allotment
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plot of land sub-divided into smaller parcels for individual, non-commercial gardening or growing of food plants
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- garden
- Named after
- Moritz Schreber
- Image
- Nekalan siirtolapuutarha.JPG
- Said to be same as
- dacha
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- facet of
- local food
- OpenStreetMap tag
- place=allotments
- Commons category
- Allotments
- topic's main category
- Category:Allotments
- indigenous to
- Tampere
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Encyclopedic overview
Allotments in Germany
An allotment is a plot of land made available for individual, non-commercial gardening for growing food plants, so forming a kitchen garden away from the residence of the user. Such plots are formed by subdividing a piece of land into a few or up to several hundred parcels that are assigned to individuals or families, in contrast to a community garden, where the entire area is tended collectively by a group of people. The term "victory garden" is also still sometimes used, especially when a garden dates back to the First or Second World War.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “allotment” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.