1. Enable you to grow fresh
organic fruit, vegetables and flowers of your choice, and harvest, fresh,
straight from the plant.
2. Can save you 10’s or even
100’s of ££££s every year on your shopping bill. Many plot holders are
virtually self sufficient in veg.
3. Have many sustainability
benefits, enabling you to do your bit for the environment by:
o Recycling organic waste into compost.
o Reducing food miles (walk to your
allotment to gather your own produce rather than drive to the supermarket
to buy food that has travelled 1000's of miles).
o Allotments are often very good for
wildlife.
o Allotments are a very good way of
raising awareness about the environment and are a great place for children
to learn about ‘green’ issues.
4. Are a valuable source of recreation and
entertainment for people of all ages from all walks of life.
5. Are good for your physical health and mental well-being. Gardening is
very therapeutic and is available to able bodied and disabled people.
6. Are important as ‘green-lungs’,
providing open space for people and wildlife within the urban environment.
7. Help to maintain the urban environment as an attractive and vibrant
place to live and work.
8. Are great places to meet people. It is not uncommon to spend more time
gossiping to someone on the plot next door than digging your plot. Plot
holders include individuals and whole families.
9. Allotments are part of Eastleigh’s history. Cultivating a
plot in the Borough will help to maintain an important part of our cultural
heritage.
10. Allotment gardening is FUN!
