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 enjoying nature
• sense of achievement and well-being
• giving your mind something positive to focus on
• chance to learn
• reduction in stress
• chance to escape the pressures of modern living
• helps community spirit and offers an opportunity to meet people from all walks of life
• environment benefits by providing green spaces and wildlife habitats
• gardening is a good form of exercise
• a chance for children to learn where food comes from.