Absolutely brilliant idea introduced by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on his UK TV program River Cottage last night: Landshare, linking people who want to grow their own food to space where they can grow it.
Check it out at Landshare.net and register your interest.
I have a flat with a small garden — which helps me stay sane living in the middle of a busy city like London — but I’d love to be able to grow more than we currently can and while I’ve signed up for an allotment in Camden I’m over 700th on the list so have an estimated wait of more than 10 years!
I see unused land all over London that could be used for growing food. Now I’ve got my beady eyes on the large disused grassed area at the housing estate across the road!
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help please help, we know of a piece of ground that,
for the last seven years we have been trying to rent from the water board. we have no replys even to our letters or e-mails .
the ground in question is a disused water tower with ample ground for a good size veg&fruit garden but cannot get any answers wether it s yes or no can anybody help
with kind regards
k.paterson
Hi K, I can’t help you except to encourage you to register on the Landshare website and try to get in contact with someone at Landshare. Once it’s all up and running next year you might find some help in getting in contact with the right people at the Water Board.
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