Salfordian red-brick
town-houses, a well-run community café, a pretty garden, the gate opened officially
the first time today by the mayor, some
impressive produce and some tidy and productive allotments- what more could one
wish for? Sunshine perhaps, and a choir? Yep. We got those.
Councils in the United Kingdom are supposed to pledge a certain
amount of land to people in the borough to use for growing fruit, vegetables
and horticultural items. The Shrerber movement in Germany sought to provide
fresh air for growing children by creating allotment-type gardens. The allotments
also helped to combat malnutrition. Families could grow their own healthy food.
This is a really important initiative then in both countries, and the people of
Ordsall do it wonderfully.
