Consider allotment gardens

Productive: Vegetables growing in an allotment in England. Such lots can be found even in the middle of cities in Britain. — 123rf.com

THE recent hike in food prices has riled up the populace and exposed the nation’s lack of food security. It has been a long simmering issue that has now boiled over with the double whammy of higher oil prices and food shortages caused by the Russia-Ukraine war.

Covid-19 did not help either, even if it did make a lot of people try new activities like baking, cooking, DIY, volunteering, etc. One of the popular activities people took up was gardening, especially growing their own vegetables and establishing community gardens.