{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e0dcf0c36fdf5a65ebe67ad/69417e43cc3f4b4c739d41f2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A History of Allotments in England","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5e0dcf0c36fdf5a65ebe67ad/1765903864144-1b4081bc-8ab9-41eb-8a08-7b5d2431c4b5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><br></p><p>Hello!</p><p>New episode is out now!</p><p>Why England and by extension all of UK is so allotment \"obsessed\" ? What does it all mean?</p><p><br></p><p>Firstly, what is an allotment? When did it all started?</p><p>As someone who moved in UK many years ago, seeing this lovely spaces in cities filled me with a sense of serenity, and an air of quaint old school happiness lets say, they evoked something romantic and from long lost era. Of course over the years I learned a lot about why these exist; what purpose and role fulfil in the society and the soul of the nation.</p><p><br></p><p>Who has one, who are they owned and maintained by, and crucially why people still insist having? What is the source of their popularity?</p><p>Importantly, can one person/family feed themselves with produce from an allotment? Is there any point on doing so?</p><p><br></p><p>Anyway I hope you'll enjoy my little potted allotment history here alongside with the interview with author and gardener Kathy Slack and nature conservationist, environmentalist and wildlife presenter Dr Sean McCormack!</p><p><br></p><p>Kathy's Substack and Insta:</p><p><a href=\"https://kathyslack.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://kathyslack.substack.com/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/gluts_gluttony/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/gluts_gluttony/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sean's media:</p><p><a href=\"https://drseanmccormack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://drseanmccormack.com/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thatvetsean/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/thatvetsean/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Get his lovely children's book about rewilding</p><p><a href=\"https://www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk/products/beaver-believerspos=1&amp;sid=f9e160ecd&amp;_ss=r\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk/products/beaver-believers<em>pos=1&amp;</em>sid=f9e160ecd&amp;_ss=r</a></p><p><br></p><p>Links about allotments and London's city farms and gardens:</p><p><br></p><p>Calthorpe Community Garden:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.calthorpecommunitygarden.org.uk/about-us\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https://www.calthorpecommunitygarden.org.uk/about-us</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Sitopia Farm</p><p><a href=\"https://sitopiafarm.com/pages/about-our-farm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https://sitopiafarm.com/pages/about-our-farm</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Community veg boxes:</p><p><a href=\"https://growingcommunities.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://growingcommunities.org/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Love,</p><p>The Delicious Legacy</p>","author_name":"The Delicious Legacy"}