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Date: 26th January 1999
Service: TELETEXT
Region: East of England
Original Broadcast Channel: C4
Current Page: 163
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P163 Teletext 163 Jan26 22:16:43 ————————————————————————— ——— ORGANIC PATCH KIDS! If you think allotments are for cloth-capped Arthur Fowler types, youWre seriously mistaken! Allotments are making a huge comeback, and the retired men in grubby anoraks have new neighbours — a tribe of environmentally-aware harvesters. Green Scene investigates their "organic patches" and finds out how you can take part in the latest unfashionable lifestyle trend to become hip. ——————————————————————————————————————— by Bernadette Carroll GREEN SCENE INDEX p160
P163 Teletext 163 Jan26 22:28:21 ————————————————————————— ——— ORGANIC PATCH KIDS! Fears over genetically modified crops (GMOs) have prompted an upsurge in interest in own-grown fruits and vegetables. Martina Stera, 32, from west London, says her allotment is a "means to fightback at a food industry which is rapidly moving away from the natural." The primary school teacher adds: "By growing my own food, I know what's gone into it. I feel safer." ——————————————————————————————————————— Today's Big Issue 161FOR FUN AND GAMES p150
P163 Teletext 163 Jan26 22:18:41 ————————————————————————— ——— ORGANIC PATCH KIDS! Renting an allotment to grow organic fruits and vegetables was, at first, daunting for Martina Stera. Laughing, she told Green Scene: "I've got an image to maintain! However, there's a whole social scene which involves people of all ages. "What's more, since growing my own crops I've saved myself a lot of money." ——————————————————————————————————————— Check out the green kitchen 164TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE p400
P163 Teletext 163 Jan26 22:17:21 ————————————————————————— ——— ORGANIC PATCH KIDS! Jonathon Winner, 36, from Camden has been growing organic vegetables on an allotment for five years. The steward, who lives in a gardenless flat in London, says: "My allotment is my sanity. "Life in the big smoke can be a nightmare. I find the only way to unwind and come back to earth, so to speak, is by working on my allotment, my little bit of nature." ——————————————————————————————————————— Green TV today and tomorrow 165CHECK OUT YOUR LOVE STARS p418
P163 Teletext 163 Jan26 22:17:21 ————————————————————————— ——— ORGANIC PATCH KIDS! There are over 8,000 "green" allotment-holders in the UK, according to the National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners. The group also claims over 35% of allotment holders are under 50, with 6% under 35. Leasing a plot from a local authority will cost anything between £4 to £40 a year. ——————————————————————————————————————— Green projects for you to do 165DON'T GET BAMBOOZLED! p152