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Maria

Anyone else miss this - National trust allotment scheme

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeand.../feb/19/national-trust-allotments

http://thefoodielist.co.uk/wp/nat...-create-1000-new-allotment-plots/

NOT in Scotland though - as far as i can gather??Why?

Quote:
One thousand new allotment plots will be created on National Trust land in the next three years to give local communities the space to grow their own fruit and vegetables.

The initiative comes as demand for growing spaces is at an all time high – with more than 100,000 people currently on allotment waiting lists – as people look to spend more time with friends or family, exercising in the outdoor ‘gym’ and enjoying the fresh food they can produce.

Each of the new growing spaces will be created on communities’ doorsteps throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and will be registered through the Landshare website www.landshare.net set up by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, an online ‘match-making’ database of keen growers and those who have land available.

Diana

Yes I saw this, but as you say, not in Scotland.

I know a lot of the NT properties are close to "communities/population" and a lot of the NTS places are quite remote - I wonder if that has anything to do with it?
wildgarlic

I emailed this through to the NTS a while back but as yet haven't heard any reply - I will chase it up.
lachlanandmarcus

good idea! since they are closing some of their properties to open public access they can at least let the public cultivate a small patch of the grounds!
Pauline

Head of Gardens in NTS is changing and new guy could be in favour of it, so would write again WG- will give you name/address.
While some properties are not suitable due to designed landscape constraints, others might be.
NTS is a different body to NT.
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