Stoney Road Gardens Association

The main reasons usually given for keeping an allotment are healthy outdoor exercise, companionship, and a supply of tasty fresh food grown under controlled conditions. Experienced gardeners know that saving money is a minor factor – it is much more efficient to take any kind of paid casual work. Yet the increasing demand for allotments, especially from younger people, is partly driven by pressure on family finances. What advice should they be given on what to grow?