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Why have a garden or allotment?

Kirklees Allotments - November 2011
julian.faulkner@kirklees.gov.uk

Why have a garden or allotment?

Having an allotment means you can grow your own fresh fruit and vegetables, enjoy the fresh air and keep yourself healthy with a little exercise.

It's also a great way to meet friends and relax.

You can choose what you grow on your allotment and (with planning permission) you can put up a greenhouse or garden shed, on certain sites you are allowed to keep a few hens and rabbits.

Each year there is a competition for Best Site and Best Individual Plot selected by variety and layout of the site, cultivation, weed control and overall cleanliness.

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Allotments are amazing! Gardens are great!

Because...

  • You can grow fresh organic fruit, vegetables and flowers of your choice, and harvest, fresh, straight from the plant.
  • You can save tens or even hundreds of pounds every year on your shopping bill. Many plot holders are virtually self sufficient in vegetables.
  • You can improve your physical health and mental well-being. Gardening is very therapeutic and is available to able bodied and disabled people.
  • You can help develop 'green-lungs', providing open space for people and wildlife within the urban environment.
  • You can help to maintain the urban environment as an attractive and vibrant place to live and work.
  • You can meet people. You can spend time gossiping to someone on the plot next door whilst tending your plot. Plot holders include individuals and whole families.
  • You can play a part in our heritage. By cultivating a plot in the borough, you will help to maintain an important part of our cultural heritage.
  • You can enjoy yourself!
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How you can do your bit for the environment

You can do your bit for the environment by:

  • Recycling organic waste into compost.
  • Reducing food miles (walk to your allotment to gather your own produce rather than drive to the supermarket to buy food that has travelled thousands of miles).
  • Helping wildlife.
  • Raising awareness about the environment - allotments and gardens are great places for children to learn about 'green' issues.

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