London’s Gardens: Allotments for the People

“London’s allotment gardens are an unusual and vibrant system of community gardens that grow across the city. Tended by immigrants, retirees, chefs and fans of fresh food, the allotments make up a kitchen community like no other.”

The opening paragraph in an article on NPR.  “(National Public Radio) is an internationally acclaimed producer and distributor of noncommercial news, talk, and entertainment programming.”

There’s an article, audio file, several photographs and some recipes. But allotments don’t begin and end in London, so let’s hear it for all the other plots in the UK

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