Good news to report from my previous blogs about The Village – a square of allotments very near to where I live in the Meads in Eastbourne. I have met an inspiring gardener who runs his plot with excellent green credentials – as a gardener and in his professional life.
Councillor Steve Wallis is also the portfolio holder for the Environment at Eastbourne Borough Council and spends a great deal of time dealing with important environmental issues for the town’s 90,000 plus inhabitants. He has recently helped established a Community Environmental Committee for Eastbourne to explore the best way for the town to adapt to climate change.
At weekends, Steve takes environmental inspiration from his allotment where to date he has planted onions, carrots, radishes, beetroot with plans for a host of other delicious crops to harvest over the summer. Steve’s allotment has brilliant green credentials with water butts, an impressive wooden compost and a desire to grow everything organically.
I am really pleased to get involved with an allotment – even if its not my own! This will help me see first hand what grows well in our changing climate.
Mon, May 11, 2009
Allotments