Garden Share

You may have heard of Garden Share or Land share schemes from television or the internet. Transition Totnes has quite a well publisized and successful scheme in operation.

There are lots of people in Lancaster living in flats and terraced houses with little or no garden who would love to have a little plot to cultivate. The waiting lists for allotments is testement to this. Lancaster also has people with gardens and land who, for what ever reason, are not able to maintain it.

This local initiative for and by local people aims to bring together the people with a bit of garden or land, with a gardener who wants to grow vegetables, fruit and flowers but are frustrated by a lack of land. This service creates a list, helps match and introduces committed, enthusiastic, and respectful growers with local garden owners who want to see their gardens being used more productively.

We offer to provide the connection, explain the commitment involved for all concerned and to nurture the growing of community as well as food.

To The Garden Owner

Do you have an unused corner of garden that you would be happy to share with a grower? Had enough of life as a nettle-farmer? Use your un-used plot to grow cabbages, connections – even friends!

What could I get out of this?
• A share of the produce
• The pleasure of seeing a lovely developing vegetable plot
• Being part of a sharing initiative
• A sense of community

To The Gardener

Do you dream about having a small patch of land for growing your own vegetables, fruit and flowers?

The Garden Share Project can put you in touch with owners of underused gardens who would like to share their space with a local garden grower. If you'd love to have a little patch to garden then please contact us.

What will I have to do?

Both Gardeners and Garden Sharers will be expected to specify what the are offering and commiting to. All details will be specified in advance in order to help match people and plots and to avoid difficulties. The outline documents which will be completed by all concerned and held by transition City Lancaster can be viewed and downloaded here:

Gardeners Specifics
Garden Owners Specifics

When an gardener and garden owner are both happy with a prospective match up an agreement is signed as a basis for establishing trust between both parties. This certificate can be viewed onlne here:

Gardener and Garden Owners Certificate

Transition City Lancaster will keep copies of all the agreements and undertake to collect feedback from both parties and provide a contact point. Gardeners will be covered by TCL our public liability insurance.

If want to be involved please contact Samagita or Steve at the following email address: info@transitioncitylancaster.org with the subject Garden Share or telephone Samagita on Lancaster 389705 or Steve on Lancaster 382431.


All documents were produced with acknowledgement and thanks to the Totnes Transition group for their work in creating the originals.