Allotments 4 All
General => News => Topic started by: Squash64 on June 28, 2009, 15:59:07
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We had visitors from another allotment site near Banbury today. I walked them round our site and pointed out the various things grown by different nationalities like artichokes and cardoons by Italians and Turks, pumpkins and callaloo by West Indians, coriander by the Pakistanis and various leafy crops by the Bangladeshis.
They were interested in this because they said that everyone on their site was white English.
I love the diversity at our site and can't imagine what it would be like without other nationalities. We have such interesting chats about what they are growing, and how they grew things 'back home'.
Living in Birmingham, I suppose I take our cultural mixture for granted. It isn't until I speak to people from other parts of the country that I appreciate how special it is here. :)
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that's the one thing on our plot i'd like to change. The closest we've got is a German woman. She's very nice but it's not quite the same
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We have a one lady from Pakinstan & one from France. We also have a dutch guy so our site is predominately white British too. Representative of the area though. Things are changing though as more couples and families are joining the site.
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We have two Sicilian lads on our allotments who I have known for years they grow lots of Italian stuff which they can get hold of locally as seed, would I tell them anything differently NO!, ;)
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We have two Sicilian lads on our allotments who I have known for years they grow lots of Italian stuff which they can get hold of locally as seed, would I tell them anything differently NO!, ;)
LOL, my husband is Sicilian!
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We have Sicilians, Italians, Turks, Curds, Sri Lankians, Greeks, Irish, ow yes I forgot there's some English to. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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We have ......Curds,
Do you have any whey ;D ;D ;D ;D
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You don't need foriegners. Come to my plot and this White Grumpy Englishman will introduce you to at least 70 different vegetables, most of which have 4-5 different varieties growing.
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it's not just the veg. It's the people and their story
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well said RT
1066
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it's not just the veg. It's the people and their story
Agreed! My old site in Tottenham was like the UN - only more efficient. We had all races, creeds and colours and we all (mostly) got on. I used to take my lunch and bring it home again because I had been given so much food while I was there. very communial!
It is a golden rule that every site has to have at least one resident Irish fella of at least 70 and a grumpy old English bloke who never seems to go home..
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B/D thought you must be on my site for a minute. But the "old man" does check the gate is locked at night and the irish man makes me laugh.
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B/D thought you must be on my site for a minute. But the "old man" does check the gate is locked at night and the irish man makes me laugh.
It's a rule tomatoada!! South Birmingham and SE London - Similar demographics???
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B/D thought you must be on my site for a minute. But the "old man" does check the gate is locked at night and the irish man makes me laugh.
It's a rule tomatoada!! South Birmingham and SE London - Similar demographics???
North Birmingham too because we also have the Old Man and the Irish Man.
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Sadly both of ours died recently..... :-\
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I know this is an old thread, but while I was checking a list of our tenants today I listed the nationalities we have on our site -
Indian
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
Turkish Cypriot
Iranian
Afghanistani
Mauritian
Kenyan
West Indian
Brazilian
Italian
Chinese
Irish
English
and tomorrow we might have a Pole.
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.....Dancer?
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.....Dancer?
;D ;D
I'll let you know.
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Ha ha on my plot here in France I am the cultural diversity ;D ;D ;D
no just larking about, we also have a couple of Turks and a few North Africans but I can't say I have been to see what they grow... I am the only one on our whole plot to grow parsnips and funny shaped squash and Australian pumpkins! Ours is mainly grumpy French retirees it has to be said that grow things in neat rows after a going over by the rotovator!
I have never been down there with a flask of tea or coffe but my neighbours indulge frequently in cheap french red so if you can't beat 'em join 'em...
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We had a bloke who married a bird from Southampton, annoyed is cousin somewhat. But we are similar to Midsummers Murders here.Like the last bastion of Englishness. All the turks, poles, and coloured gentlemen are all locked up safe.
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we don't have any Cultural Diversity, but we are pretty strong on Medical Condition Diversity
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I have 6 poles. :P
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Did you set on the pole dancer Betty?
We have Italians on our plots- they are preety good gardeners!
Everyone is white ??? I'd love some other nationalities-just to see what different plants they grow and hear how they cook them. ;)
Plenty of medical condition diversity though!
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We still have the two Scillians on our allotments in fact I'm the new comer they have had allotments for years, :)
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Did you set on the pole dancer Betty?
