Allotment (gardening)

Allotments in the Phillipines

Allotments in Selby

An allotment is a small area of land used for gardening, away from a person's home. People who have allotments normally use them to grow food for themselves and their families.^[1] Sometimes people also keep bees or small animals like rabbits and chickens on their allotment.^[2]

History in the United Kingdom

There have been things similar to allotments in the United Kingdom since the late 16th century; small pieces of land were given to tenant farmers by landlords so that they could grow their own food. In the 19th century lots of people had moved to cities to work in factories and didn’t have anywhere to grow food, so the government told local councils to give allotments to residents who didn’t own land.^[1]^[3]

Allotment (gardening) Media

Kleingaerten
An allotment garden in Petsamo, Tampere, Finland
Allotment plot, Prague, Czech Republic
The Oval Allotment Gardens, Nærum, Denmark
Kolonihave in winter, Skovlunde, Denmark
Allotment gardens in Vallila, only 2–3 km from central Helsinki. Each allotment contains a summer-cottage-type building.
Allotments in Schwabing, Munich
Allotments at Għammieri, Malta
Allotment in Rotterdam