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By Alina Suchanski Reading time: 12 minutes Allotment gardening has been deeply rooted in Europe’s urban culture for over 200 years. The idea first germinated during the era of industrialisation, a time of mass migration of farmworkers from villages to cities. Allotment gardens not only provided a...

By Philippa Hadlow  Reading time: 10 minutes  “It's not easy being green,” Muppet creation Kermit the Frog lamented back in 1970. His was a simple song about dignity and worth. But it was also a statement about the value of being green that would quickly transmute into...