{"id":146741,"date":"2024-08-22T14:00:29","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T07:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/getting-an-allotment-totally-changed-my-summer-and-radically-altered-my-relationship-with-food-diyora-shadijanova\/"},"modified":"2024-08-23T08:24:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T01:24:18","slug":"getting-an-allotment-totally-changed-my-summer-and-radically-altered-my-relationship-with-food-diyora-shadijanova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/getting-an-allotment-totally-changed-my-summer-and-radically-altered-my-relationship-with-food-diyora-shadijanova\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting an allotment totally changed my summer \u2013 and radically altered my relationship with food | Diyora Shadijanova"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI\u2019ve relearned the meaning of seasonality \u2013 and how fragile the natural systems that sustain us really areA few months ago, when I received an email about an available allotment in my area, I struggled to remember when I had signed up for one. It turns out I had done so two years ago, fuelled by my envy for those with gardens during lockdown. Back then, all I wanted was a small bit of outdoor space that felt like my own, to plant flowers, herbs and, at a push, some chillies. A place where I could read and write in the sun, safe from distractions.Now I was being presented a half plot of available land (125 square metres!) with an established apple tree in the middle \u2013 which I mistook for a cherry because of its pink blossom. \u201cYou\u2019ll have to have a trial period, to see how you get on,\u201d the woman showing me around said. She meant business. The plot, which was bigger than I could dream of, was beautiful but overgrown \u2013 getting it started would require proper graft. I wasn\u2019t sure I had it in me.Diyora Shadijanova is a journalist and writer Continue reading…
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