up a bit. Make it cheaper just to shop at Waitrose. Without those guys the whole project is dead in the water.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-80232340173844020542008-05-06T11:30:00.000+01:002008-05-06T11:30:00.000+01:00Speaking as the ex-secretary of an allotment assoc...Speaking as the ex-secretary of an allotment association, I endorse everything you say.<BR/><BR/>Doesn't stop new members chucking you out when you're too ill to do your allotment, though.<BR/><BR/>Not that I'm bitter or anything. They probably didn't know how much funding I had got for the allotment over the years, or didn't care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com