River Cottage Autumn Todmorden's bid for self sufficiency

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1. Hi! I think it is a great idea with the project: Lanshare and people will love it. Maybe it needs a bit more advertising. I wish I could do that to; I love veg, I love growing veg. Good luck!

   Posted by Simi on 03/11/2008 15:21:59

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2. Really interested in this concept please keep us updated on your programme.

   Posted by Jonathan Haddon on 31/10/2008 17:14:26

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3. I think the landshare is a great idea. I live in a bloke of flats and there is no space to grow any thing. There is an age long waiting list for n alotment and i'm 60th on a very long list. I would love to take part in this scheme

   Posted by Zoe Patey on 31/10/2008 13:01:07

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4. i am very interested in the land share and would like to no more about it we have a very large alottment we grow all our own veg and we have hens , ducks, geese .

   Posted by ruth on 31/10/2008 12:30:00

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5. I am very interested in the landshare idea, as I have a greenhouse and some land not in use at the moment. I would consider taking part in the scheme.

   Posted by L .Greenwood on 31/10/2008 11:53:27

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6. Its a great idea suggested on thursday nights river cottage autumn, that is land share. We of us who have neighbours who cannot garden or chose not to, could at least offer their redundant gardens for use of growing your own.I know that the shiregereen estate in sheffield is plagued by overgrown and unloved green space which could be utilised by people desperate to save money and keep fit by growing their own food.so if your out there come on give your neighbour a frendly call, and offer to keep their green space tidy by offering a share of the fruits of your hard earned labour. Just think how much fitter and healthier we all would be.

   Posted by theresa ottewell on 30/10/2008 21:15:20

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7. I would love to be involved in a project like this and hope to contact my local paper to see if anyone else is already guerilla gardening or there is a shared allotment scheme. As I live in a flat space is very cramped - there's barely enough room for my family let alone garden pots! Wish me luck, everyone - I am sure there is something like this near me!

   Posted by Pat Hedges on 30/10/2008 18:31:54

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8. Guerilla gardeners not gorillas, we do use our little grey cells as well as our hands. We would not plant on landfill or old mill sites where there is a possibility of contamination. We have local knowledge of what land was used for what, going back a few hundred years including maps, this is the benefit of community knowledge passed down through the generations. The council are onside now and are giving us maps showing areas of land that we can use.the beds beside the road are no more at risk than any front garden. Being a mill town with a lot of back to back housing many families have no access to land at all, so planting when and where they can is the only way they can grow there own. We promote organic growing, to me a carrot covered in pesticide is contaminated. That has never stopped a lot of "regulated" and controlled farmers spraying whichever poison they wish over the crops, and letting it spill into streams to spread who knows where? We take every precaution. World food shortages need addressing, and if you want to talk pollution what about the carbon footprint of food being flown half way around the globe.

   Posted by todgrow on 21/10/2008 19:41:45

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9. Both my husband and i are inspired with what you can do with a lot of hard work in the garden we are just getting around to doing our garden after 9 years of being in our home we feel that as times will be getting harder that we will have a go at doing a veg garden but not knowing where to start we may need a little help so if you could find time to point us in the right direction in getting started we would be very gratfull love the program many thanks alex and iain

   Posted by Alex on 18/10/2008 22:55:35

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10. While i think Hugh (of whom i am a big fan) should be applauded for trying to get more of us to grow our own fruit and veg, what he is advocating here is plain irresponsible. The average urban green space contains greatly elevated levels of a variety of heavy metals and hydrocarbons, most of which are harmful to humans and will accumulate in vegetables such as carrots or fruit like blackberries. Even where land has not had a previously contaminative use, soil in urban areas will be damaged by the emmissions of Britains industrial past and present. The worst thing from a local authority point of view is that we will be the villains whatever we do. If we rip up these elicit vegetable plots we'll be monsters and when these guerrila gardening communities develop higher rates of cancer in 10 years time will be villified for not doing anything to stop them. So while the concept is fantastic, please Channel 4 take some resposibility for the possible implications of what you are promoting and tell people this is not the miracle solution you claim it to be

    Posted by Daniel Maher on 17/10/2008 12:40:10

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11. I'm an environmental geologist and am appalled at the idea of guerilla gardening!! I have to undertake risk assessments on residential developments and others areas of land use requiring investigation to determine whether land use is suitable for use. I would strongly advise against this course of action as the toxicity levels of contaminants within areas of public open space are predominantly significant greater than that which can be accepted in allotment gardens. I would be more than happy to discuss this matter with Hugh over a beer if he comes to sunny Manchester!!

    Posted by Crusty on 17/10/2008 10:40:48

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12. The weblinks to Todmorden aren't working

    Posted by Penny Miller on 16/10/2008 23:07:30

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13. Well done to everyone involved in River Cottage Autumn! Tonight I watched some of the best and most refreshing television of 2008 - the energy/innovation and creativity was a joy to behold - carry on the good work - There was so much excellent content and not a wasted moment. Please pass on my best wishes to the Todmorden gang - may they continue to go from strength to strength - their attitude of 'growing for all' is a very generous approach - I hope to find ways of following in their footsteps Can't wait for next weeks episode

    Posted by butnben on 16/10/2008 21:55:34

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