在英國生活久了就會發現親近大自然是一個不可缺少的環節,大部份英國人對大自然都有著一種執著的熱戀。有時候看看身邊的景物也會有所體驗,無論是一系列佔地奢侈的皇家公園還是各城鎮的小公園都盡情展現了英國人對大自然的熱愛。
今次我要為大家介紹在英國另一種田園生活 – Allotment。我會將其翻譯為社區農地,遠在19世紀就已經開始推廣。最初是以公有農地形式給予貧窮大眾種植來達到自給自足。經過百年演變,這種窮人賴以生存的農地已經蛻變成中產階級用來增進身心健康的另一種途徑。還有就是Allotment其實是英國各鄉鎮市的荒蕪地,由於分佈零散,通常不得隨便開發或變賣,所以把這些地平均劃分出租給市民,有人幫忙整理市容又可以增加稅收,此舉又可以幫助很多住市中心而沒有花園條件的居民圓夢,真正做到一舉數得又雙贏。
這種社區農地尺寸大致在15 – 100 平方米,一年租借費用因各地政府而異,大概在£30 – £100不等。在租借期內任你發揮,自行規劃使用。看到這裡或許很多華人會畫起了大問號,一塊地這麼大要自己規劃種植一點都不容易而且還要給錢租,為甚麼會有人花錢去買難受呢?恰恰相反的,在英國這種社區農地一位難求,每年都有上萬人在排隊等待,特別是大城市。在英國人看來,這是拿很少錢就可以換取屬於自己說了算的綠色空間,不單單是給退休長者打發時間,也是年輕夫婦提供給小孩接近大自然的教育途徑。讓小朋友自己動手種植得到收成總比一天到晚用嘴提醒“粒粒皆辛苦“來得更有意義。
由於Bank Holiday的長假期,我也帶上小朋友去了好朋友的Allotment順道分享給大家。這次參觀的Allotment離Newcastle市中心只有5分鐘車程,管理相對完善。
每一塊地都會以號碼劃分,很多有心的租客還為入口處精心佈置加以別緻門牌或木門。




小朋友不僅對色彩繽紛的各式花草好奇,更是被一些花園遊樂設施所吸引,以為置身公園,一直問可不可以進去玩。我只能不斷解釋這是別人家的。
由於現在英國天氣還偏冷,所以大部份人還只是在準備階段,將地分好區域,泥土翻鬆,施肥,播種。每當路過有人的地,他們無論多忙都會抬起頭來打招呼,很多時候還寒暄幾句非常熱情❤️
希望這個介紹可以提升大家對Allotment(社區農地)的興趣,為大家在英國提供另一種家庭生活樂趣。如果有興趣的朋友可以上政府網站查詢 https://www.gov.uk/apply-allotment

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