Documentary: The Final Proposal

Below is my group's final proposal for our documentary idea: 'Pledge For Veg'

THE FINAL PROPOSAL

We are producing a 10 minute documentary about allotment gardening in the UK.

We are doing this because we recently discovered that since WW2 the number of allotments in the UK has dropped from 1.4 million plots to just 330,000 plots.

Also, the number of people on a waiting list for an allotment plot averages about 100,000 people each year. So why aren't we building more allotment plots.

Main aims-
- Find out what is in place today for those 100,000 people on a waiting list each year. How can they still access home grown fresh fruit and veg?
- What kind of people still grow in allotments? Why?
- What are the benefits of allotment gardening for people and wildlife?

THE FACTS

Only 5% of the fresh fruit and veg that enters UK households comes from free sources, like gardens and allotments*

Research on the number of allotment plots in the UK over the last 140 years: Allotments Research

Reasons to grow your own fruit and vegetables:

- You know what you're eating because you control the growth of the plants.

- It's cheaper.

- It reduces food miles.

- It improves your health. It can offer emotional, physical and mental benefits.

- It can help reconnect family and friends. Acts as a bonding activity.

- It can be rewarding. By growing good vegetables, you feel like you have accomplished something.

- In most cases, home grown fruit and veg will be fresher.

A recent survey by The National Allotment Society revealed that almost all of their members enjoy allotment gardening because of the fresh air, homegrown produce, healthy lifestyle and like-minded people this activity offers**

PROPOSED STYLE/NARRATIVE/HOW WE WILL TELL THE STORY

We will tell the story using interviews, actuality and sequences, and graphics to show information.

We will use our research to present a balanced argument.

The interviews will be done on location, on the day. A real feel.

We will mix narratives together.

*According to a 2011 National Statistics Survey into family food.

(https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/193804/familyfood-2011report.pdf)

**Source: http://www.nsalg.org.uk/allotment-info/benefits-of-allotment-gardening/

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