Benefits of  Allotments

The benefits of having an allotment include:
cheap source of fresh fruit and vegetables, and
therefore a healthy diet less contact with
pesticides etc if you grow organically.

• Opportunity to spend time outside and enjoy nature.
• Sense of achievement and well being .
• Giving your mind something positive to focus on.
• A chance to learn
• A reduction in stress
• A chance to escape to pressures of modern Living
• Helps community spirits and offers an opportunity to meet people from all walks of life.
• Environmental benefits by providing green spaces and wildlife habitats.
• Gardening is good exercise.
• A chance of children to learn where food comes from.