The search for the Good Life
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The search for the Good Life in the South
With allotment waiting lists growing, demand for housing intensifying and land values soaring, what’s being done to enable more people to live the Good Life? I visited Longbarrow Allotments in Bournemouth, interviewed Poole Council, went along to ‘Flourish‘ community garden in Frimley, and visited ‘Allotmore‘ in Godalming – to find out about the latest moves and ideas … Continue reading
Floating farms on the Thames
Not enough land? Grow on water! Retired work boats and canal barges are being used as floating allotments for growing fruit and vegetables on the River Thames.
Land grabs and grow bags: The plot to feed the City of London
The City of London is growing fruit and vegetables in grow bags in vacant building sites to tackle the increasing demand for allotments.
Business is ‘blooming’
Private companies and businesses are joining the grow your own movement. Offices, factories, hotels, supermarkets and even army camps are now getting their own allotments and roof gardens. Thornton’s Budgens supermarket in Crouch End, North London, now has a green roof of fresh fruit and veg thanks to the project Food from the Sky. The Mint … Continue reading
An edible cityscape: vertical allotments at Chelsea
The eye-catching B&Q vertical allotment garden won gold at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London this year.
The Green City – London’s secret urban gardens uncovered
I went along to the Open Garden Squares Weekend in London to see how neglected urban space is being used for growing food in the City.
Middlesbrough sows seeds of self-sufficiency
People in Middlesbrough are pioneering the grow your own movement by growing fruit and vegetables in skips, parks, back alleys and roundabouts. 1000 volunteers from local schools, care homes and hospitals have helped build new community growing spaces as part of the council’s 3-year project ‘Grown in Middlesbrough’. The scheme hopes to increase the amount … Continue reading
The search for the Good Life 