This is the week to proudly hold aloft your trowel and make for the plot; it’s National Allotment Week here in the UK, so it’s the perfect occasion to celebrate all things home-grown and to encourage non-growers to take up the cause! After all, so much has changed since the humble days of Tom and Barbara’s The Good Life, the popularity of growing your own fruit and veg has exploded and its appeal is universal, no matter your age, gender or background.
National Allotment week is also an opportunity to highlight and support the ongoing struggles of different allotment sites around the country, fighting for their survival against short-sighted councils and greedy developers. From Farm Terrace Allotments to the Blue Finger Alliance, we’ve always tried to do our bit to support allotment sites under threat and feel very strongly about the benefits allotments can bring to communities.
So seize the day, grab your deck chair and raise a glass of homebrew to your fellow allotmenteers! And don’t forget to send your veg plot photos to GuardianWitness for their National Allotment Week coverage.
Have a great week and a bountiful harvest!
AGENTS OF FIELD 
We visited two allotments recently – one in Glasgow, the other in Urmston. Both had a different character, but you could see the difference they were making to those communities.
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Thanks for your comment, Susan. Allotments are a really valuable community resource and they should be protected. We sure love ours! 🙂
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Yes, it shows.
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Just loved the “Love your plot” picture with your home-grown vegetables…….so imaginative and pure magic. Rock on!
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Love that photo!
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Thanks Steve – I had a lot of fun making it! S x
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Yes allotments are increasingly important: offering fresh air, great exercise and cheaper than the gym, creative satisfaction when seeds germinate and grow into lots of lovely fresh produce to share with family and friends. Love the artwork!!
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