allotment gardens. small gardens which are rented to members of an allotment association often...
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Allotment gardens
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Allotment gardens Small gardens
which are rented to members of an allotment association
Often around large cities → recreation place
For planting fruits and vegetables
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Social functions
For families: direct exposure to
nature to harvest cheap
vegetables of their own
For immigrants: socializing about 75000
allotment holders with migration background
combining people and their hobbies contrast to the crowded and noisy cities
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Development First allotment
garden associations were founded in 1864
Named after Daniel Gottlob Schreber
Actually should be a playground for children
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„Gardens For The Poor“ After the Industrial Revolution → food
and housing shortage Should stop the hunger crisis because
everybody can feed themselves
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Allotment areas First real
allotment was intended for children and workers because of their poor health
Playground → family garden
Especially in suburbs
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Allotments in World War I./II.
Great importance for self-supply
Building of cottages
or so-called arbors
Illegal occupation
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Allotment Garden LawThe rules are very strict and precise
Some examples:
-You should not have hedges but if you do they have to be 1m from the boundary and not more than 1,5m high. -One third of the area has to be used for the cultivation of useful plants. -Detached house or tool shed – you can only have one of them.
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-Greenhouses should not be bigger than 2,50m long, 2m wide and 2m high. -The allotment garden should not be bigger than 400m²
-In case of a party the marquee should not stand longer than 4 days -You are not allowed to keep animals -Midday break 1 pm-3pm and night rest 10pm – 7 am -The arbor/cottage should not have more than 24m² of base area and should not be appropriate for permanent habitation, only occasional sleepovers are allowed.
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Allotment gardens in numbersIn Germany : about 1 million tenants and 5 million users in over 15 000 associations
All in all, the area covered by allotment gardens (460 qkm) is bigger than the surface of the province of Bremen
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In 14 other European countries there are allotment gardens
Number of members in allotment garden associations
Belgium DenmarkGermany FinnlandFrance Great BritainLuxemburg NetherlandsNorway AustriaPoland SwedenSwitzerland Slowakia
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The anual cost of an allotment garden is about 373 euros
The protection of nature and environment is the mostimportant factor for the majoritiy of the holders
97 % use rain water for the irrigation96 % do composting54 % do biological cultivating61 % renounce to artifical fertilizers82 % do not accept chemical pest control
The average age of the allotment holders is 60 years, butthe number of young families is increasing
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Youth Allotment Garden Association
Nearly everywhere in Germany but also verygood international connections
In the foreground : Fun, education, boundlesscontacs/friendships, reasonable free timeoccupation, international exchanges betweenthe young allotment holders.