Yes we’ve been busy catching up on our allotment since I have been ill, and breaking my foot. We have been building raised beds, and we now have 4 in, with Kale, Mizuno, potatoes, and we are planning the peas next. The woodland has provided us with the canes for the peas from the local hazel trees. It is a lot of work having such a large allotment that it is taking nearly all of our evenings up and I am no longer sure I need my gym membership during the summer months! But it is exciting considering that we may be able to grow at least 40-50% of the vegetables that we eat. I never thought that growing food would be so exciting but to be honest it really is, and we have a new allotment neighbour, who is giving us a run for our money.
Allotments are really growing (excuse the pun!) in popularity, and even tonight we saw in a newspaper them being reported as a viable option for affording organic food during the recession. But we have seen the allotment filling up, where there were empty plots they are now growing food, and every time we go there we run into people.
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