| Launch of PALS - Peasedown Area Land Share - 15th Aug '09 |
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Following in Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's footsteps, would-be, but frustrated gardeners in Peasedown St John are being urged to sign up to a matching list with residents who don't use their own gardens. The River Cottage pilot has resulted in hundreds of matches up and down the country, and now residents of Peasedown can be part of this national initiative.
Cllr Sarah Bevan's garden is the first on the list in the new PALS initiative.
Sarah Bevan, who was invited to speak at the River Cottage event organised by KEO Films at Bath's new Komedia venue on August 1 this year, is opening the list for everyone living in or around Peasedown St John who has land to offer or who want to grow their own produce. She is offering her own back garden to launch the matching list. She said: "With allotment waiting lists growing by the year in my area, I wanted to increase the likelihood that people who want to grow fresh, sustainable, healthy food would be able to do this. The garden share idea is so simple and yet brings great benefits to communities, including access to healthier food, a reduction in carbon footprint, cleaner air as transportation in lorries becomes less necessary long term, and particularly importantly in these times of credit shrinkage, a reduction in family food bills." The benefits to the country as a whole are widely recognised by Area Transition groups, anxious to secure Britain's food availability in the future without dependence on unsustainable fuels and growing methods. Sarah Bevan added: "This is a simple idea which helps to knit communities together, and hence take more pride in those communities as well the obvious benefits of eating more healthily without the drawbacks of commercially grown food. It's also tremendous fun!". Anyone looking for space to grow produce or who can offer to share their garden in return for a share of the produce should contact Cllr Sarah Bevan either by telephone on 01761 420141 or by email on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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