Land Settlement Association
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The Land Settlement Association was a UK Government scheme set up in 1934, with help from the charities Plunkett Foundation and Carnegie Trust
, to re-settle unemployed workers from depressed industrial areas of Britain, particularly from North-East England and Wales. Between 1934 and 1939 1,100 small-holdings were established within 26 settlements.
Settlements were set up in rural areas where each successful applicant’s family would be given a small-holding of 5 acre (0.0202343 km²), livestock and a newly-built cottage. Small-holdings were grouped in communities which were expected run agricultural production as cooperative
market garden
s, with produce sold exclusively through the Association. Applicants were vetted
and given agricultural training before being assigned a property.
The allocation of settlements to the unemployed was suspended at the outbreak of WWII through the necessity of increasing food production; favour was given to those already with horticultural
skills. After the war the Association was incorporated within a County Council scheme for statutory provision of smallholdings designed as a first step for those going into agricultural production. The scheme was wound-up in 1983 and the properties privatised.
Carnegie United Kingdom Trust
Carnegie United Kingdom Trust is a charitable foundation based in the United Kingdom, established by Scottish-born American steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie on the model of his U.S. foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York....
, to re-settle unemployed workers from depressed industrial areas of Britain, particularly from North-East England and Wales. Between 1934 and 1939 1,100 small-holdings were established within 26 settlements.
Settlements were set up in rural areas where each successful applicant’s family would be given a small-holding of 5 acre (0.0202343 km²), livestock and a newly-built cottage. Small-holdings were grouped in communities which were expected run agricultural production as cooperative
Cooperative
A cooperative is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit...
market garden
Market garden
A market garden is the relatively small-scale production of fruits, vegetables and flowers as cash crops, frequently sold directly to consumers and restaurants. It is distinguishable from other types of farming by the diversity of crops grown on a small area of land, typically, from under one acre ...
s, with produce sold exclusively through the Association. Applicants were vetted
Vetting
Vetting is a process of examination and evaluation, generally referring to performing a background check on someone before offering him or her employment, conferring an award, etc...
and given agricultural training before being assigned a property.
The allocation of settlements to the unemployed was suspended at the outbreak of WWII through the necessity of increasing food production; favour was given to those already with horticultural
Horticulture
Horticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation including the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic...
skills. After the war the Association was incorporated within a County Council scheme for statutory provision of smallholdings designed as a first step for those going into agricultural production. The scheme was wound-up in 1983 and the properties privatised.
Settlements
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