Waiting lists for allotments in the UK

I dont know about you but the waiting list for an allotment where I live is 7 years!

Growing our own food is becoming ever more urgent. With peak oil looming we seriously need to explore our options sooner rather than later! The recession is also the perfect excuse to make your own free food!

This country is woefully short of allotments and an online petition has been started to persuade the government to provide more:

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/more-allotments/

Just fill in your name, address (which remains private) & email and hit submit. It only takes a second.