Carrot For Growers To Unite
A seed sown by a few Ross-shire residents is about to grow into something bigger during next weeks National Vegetarian Week (21 – 27 May 2007).
Residents in Alness and the surrounding area are invited to a meeting to discuss the possibility of forming an allotment group following the suggestion from a few people across the town.
The meeting next Wednesday (23 May), being held in the Averon Leisure Centre at 7.30pm, will gauge how many people would be interested and look at making the project happen.
The project is being supported by the new Alness Partnership and The Highland Council’s Housing Service, which has identified a suitable area of land for allotments if the project goes ahead.
Janet Muir, an interested local resident, said the prospect of having an allotment was very exciting.
“I think it’s a great idea, more and more people are becoming aware of what they eat, where it comes from and how it is grown as well as wanting healthier organic fruit and veg,” she said.
“This way people with little or no experience of growing their own produce can come together and learn from others who have done it before.”
Helen Houston, Project Manager for the new Alness Partnership and the Community Economic Development Partnership explained that anyone interested in setting up the project should come along, not just those who were interested in possibly taking an actual allotment.
“Some people may want to offer their support and knowledge to others without committing themselves to an allotment, some may just want to find out more about what is involved,” she said.
Allotments are a growth area as more and more people want to make sure their food is produced and provided in a more environmentally friendly way without clocking up hundreds of food miles to get to the dinner plate.
As a ‘carrot’ for people attending and to celebrate National Vegetarian Week The Highland Council’s Community Learning Service will be providing free veggie boxes, containing a small selection of vegetables, to the first twenty people that turn up to the meeting.
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