Geoff & Carol
Guinea Gardens, Edgbaston
Geoff smiles over how he’d put vegetables on a table outside his house to share with others. He concludes that his plot made him the person he is today.
Mr. Bansal & Jeevan
Clay Lane Allotments, Acocks Green & Victoria Jubilee Allotments, Handsworth
Jeevan & Mr. Bansal discuss the importance of sharing; Mr. Bansal reveals that he used to give flowers away for free at the Great Western pub in Acocks Green.
Ester, Alex & Grant
Lime Tree Road Allotments, Ward End
Ester bemoans how so many Afro-Caribbean men have gone from the allotment; they are greatly missed. Ester, Alex and Grant reminisce about sharing potatoes, playing dominoes on Thursdays in the shed and the Windrush generation.
Trinnie
Lime Tree Road Allotments, Ward End
Trinnie relates his passion for growing and sharing the food he has grown.
Maz
Gospel Lane Allotments, Acocks Green
From cauliflowers to eggs, Maz shares his surplus produce with his neighbours.
Carol
Moor Green Allotments, Moseley
Carol explores his links to Jamaica and his farmer father, and considers the concept of sharing.
Ester, Alex & Grant
Lime Tree Road Allotments, Ward End
Grant describes taking on the plot from his uncle, the respect he gets for his garden and the West Indian culture of sharing food.