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‘At the allotments in Lincoln, everyone used baths to collect rainwater…’
“In 2017, germination on the allotment didn’t happen naturally because the ground was too dry…”
“My main reason for using water butts on the allotment is that the plants prefer rainwater…”
“Patchway, during the drought of 1976, and on the allotment in 2017”
Allan’s story (transcript)
Mike’s story (transcript)
Ingrid’s story (transcript)
Trudi’s story (transcript)
Link social change to climate change and get more people involved
‘The mountain fires of 1976: it’s the only time I’ve seen the fires going on the tops of the trees…’
‘I found the same attitude to water in the UK as in Uganda: there’s so much rainwater, so you don’t need to conserve it…’
Too much? Too little? How to manage?
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