'So much more than growing food': readers on the joy of an allotment – AuthenticAfrican

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Allotments deliver more than just a physical harvest of flowers, fruit or veg. They create true communities

To celebrate this year’s National Allotments Week, we asked you to share pictures and stories of the bounty from your precious plots, many of which are run by local councils.

Related: Flowers, friendship and food bank donations: readers' allotments – in pictures

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