UK: ‘Allotments Are Not Just About Growing Vegetables; It’s About Nurturing A Different Relationship’
The opportunity to grow your own food is an empowering thing.
By Josh Nesfield
Bristol 247
Oct 9, 2024
Excerpt:
Founded in 1917, the Hotwells & District Allotment Association (HwDAA) is a cooperative that runs six allotment sites around Ashton Vale and Bower Ashton. It has nearly 600 tenants, a shop, and some of the lowest rents and shortest waiting lists in the city. It is a democratic organisation, run by a team elected by its members, and independent from Bristol City Council.
I’ve been a tenant of HwDAA since 2013, lucky enough to serve as its chair since 2022. I have seen firsthand the benefits of community ownership and empowerment. Our relationship with the Bristol City Council allotments team is a good one, full of empathy for the staff who are passionate about their work despite limited resources.
But we at HwDAA, and at other cooperatives like us, have a distinct advantage—the passion of our members comes from their sense of ownership, not just of their individual plots but of the sites and the organisation as a whole, which they have a stake in. Rule changes, rent increases, and appointments are all decided by vote.
The reason we can keep our rents low is that our members and their families volunteer their time to help—keeping the waiting list moving, running the shop, maintaining the sites, filling potholes, trimming hedges, and clearing vacant plots. Our overheads are low.
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/uk-allotments-are-not-just-about-growing-vegetables-its-about-nurturing-a-different-relationship/
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