A gardening project which was set-up to promote exercise and healthy eating is proving to be a great success.
Founders of the Mansfield Community Allotment scheme to promote healthy eating and exercise - organised by the Mansfield District Council and partner organisations - are beginning to reap the rewards of their labour .
The scheme was launched with an aim to encouraging gardening as a form of exercise for local people who suffered from illnesses or who just wanted to get into shape and stay fit.
According to council chiefs, around 150 people will use the plot at the Barratts Field allotment site each year, with half of the users being people who do not exercise at all while others will consist of those who suffer from health conditions such as heart disease or diabetes .
In addition to promoting gardening in the form of exercise, the scheme also promotes healthy eating - the first batch of produce from the allotment has now been harvested and eaten by plot users.
Eddie Smith, local councillor and portfolio holder for environment, said: "I am thrilled that the community allotment project has been so well received and those taking part are already seeing the benefits of exercise and healthy eating."
The health initiative follows widespread concern over the increasing number of people in the UK that remain ignorant about the origins of their food .
This was highlighted in a recent survey by Dairy Farmers of Britain, which found that one in twenty schoolchildren think that chips are grown on farms.
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Garden Project Begins To Reap Rewards
Tue, 04 Sep 2007
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