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Women (re)construct the plot: the regen(d)eration of urban food growing
Author(s) -
Buckingham Susan
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
area
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1475-4762
pISSN - 0004-0894
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-4762.2005.00619.x
Subject(s) - allotment , construct (python library) , meaning (existential) , plot (graphics) , sociology , geography , ecology , psychology , mathematics , statistics , computer science , psychotherapist , biology , programming language
The British allotment is in the process of transformation. From a traditional provision made to male active and retired workers, it is becoming, by degrees, embourgeoised and more socially diverse, with many more women entering allotment gardening. At the same time, growing community gardening activity is giving women in low income families the opportunity to provide fresh, and culturally relevant, food for their families. This paper explores the meaning of this gradual gender transformation of urban food‐growing spaces with regard to its social, aesthetic and environmental impact and looks at the implications of this both on and off the plot.