When I lived in my little 2nd floor flat in the centre of Brighton, I yearned for a little piece of dirt on which to grow my own fruit and veg, My kitchen window sill was crammed with as many herb plant pots as I could fit on it and a chilli plant held residence on the counter top.
If a scheme like Landshare had existed back then, I would have jumped at the chance to register. Instead, I looked out every day on to the huge garden below that belonged to the ground floor flat and that was utterly un-kept by it’s elderly owners – what a waste!
These days I’m lucky enough to finally have my piece of dirt and an imagination full of ideas as to what to grow and although it’s only in the planning stages, I can’t wait to see what I have achieved by next Autumn.
What is Landshare?
With allotment waiting lists massively over-subscribed and people right across the country keener than ever to grow their own fruit and veg, the aim for Landshare is to become a UK wide initiative to make British land more productive and fresh local produce more accessible to all. But all of this depends on people like you registering their interest now.
Sign up to help build the momentum needed to launch this exciting project in early 2009. In the meantime, via monthly updates, you’ll get the chance to help shape the initiative and make sure you’re amongst the first to have the opportunity to be involved.
For more information about Landshare and to register click here.
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10 Comments on "Land share"
I think this is a fabulous idea and i know that in our town we are short of allotments with great long waiting lists. This would solve the problem and living in such a rural area there is a great abundance of land. I will be promoting this aswell.
What a wonderful idea – we have a large underused vegetable plot and would be pleased to see someone make good use of it as we are too busy to use it properly.
wonderful idea – could have land available at some point in the future
Landshare mirrors the Transition Town movement’s Garden Share scheme, launched in Totnes. They have 15 (I think) gardeners and gardens matched up so far and it’s going well.
As home gardens become smaller in years to come, as population pressure continues to build, finding space to grow our own fruit and veg will be really important. I’m pushing Landshare/Gardenshare to everyone I meet.
As a garden designer I’m working with people to show them how to grow fruit and vege attractively. I recommend more of a potager style garden that works equally well in a front or back garden. If anyone needs help, please get in touch.
please can somebody help me start a landshare but i dont kbnow how to start postcode m24 this is in middleton mamchester
thanks a million e mail me
hi could some one help me my name is paul i am 28 with a young family looking for some where to grow my own veg and maybe a small holding in the wimborne area if you have an area that i could rent of you that would be graet thanks
Landshare is a terrific idea as is sharing all kinds of things. yours2share enable people to find like-minded people to share kjust about anything that is (relatively) valuable and not used all the time. This could be property, boats and aircraft, but also horses, dogs, swimming pools, cars, and of course land and gardens.
Yours2share is another great idea – real community-building, recession-proofing stuff. I was watching guys in Cornwall on the breakfast news this morning saying that this Recession is a blessing – it’s bringing out the sensible people, who have an opportunity to create enduring change for good. All the money-hungry types are crying foul, but meanwhile communities are responding, growing their own fruit and vegetables, borrowing things they need in a co-operative fashion. Margaret Thatcher did the nation a great disfavour when she promoted individualism at the expense of community. Here’s to us!
We have lived on our smallholding 30 years now and, strangely, are not as young now as when we first took it on! However opening it up and giving 4 people each a plot as we did last year for the first time, has not only made better use of the land but has endowed US with loads more energy for our own veg production and care of the place generally.
Hugh F.W. has mentioned the desirability of farmers with spare bits of land to get involved.An excellent idea,and,to ’sweeten the
pill’ would it not be a reinforcing factor to allow the farmers
teetering on the verge,to supply the necessary ancillaries to help
aspiring gardeners so they can buy their composts or bean poles or
whatever,on site.There may be many folk who’s lack of mobility
would be ammeliorated by not having to carry ’stuff’to and fro.
regards
Anderson,Neurotic Towers.
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