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Fruit, flowers and veg
allotment gardening
with an edge!
National Allotment Week
6-12 August 2012
National Allotment Week - How often do you use allotments? Unless you're an allotments enthusiast or well informed I'm guessing not very often!
There can be a misconception that allotments are boring - but there are several reasons to have one. This is why National Allotment Week aims to draw awareness to alloment gardens that are locally available to you.
National Allotments Garden Trust and the
National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners
will also be teaming to get local authorities recognising their importance - not just locally - but nationally too.
So what are the benefits of using allotments? There are so many because everything is grown fresh!
You can nurture and watch over your own fruit and veg and and flowers! You can then add your juicy and delicious food to healthy meals. Not to mention you can be completely sure that there is no added rubbish in 'em!
And if you get other people on board planting with you it can be a great community project. You'll be having some great conversations while you work - a real bonding activity!
You'll also be out in the open air getting some great exercise which is fantastic for you, not just physically but mentally too.
That's not all you can do with an alloment! Of course everything you grow can be sold and exhibited - and everyone can admire all the effort you've put in!
So what could you do for the all-important
National Allotment Week?
It all depends who you are. Learning about how sources are grown is very educational - so these organisations are calling for school pupils to be taken on visits to allotments. They are also asking the owners of the allotments to open them up to the public for the week!
Sadly, allotments are constantly under threat from developers so it is important that local communities support allotments. This year the organisers of the week are asking allotment gardeners and local residents to come together to 'Party on the Plot'. And this year there is plenty to celebrate - the Golden Jubilee and the Olympics could be great themes for allotment parties ...
And if you enjoy gardening ... get involved! Find out about starting your own plot!
Click here
to find out how you can master the first five key steps of allotment gardening.
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