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Sacha[_3_] · 20-07-2008, 10:51 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

On 20/7/08 21:02, in article , "Pete C"
wrote:

wrote:
On 20 Jul, 13:52, Anne Welsh Jackson wrote:
It was my understanding, Helene, that allotment holders weren't
allowed to sell their produce for profit.
Does your allotment association,or the Council, (or whoever)
allow this?

Absolutely not. We're not allowed to sell anything because our
individual plots haven't been tested and are not certified organic, or
certified 'free of disease/chemicals' etc. But we have a shop, and
surplus are left in a box. We swap. We're great swappers at our lotty
- we've done a seed swap recently, which also allowed us to swap
plants, and some plants had fruits on them ... I still don't really
understand it, but there you go. The law of the land )

In truth, I wouldn't charge for anything. As you say, swapping sounds like a
nice idea.

I think that an allotmenteer would find it hard to declare him or herself
organic simply because of what 'neighbours' might be using on their
allotments. You can certainly choose not to use forbidden or undesirable
chemicals on your plot and IMO, most sensible people would anyway. But
different councils seem to have different rules so you might be able to sell
your produce or you might not. But if you gave it to your
neighbours/friends in exchange for e.g. a washed car or an hour's baby
sitting or fixing a leaking tap, I would think everyone could be onto a good
thing and be happy with it, too.

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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon