The Dig for Victory wartime campaign spurred Britain’s population on to an enthusiastic and nationwide drive to grow one’s own food. Now, with the chill winds of the recession close behind, many familes have once more signed up for the practical benefits and sense of spiritual wellbeing that comes from growing one’s own vegetables and flowers in an urban allotment. Alex Bristow’s 1940 book was the classic of the period, and encouraged thousands of families to take up the hobby. Let it inspire you…