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Allotments are Back!

Lockdown, threatened food shortages, the increasing demand for local food, and rising costs, are all contributing to a revival for allotments. As well as fresh, tasty, healthy food, many find being out in nature is peaceful, and being part of an allotment site can give a sense of community. If you would like an allotment but don't know where to find them, here are a few links to help you find one:

• Powys County Council's page on finding an allotment is here. If none of these sites are near you, there is a link on this page to find your local Town/Community Council, who also provide allotments.

• Also, ask around locally, as some farmers also provide allotments.

• If you cannot find anything in your area, contact the Powys County Council Allotments Officer email: cefngwlad@powys.gov.uk phone: 01874 612288 phone: 01597 827652

Try No-Dig Gardening

No-Dig gardening has proved itself to be a great way of preserving the soil-food web, a way to promote healthy growth without chemicals. The most famous promoter of no-dig gardening is the UK's Charles Dowding, he has many videos on youtube, courses, a newsletter, and books. Charles gives advice on how to get started with no-dig gardening here on his website. Or see Charles explaining the benefits of no-dig gardening in this video, introducing his series on 'easier ways to grow great veg'. About No Dig (what it is and how it works)

How to Encourage Wildlife on your Allotment

There are lots of benefits to combining food growing and wildlife, from flowers that attract pollinators, to ladybirds that eat greenfly, and hedgehogs and toads that eat slugs, to many less well-known partnerships you can create. Here are a few resources to get started.

Wildlife on Allotments Natural England has produced a great guide to wildlife on allotments. It is free to download here: Wildlife on allotments

The Wildlife Gardening Forum The Wildlife Gardening Forum aim to inspire and encourage everyone to garden with wildlife in mind, and have fantastic resources to educate and inspire on their website. They have a monthly newsletter.

The National Allotment Society The National Allotment Society's page about wildlife on your allotment also points out that, "Although the primary purpose of allotment sites is to grow food, they offer many other benefits, and their contribution to supporting wildlife in urban areas is significant. They form some of the best habitat mosaics and wildlife corridors, often linking up with parks, tracks, hedgerows, churchyards and rivers."



 

 

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