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The Reasons to Teach Your Kids to Grow Their Own
The Reasons to Teach Your Kids to Grow Their Own TL;DR — UK kids are spending more time on screens than any cohort on record and eating worse than at any point in the last three decades. Most of the i
The Beginner's Guide to Getting an Allotment (2026 Edition)
The Beginner's Guide to Getting an Allotment 2026 Edition TL;DR — Getting an allotment in the UK in 2026 is harder than it's ever been. Council waiting lists are the longest on record, with some Londo
No Experience Needed: How Roots Teaches You to Grow From Day One
No Experience Needed: How Roots Teaches You to Grow From Day One TL;DR — Every single Roots member you meet on a Saturday morning — including the ones confidently pulling carrots and giving advice to
Five Reasons to Get an Allotment in 2026
Five Reasons to Get an Allotment in 2026 TL;DR — 2026 is a strange and specific moment to start growing your own food. Food inflation has outpaced wages for four years running, council allotment waiti
Five Reasons an Allotment Improves Your Wellbeing
Five Reasons an Allotment Improves Your Wellbeing TL;DR — An allotment is not just a nice thing to have — it is one of the best all-round wellbeing interventions most adults will ever try. Peer-review
Five Reasons an Allotment Improves Your Mental Health
Five Reasons an Allotment Improves Your Mental Health TL;DR — In the last decade, the research on gardening and mental health has gone from cautiously positive to genuinely striking. Lower cortisol. R
Roots Return to Venturers' Academy To Inspire Educational Gardening For a Second Year Running
For the second year running, we partnered with Venturers' Academy to bring educational gardening to students in Bristol.
Many Hands Make Light Work: Hundreds of Members Plant 310 Fruit Trees Across The Nation
In March 2025, 300 people across nine UK towns came together to plant 310 fruit trees, reviving lost orchards and strengthening local food security.
The Results Are In: Our End-of-Season 2024 Survey
97% of members agreed that growing has significantly improved their well-being. Here's what we learned from our community.
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Planting Seeds of Change: Land Donation and Fundraising Success at Meadow Hill Croydon
Roots Allotments celebrated the opening of their Meadow Hill site in Croydon by partnering with the Black Farmers Market.
Surplus Produce Partnerships Announced To Help Fuel Food Initiatives
How Roots is helping to address food poverty through community partnerships and surplus produce.
Roots Allotments & Generation Soil Launch Bristol Market Garden for Local Food Security
Roots Allotments partners with Generation Soil to launch a market garden in Bristol, addressing food insecurity and providing fresh, chemical-free produce.
Bristol Leigh Woods - Our Site Moving Forwards
An update on ecological surveys and how we will be moving forward with creating patches at Leigh Woods Meadows.
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Over 200 Celebrate the Creation of a New Roots Growing Community in Stourbridge
Sugar Loaf Fields in Stourbridge Opening Party with speakers from local community projects, a raffle and games for the kids!
A Reflection on Roots Allotments Growth in 2022
Ed, one of our founders, reflects on the first year of growth at Roots Allotments.
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Still alive.
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"State of the Earth" Reports
Commentary on council site closures, waiting list statistics, and urban green space legislation.
ROOTS Updates
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Opinion Pieces
"Why the Allotment Act of 1908 needs an update" - Thought leadership pieces from the Founders.
Our Stories
Planting Seeds of Change: Land Donation and Fundraising Success at Meadow Hill Croydon
Roots Allotments celebrated the opening of their Meadow Hill site in Croydon by partnering with the Black Farmers Market.
Bristol Leigh Woods - Our Site Moving Forwards
An update on ecological surveys and how we will be moving forward with creating patches at Leigh Woods Meadows.
Over 200 Celebrate the Creation of a New Roots Growing Community in Stourbridge
Sugar Loaf Fields in Stourbridge Opening Party with speakers from local community projects, a raffle and games for the kids!
The State of UK Allotments
Key statistics driving the conversation on urban growing and food security
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