Happy Allotment Day
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:15 am
For those that didn't know it, it's the anniversary of the 1887 Allotment Act!
There's further information here:
The history of the Allotment Movement (going back to 100BC):
http://www.kitchengardens.dial.pipex.com/history.htm
http://www.allotment.org.uk/articles/Al ... istory.php
According to Wikipedia a similar act was passed in the same year in the US (though not for Alaskan Natives......):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawes_Act
Enjoy!
Colin
There's further information here:
The history of the Allotment Movement (going back to 100BC):
http://www.kitchengardens.dial.pipex.com/history.htm
http://www.allotment.org.uk/articles/Al ... istory.php
According to Wikipedia a similar act was passed in the same year in the US (though not for Alaskan Natives......):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawes_Act
Enjoy!
Colin
