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Latest News. Thu., November 20, 2008. 12:24.
River Cottage campaign raised in parliament
The Scottish Parliament has today heard a call for the Scottish Government to back the Landshare campaign (1), promoted by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on his Channel 4 series River Cottage, which would bring disused or derelict land back into productive use for growing fresh fruit and veg by householders right across Scotland. Landshare is a UK-wide initiative to make land more productive and fresh local produce more accessible to all, and Glasgow City Council last month backed a call from Green Councillor Nina Baker to look at constructive ways to use vacant sites as temporary green spaces. (2)
At Holyrood's oral questions Patrick Harvie asked the Scottish Government what action it is currently taking to bring derelict and disused land into back into productive use across Scotland, and urged Scottish Ministers to back this campaign.
Patrick Harvie MSP said:
Waiting lists for allotment spaces continue to grow while there are countless plots of unused and derelict land across Scotland, providing no benefit to local communities. This is a massive opportunity for the Scottish Government to play an active role in the Landshare campaign, starting by looking at what unused land it holds, and also by encouraging other bodies to take part. These plots could then be made available to communities for growing local, fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as for parks and other green spaces.
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