Grow your own food idea catches on

MORE people are growing their own food because of the financial crisis, it was suggested yesterday when Co Clare’s first local authority allotment scheme was launched in Shannon.

aInterest from local families in cultivating their own vegetables and fruit has been so great that all 37 allotments have already been reserved. A further 10 families have been placed on a Clare Co Council’s waiting list.

The successful applicants have been provided with plots, each measuring 10m by 15m, and costing €40 per year.