Allotment (owners, sell your produce in September)

[nunheadlass]

Does anyone have an allotment? If yes would you be interested in selling some of your produce at the Nunhead Green Day in September? (date tbc). There will be space for a few stalls, with all the other bits planned for that day.Have an

[ed_pete]

Sorry to be a spoil sport but my allotment lease, at least, does not allow the sale of produce that I grow :(. Besides which, the few bits greenery I manage to produce that's actually worth eating is rapidly consumed by my offspring.

[nunheadlass]

That's a shame - is that the genral rule of most allotments?

[nunheadlass]

That's a shame - is that the general rule of most allotments?

[ed_pete]

Sorry I don't know about other allotments, but I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case. I believe the ethos is non-commercial.

[East of Dulwich]

I'd be interested to know who you need to contact to apply for an allotment in this area -- especially the ones on Underhill Road.

[monica]

The general ethos is that allotments cannot be used for commercial or financial gain,i know this because i have had this discussion with allotment owners who give their produce away or trade it for other produce

[Quaywe]

And how would one prove that a vendors fruit and veg came from said allotment? And would the "Allotment Police" really be stalking market stalls to find out?!

If you have items surplus to requirements at the end of the season who bloody cares!? Really, cut the crap and just sell the things if you want to.

[monica]

Thats all very well edkiwi but allotment owners are bound by their contracts,which states they cannot sell from the allotment,if they can do it and get it away with it,then good luck.Allotments have managers who funnily enough use local markets to buy from themselves,and i heard a story that someone was selling their produce at bootfairs,who got caught and lost the allotment.Serious stuff

[Quaywe]

So sounds like there really are "allotment police". You've got to love this country...

[monica]

lol quaywe i know its crazy but its true.

[Brendan]

what are the rules about selling produce grown in your back yard?