Digging for victory…and spuds etc

Yup, it seems that the recession has turned everyone towards growing their own veg! It costs an arm and a leg to get a decent salad nowadays, so it’s good to see more and more people turning their back on overpriced supermarket veg and returning to good old allotments.

I’ve had mine, which me and the missus share with friends of ours, for about 6 months now and it’s starting to take shape. We took it over after a guy got kicked off for mis-treating chickens, so now all the bones, and glass, and nails have been removed, and after a lot of back breaking work, we’re finally starting to see some results.

I’ve uploaded some pics on flickr for now…but it’s still early days. Watch this space.

Also keep an eye on Landshare, which is a collaboration between River Cottage, Mint Digital and Channel 4. It basically matches up people who have spare land, with aspiring gardeners looking for allotment space. Great idea, and fantastic to see the web having an impact on real life issues.