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    March 24, 2010 Posted by jennifer in General

    Allotment society wants more permanent sites as ministers launch temporary plots (UK)

    Gardeners will be able to grow fruit and vegetables in skips on building sites thanks to new Government "meanwhile leases", which allow communities to use private land from developers until builders are ready to move in when the economic downturn ends. NSALG acting secretary Donna McDaid said: "Why reinvent the wheel? The Government should enforce the 1908 allotment act to provide more sites. The sites provide no security of tenure. There is a lot of jumping on the bandwaggon now allotments are fashionable. The focus is on community gardening and not having your own plot." Horticulture Week story.
     
    Picture: Hilary Benn at King's Cross allotment. Image: HW

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    March 10, 2010 Posted by jennifer in General

    Local Abattoir Debate Becoming More of an Issue

    Local abattoirs are a dying breed. Many small farmers rely on these facilities to process their animals close by. Over the years as factory farming has become bigger and bigger the laws surrounding abattoirs have been tailored to the large facilities such as Maple Leaf and Better Beef. Because these facilities process such huge numbers of animals per hour the chance for error is great. The laws reflect this. Much smaller, local abattoirs also have to follow these same rules which are often unnecessary in small facilities which process far fewer animals per hour. Many organic farmers bring their animals to these smaller facilities which are now being asked to make changes which will negate their organic status. Some farmers are traveling hundreds of kilometers with their animals to a good abattoir.

    Read more about one company's story.

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    Ken (Butch) Mogk is more than a little worried that the application of stricter food safety regulations at the abattoir he and his father operate in Oxford County will force them to close. CREDIT: DONAL O'CONNOR The Beacon Herald

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