Scotland: Growing challenge of 15-year wait for garden allotment explored
Growing challenge of getting an allotment to be explored by Scottish Parliament
By Caitlyn Dewar
TV News
May 9, 2022
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We will be looking at the availability of land and how it is allocated by local authorities, but we also want to hear about what else could be done to make sure that allotments and their users can thrive.”
Other areas which will be explored by the committee include the impact of the pandemic on the demand and supply of allotment sites as the impact allotment provision has on local community food growing.
Richard Crawford, vice president and secretary of the Scottish Allotments and Gardens Society said: “Waiting lists across Scotland are significant. The Covid situation just made things worse with people realising what benefits allotments can have for improved mental and physical health.
“Now, we are expecting another surge in interest as food costs soar. Many people now realise that growing your own food is the way forward, not only for health but to help cut family food costs, and also increasingly, the carbon offset benefits are beginning to be understood.
