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From Soil to Soul How Allotments Boost Well-being and Community

Allotments have long been cherished as a space for growing food, enjoying fresh air, and cultivating a connection with nature. However, their value extends far beyond just being a patch of land for gardening.

Winter Wellness

As the days grow colder and shorter, it’s tempting to retreat indoors and hibernate until spring. However, what if stepping outside could be the key to feeling better, both mentally and physically?

Waste Not Want Not with These Tasty Christmas Leftover Ideas

Christmas leaves plenty of leftovers, from turkey to peelings. With a bit of creativity, you can turn them into delicious treats. Here are some ideas to make the most of your festive scraps

Helping Wildlife and Your Allotment Thrive This Winter

Winter is a great time to help local wildlife thrive while benefiting your allotment. By supporting wildlife, you can improve pollination, reduce pests, and create a healthier environment for your crops

Starting Your Organic Allotment

A Guide by The National Allotment Society

Five steps to Hot Composting

Speed up your composting and kill pests and weeds

Embracing butterflies and moths in your allotment

An article by The Butterfly Conservation supporting our National Allotments Week theme - Biodiversity

Building Biodiversity into our Allotments

NAS ambassador Zoe Claymore's guide to embrace biodiversity on the allotment

National Allotments Week 2024

National Allotments Week 2024; 12 to 18th August 2024 #NationalAllotmentsWeek24

Membership Fee Increases

NAS membership fees increases in January 2025

Show-off celery

David Allison explains how to grow celery for show

No dig on allotments

No dig pioneer Charles Dowding explains the fundamentals of no dig

Seasonal composting

How to keep your compost bin snug and speed up composting

Asian hornet watch

Learn how to identify Asian hornets and how to report sightings

Cauliflower power

5 amazing cauliflowers to grow that are worth the effort

Design a children's allotment

Tips and tricks for creating a children's area on your allotment

Plot your allotment on the map

Help to make allotment data the best it can be.

Winter warmers

Spice up your meal times with delicious recipes from Erin

Water - what you need to know

All you need to know about the water supply fittings regulations 1999

New NAS Ambassador

Meet multi-award-winning garden designer Zoe Claymore

Spiky allotment friends

Tips for helping hedgehogs and wildlife on your allotment

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