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Re:Winning a London Garden Allotment by tomcam on Saturday July 30, 2022 @05:46PM (#32290673)
Engaging article. Not sure why Brexit caused increased interest in allotments?
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Re:Winning a London Garden Allotment by DharmaPolice on Saturday July 30, 2022 @06:03PM (#32290802)
Some of it is (or was) fears about food security. Here's a Guardian article on the topic : https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/apr/13/how-bre...
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Re:Winning a London Garden Allotment by shapefrog on Sunday July 31, 2022 @05:15AM (#32294381)
> Not sure why Brexit caused increased interest in allotments?

Only a traitor would allow any of their food to come from the EU post brexit freedom. The only way is to grow your own, hence the need for a plot to grow on.

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Re:Winning a London Garden Allotment by 7952 on Sunday July 31, 2022 @06:20AM (#32294581)
It was a way of escaping the boredom of being stuck in doors. And unaffected by COVID rules.
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Re:Winning a London Garden Allotment by anigbrowl on Saturday July 30, 2022 @07:04PM (#32291256)
Food insecurity.
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