Allotments became popular in ww2 as away of supplementing rations one of my Grandads in Birmingham (UK) used to keep chickens as in his back garden, as well as

Allotments became popular in ww2 as away of supplementing rations one of my Grandads in Birmingham (UK) used to keep chickens as in his back garden, as well as the odd bit of poaching (as he was a lad from the black country). Wonder if I ought to put my name down for one in case Brexit really goes bad, unfortunately I didn't inherit his poachers shotgun (just as well as it is highly naughty in terms of uk firearms laws :-)