We have Italians on our plots- they are preety good gardeners!
Everyone is white ??? I'd love some other nationalities-just to see what different plants they grow and hear how they cook them. ;)
Plenty of medical condition diversity though!
Yes, a very nice young Polish chap and his wife came and took the plot. I didn't ask about the dancing. ;)
I love to see what everyone grows. The Bangladeshis love to share their plants and seeds with me and I grow chillies for them in my greenhouse. All the Italians grow lots of artichokes and cardoons, it's easy to see which are their plots. W.Indians love calaloo, dwarf beans and pumpkins as well as the 'ordinary' veg.
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Our site is quite boring in that we are all white & English, 1 Welsh man & lady, 1 Irish lady & 1 Scottish lady.
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Our old man is also an Irishman. He is 80 and can clear an overgrown plot in an afternoon! Apart from him we have mainly Scots - including an Orcadian, a few irish and English, but also Spaniards, a Pole (of the non-dancing variety), Turks, Americans (of the USA sort) and a Kenyan. We have loads of "other nationalities" on the waiting list, but sadly it seems to be "dead men's shoes" at the moment.
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Anyone growing interesting things is good to have around.
I think it would be great if more people from other countries joined A4A...
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we've got some folk from Suffolk, does that count?
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Have they 6 fingers as well Tone. :P :-X
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We have an old irishman on our site too but we ain't got an old english bloke unless ower Tone qualifies ;D
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It's a bit like the UN on our site - we are in SE London do we do reflect the local demographic.
We have old Oirish guys who love to drink and dig, Italian's who grow the best figs, Jamaicans, English, French. Aussies, Chinese, Eastern Europeans, one Russian, Indian and Belgiums. Even amongst the English everyone seems to come from somewhere different - we even have some Londoners!
It's all very friendly and I wouldn't want it any other way!
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It sounds fun, Barriedale, and it must be great learning about other ways and things to grow. Bit Midsomer where I am allotmentwise (but very friendly).
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Sounds like we've got serious shortage of diversity on our site..No Irish (anymore)..plenty of English, one Polish, one Swiss, one German and one Finn..
It would be soooo interesting to see more other crops growing here than just runnerbeans, cabbage and moneymaker tomatoes ::)
There is only so much interesting conversation you can make out of those crops..that's why I like to hang around here ;D..someone to 'talk' about all other sort of things that are edibles ;) ;D
Some weeks ago I gave to my neighbour in lottie some strawberry plants..she was over the moon..she didn't think she could grow some on open ground :o..and she's had her allotment for years and years.. ::) That sort of explain how interesting some folks crops are over here..now my mission is to get her growing all sorts ;) ;D
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We have a Pole and a Korean, a South African, a couple of Welsh and a Scot but mostly rather middle English and but certainly no Midsomer dead bodies (except the one 5 miles away). But since we all more or less started together a great mix of ages. The only other incomers are the Muntjac perhaps I do have some murderous throughts about them.
The most exotic things on site are mooli, goji and horseradish.
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well we've finally got some cultural diversity. The Chinese family next to the allotment have taken up a plot. Grannie, an elderly lady, was lustily wielding a trenching tool for a couple of hours, while Number One Son, a sturdy chap, was sitting down in his tracksuit playing with his iphone. ;D
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Our site is quite boring in that we are all white & English, 1 Welsh man & lady, 1 Irish lady & 1 Scottish lady.
Is this a joke?
;)
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We have 3 with replacement hips , does that count... Oh and one European...
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Just realised we have one Canadian and one
Swede Swedish Lady. ;D
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What more do you need than a Janner, Taffy, and a carrot cruncher in the same house. ;D
Nobody understands each other let alone any visitors we may have from across the globe.
One day the language of people and their beliefs will be unified and there will be peace.
Pinch me and I shall wake up. :D
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What more do you need than a Janner, Taffy, and a carrot cruncher in the same house. ;D
Nobody understands each other let alone any visitors we may have from across the globe.
One day the language of people and their beliefs will be unified and there will be peace.
Pinch me and I shall wake up. :D
Sorry Landi I give up! :-[
I guess one of you is Welsh, but Janner? who's the carrot cruncher- is it the guinea pigs? :-X
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Why would everyone be the same? Maybe one day everyone will grow up and just agree to differ.