Grow Allotments!

bristol | community | news report Monday May 19, 2008 09:47 by Emma

Lets get more not less allotments and community gardens in Bristol

Bristol has some great allotments and community gardens and we often hear of them being under threat. This petition pushes back and asks for more provision not less - something to build resilience in the system for a bleak future some see when oil runs out and the climate changes...

The website address here is for a petition to parliament for all new developments to be obliged to include allotments;

"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Make it compulsory that local authorities and developers make provision for allotments and community gardens on every new development. Waiting lists are huge we need more allotment sites."

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/moreallotments/

A great article on why we need more such spaces;

"How resilient are we? Crisis is also an opportunity for change. As the bees die, we are getting an unmistakable warning. Without pollination, life as we know it is not possible. Think "tiny canaries in the coal mine." Then think "resilience.""

http://tomdispatch.com/post/174826/chip_ward_how_effici...rophe

Council page on Allotments;
http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/environment-an...ents/