Allotments
Jul 10th 2008, 5:51 pm
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Allotments
Does anyone know if they have these in Nl - I like to grow my own veg
If they do how would I go about getting ?
If they do how would I go about getting ?
Jul 10th 2008, 5:57 pm
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Re: Allotments
NI? Do you mean The Netherlands?
Obtaining whether you can an allotment really depends on locality. Ask at your local gemeente.
Obtaining whether you can an allotment really depends on locality. Ask at your local gemeente.
Jul 10th 2008, 9:19 pm
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Re: Allotments
I have friends (also expats) with allotments. It should be possible, depending on location.
Jul 11th 2008, 6:34 am
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Re: Allotments
Excellent news - do they call them allotments ?
Jul 11th 2008, 8:54 am
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Re: Allotments
Hi Casasnovas,
An allotment in Dutch is a volkstuin. These are available to hire in most cities through a volkstuin vereniging(organisation) although there may be a waiting list. They will normally be rented on a yearly basis. The rental cost at one of the volkstuinen in Eindhoven (Aanschot) was 0.45ct/m2/year (which seems to me very cheap!). I have no idea whether rental will be more difficult or expensive in e.g. the Randstad.
Ask at the town hall or use the Stadswijzer/Vademecum to get details of local verenigenen (although most cities will also post info online).
Also the VROM (government ministry responsible for housing, environment etc) give details of where the volkstuinen are situated. There are estimated to be over 250,000 in the Netherlands so I reckon gardening is even more popular here than in the UK!
http://www.vrom.nl/pagina.html?id=34213
Rumpole
An allotment in Dutch is a volkstuin. These are available to hire in most cities through a volkstuin vereniging(organisation) although there may be a waiting list. They will normally be rented on a yearly basis. The rental cost at one of the volkstuinen in Eindhoven (Aanschot) was 0.45ct/m2/year (which seems to me very cheap!). I have no idea whether rental will be more difficult or expensive in e.g. the Randstad.
Ask at the town hall or use the Stadswijzer/Vademecum to get details of local verenigenen (although most cities will also post info online).
Also the VROM (government ministry responsible for housing, environment etc) give details of where the volkstuinen are situated. There are estimated to be over 250,000 in the Netherlands so I reckon gardening is even more popular here than in the UK!
http://www.vrom.nl/pagina.html?id=34213
Rumpole
Jul 11th 2008, 11:54 am
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Re: Allotments
Thankyou very much Rumpole - a font of knowledge ; )
