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DEFINITION
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An allotment garden is simplea descriptionpiece of theland assetthat is set aside for gardening, and is divided up into plots that are each gardened by an individual or family or other small group. Allotment gardens may have association fees and by-laws that members must follow.
AKA
otherCompare allotment gardens to a community garden, names,where the entire plot of relatedland ideas,is gardened by the etc.community.
RELATED FUNCTIONS
what
Some functions of allotment gardens include:
Social system functions-- allotment gardens can thisimprove assetindividual perform?and community health. For example, they provide a constructive social activity for people to participate in and produce healthy vegetables.
PERFORMANCEMetabolic CRITERIAsystem -- locally growing vegetables helps reduce miles traveled for food.
howBiologic issystem its-- performancegreen measured?urban whatpatches arecan theact criteriaas corridors (or stepping stones) for itsbird designspecies. orPollinators planning?such as bees and butterflies also benefit from allotment gardens.
ILLUSTRATIONPERFORMANCE CRITERIA
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Design and diagramperformance orcriteria drawingfor thatallotment demonstratesgardens theinclude: number of basicfamilies/individuals patternparticipating, pounds of vegetables/fruits produced, and pollinator populations or conceptnumber of birds observed.
ILLUSTRATION
CASE STUDIES
links to planning and policy case studies (metropolitan scale) or high performance landscape case studies (site-scale) documenting specific places or projects where this asset is a key feature
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
other
Allotment weblinks,gardens books,in articles,the etc.Philippines
Allotment relatedgardens toin thisEurope
German allotment gardens as a elementmodel for Africa
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An allotment garden is simplea descriptionpiece of theland assetthat is set aside for gardening, and is divided up into plots that are each gardened by an individual or family or other small group. Allotment gardens may have association fees and by-laws that members must follow.
AKA
otherCompare allotment gardens to a community garden, names,where the entire plot of relatedland ideas,is gardened by the etc.community.
RELATED FUNCTIONS
what
Some functions of allotment gardens include:
Social system functions-- allotment gardens can thisimprove assetindividual perform?and community health. For example, they provide a constructive social activity for people to participate in and produce healthy vegetables.
PERFORMANCEMetabolic CRITERIAsystem -- locally growing vegetables helps reduce miles traveled for food.
howBiologic issystem its-- performancegreen measured?urban whatpatches arecan theact criteriaas corridors (or stepping stones) for itsbird designspecies. orPollinators planning?such as bees and butterflies also benefit from allotment gardens.
ILLUSTRATIONPERFORMANCE CRITERIA
a
Design and diagramperformance orcriteria drawingfor thatallotment demonstratesgardens theinclude: number of basicfamilies/individuals patternparticipating, pounds of vegetables/fruits produced, and pollinator populations or conceptnumber of birds observed.
ILLUSTRATION
CASE STUDIES
links to planning and policy case studies (metropolitan scale) or high performance landscape case studies (site-scale) documenting specific places or projects where this asset is a key feature
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
other
Allotment weblinks,gardens books,in articles,the etc.Philippines
Allotment relatedgardens toin thisEurope
German allotment gardens as a elementmodel for Africa
