Land-Share: Hugh Fearnly Whittingstall’s 2009 Land Share Initiative, connecting landowners – however big or small – with prospective growers in need of land (sponsered by Channel-4): http://landshare.channel4.com/
This scheme was closed in March 2016.
https://www.hortweek.com/fearnley-whittingstalls-landshare-scheme-shuts/retail/article/1385607
says:
“Some 22,000 people signed up to Landshare within weeks of its launch to offer spare land to frustrated gardeners. But it lost momentum, with its last Facebook post before the announcement of its closure being almost two years ago.
Croatian garden fan Danijel Balaban posted on the Landshare Facebook site this week: “Too bad to see such a great project go offline. I’ve emailed three times about starting one in my country, to which I never got a response.”
A Landshare representative said: “Sadly, after seven years, we’ve decided to close the Landshare website. Launched on Channel 4 in 2009, the website tapped into the big surge in interest in grow-your-own and a shortage of allotments. Since then more than 75,000 people have signed up to food campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s scheme, which was first unveiled on Channel 4 during River Cottage’s Summer’s Here series.”
Hi I have a garden in spilsby Lincolnshire which I can’t manage anymore as I’m disabled and which I’m willing to open it up for land share project it’s a decent size for veg crops
Hi Andy, I am in the process of building a Facebook community to link people with gardens and growers. I had no idea that Hugh had already started this many years ago but there’s no time better than now for people to get involved. Do you still need help with your garden?
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-starkholmes-allotments/backers#start
Please take a look & promote. Totally agree we should be supporting allotments
Thinking with food and energy prices skyrocketing this will become a thing again in the near future
Currently lwilling to move pretty much anywhere to caretake on land. Need some security. If anyone wants a trusted party.
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Hi Alan
Been on your website but can’t find a contact email.
Best wishes Sally
Hi Alan, I recently had this idea myself and somebody made me aware that Hugh already tried it. I’m sure you’ll agree now it is needed more than ever. Did you find somewhere? Come join the community on Facebook Grow Your Future UK ☺️
Why did it stop a great Hugh idea
Seems me and Hugh share a similar mindset only I don’t have the following he does I have just created a Facebook page Grow Your Future UK to link landowners and growers. I would appreciate help getting it out there if you’re able
Please someone restart it or a similar campaign.
(I havent the time.)
You could use our TLIO website if you do !
Hi there, I’m a digital marketer with webdesign capabilities looking for land to garden (just moved into a flat with no garden, looking for one WITH a garden was making the search too hard). Intrigued by your comment as your traffic must be looking for a matching service and I know just the software to do it. What did you mean about using the TLIO website? My email address is nicola [at] clicksandleads.com Cheers, Nicola
We’ve done it – it’s called AllotMe (www.AllotMe.co.uk)
Hey, I have just created a Facebook page for this exact purpose and had no idea it had already been a thing. Somebody just made me aware. Let’s get this going again! What is the website? The Facebook page is Grow Your Future UK. Would love for you to join and need lots of help to spread the word
did it all stop in 2016 then?
Come join us on Facebook Grow Your Future UK 🙂