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Multicultural Urban Farming in Britain
A new generation of Britons are digging for success on their allotments
The increasing number of women and the 14 nationalities of gardeners growing fruit, vegetables and flowers on the Uplands allotments in Handsworth, Birmingham, reflect the changing face of allotments in Britain. Everyone grows something from home and the exchange of produce is spreading new culinary as well as horticultural experience.