Small
areas of land can be used to grow your
own fruit and vegetables or raising other
plants . Although not as fashionable as
they once were allotments can be an environmentally
friendly way of growing your own fruit
and vegetables. Colchester council has a
total of 18 allotment
sites and
though many of them are full some sites
have vacancies.
It
has been estimated that you can grow
enough fresh food for a year from a plot
just 3 square metres.
You
will probably make friends, learn about
gardening, be able to share tools and
plants and receive advice and support
from other allotment holders but you may
want to consider sharing one with a
neighbour or friend to start of with.
However,
there are not always allotments nearby or
you may wish to use land for other
purposes such as storage etc. If you are
looking for land you can register your
needs by sending me an e-mail and if you
have land or buildings that are not being
used you can register its availability
also.
What
type of land can be registered here?
Large gardens which
you can no longer look after.
Little used yards or
parking spaces
Unused garages or
sheds
Unused rooms you
could let
Flats above your
shop
Outbuildings and
farm buildings
Shop selling space
We
can all help each other and the
environment by making use of our under
used assets. They can be available for
short or long term. Lets get this land
back into use.
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