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I was thinking a couple of weeks ago that I would really like an allotment after a disatrous year growing veg in our very small, dark and damp garden. I had a look around and am surprised to discover that our (large) village has no such site
So, with the assistance of some helpful neighbours who are also interested, I thought I would find a bit of land and set some up, one week on and my brain is frazzled with the ins and outs and I need a bit of mentorship!
What do I need to do, step by step?
So far I have contacted the council who informed me that they have no record of any surplus land although we are free to have a look around and contact them about any sites we think might be suitable, unfortunatly it's a very densly built village and I really can see a site that's suitable.
I have today been in touch with a local landowner who is considering my request, hopefully he will be able to offer us something. If he does, how do I set up a lease, do I need to set up an association first? I have made a start on a constiution, do I need to open a bank account next? I know some sites operate without an association but I'm hoping to apply for some funding to get us started. I have a little facebook group running for people who are interested in taking on a plot and have 20+ people already so the demand is there.
What's next, has anyone set up a site from scratch, i.e. had to find land etc, I could really do with some direction, feel like I'm going round in circles a bit at the moment!
I was thinking a couple of weeks ago that I would really like an allotment after a disatrous year growing veg in our very small, dark and damp garden. I had a look around and am surprised to discover that our (large) village has no such site
So, with the assistance of some helpful neighbours who are also interested, I thought I would find a bit of land and set some up, one week on and my brain is frazzled with the ins and outs and I need a bit of mentorship!
What do I need to do, step by step?
So far I have contacted the council who informed me that they have no record of any surplus land although we are free to have a look around and contact them about any sites we think might be suitable, unfortunatly it's a very densly built village and I really can see a site that's suitable.
I have today been in touch with a local landowner who is considering my request, hopefully he will be able to offer us something. If he does, how do I set up a lease, do I need to set up an association first? I have made a start on a constiution, do I need to open a bank account next? I know some sites operate without an association but I'm hoping to apply for some funding to get us started. I have a little facebook group running for people who are interested in taking on a plot and have 20+ people already so the demand is there.
What's next, has anyone set up a site from scratch, i.e. had to find land etc, I could really do with some direction, feel like I'm going round in circles a bit at the moment!
Just realised, Milnathort and Kinross may not be in Fife 
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