tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post6799688684137948201..comments2024-03-28T18:25:14.205-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Travel Penguin: Foodie Friday - Allotments / Community Gardens Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-45934471122641888962021-09-27T15:58:19.433-04:002021-09-27T15:58:19.433-04:00Friends of ours owned a condo near the University ...Friends of ours owned a condo near the University of Chicago, they had a 10 by 10 foot garden plot on a vacant lot next door. Decades before the house on that lot came up for sale and the association bought it so they could control what was next door. Tomatoes make good neighbors. Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-12787522140342262502021-09-25T23:26:07.636-04:002021-09-25T23:26:07.636-04:00I had some chums in England who grew things in a c...I had some chums in England who grew things in a community garden. I had never heard of such a thing. If I buy a house it must have room for a vegetable garden. Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-65064014813791201662021-09-24T16:00:58.583-04:002021-09-24T16:00:58.583-04:00The school near me had a garden, pre-covid The school near me had a garden, pre-covid Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-20468230185995156742021-09-24T16:00:23.306-04:002021-09-24T16:00:23.306-04:00Oh, those veggies, once they start they never end ...Oh, those veggies, once they start they never end Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-8725011260008119202021-09-24T15:59:47.734-04:002021-09-24T15:59:47.734-04:00This one is neat, and neededThis one is neat, and neededTravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-15096701272113690462021-09-24T12:38:03.059-04:002021-09-24T12:38:03.059-04:00I don't know of any around here but I do know ...I don't know of any around here but I do know that several schools have gardens for the children to tend and teachers help kids learn how to garden and how to enjoy fresh vegetables and fruit. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-39004870509124786652021-09-24T11:44:55.173-04:002021-09-24T11:44:55.173-04:00Gardens (rodent buffets) are for, well, gardeners....Gardens (rodent buffets) are for, well, gardeners. While I appreciate the thought, I never want to see another home grown zuc..zucci...zucin.., green tubular squash for the rest of my lifetime! I know, I missed the point again. Deedleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17220174067034720943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-20517118422114717172021-09-24T09:52:39.841-04:002021-09-24T09:52:39.841-04:00We have a small community garden near our farmer&#...We have a small community garden near our farmer's market in town, for folks who may not have the land of their own to garden. i love these kinds of spaces.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-88922768737162326452021-09-24T09:47:33.344-04:002021-09-24T09:47:33.344-04:00And we love our urbanity And we love our urbanity Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-86730929935635307622021-09-24T09:23:14.255-04:002021-09-24T09:23:14.255-04:00Yes, community gardens are great things for urban ...Yes, community gardens are great things for urban apartment dwellers!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-80245875096688013322021-09-24T07:18:25.280-04:002021-09-24T07:18:25.280-04:00Gardens and farms have a special kind of beauty, ...Gardens and farms have a special kind of beauty, Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-88460230015262703322021-09-24T07:17:28.151-04:002021-09-24T07:17:28.151-04:00A world war II term, comes in and out of fashion A world war II term, comes in and out of fashion Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-54504648327092741412021-09-24T07:16:58.402-04:002021-09-24T07:16:58.402-04:00We could use more here. We could use more here. Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-62834691323221315102021-09-24T04:02:50.612-04:002021-09-24T04:02:50.612-04:00We call them community gardens here and they are p...We call them community gardens here and they are popular with many and I would think there would be waiting lists at some. I like the idea but they are never pretty places.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-87014180289382493962021-09-24T04:02:42.596-04:002021-09-24T04:02:42.596-04:00I remember them being called Victory Gardens in th...I remember them being called Victory Gardens in the States. I wonder if that’s still the case. Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-4341757413690275322021-09-24T00:22:05.005-04:002021-09-24T00:22:05.005-04:00I never toiled in one, but we have a ton of them h...I never toiled in one, but we have a ton of them here in Bucks County.Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.com