Our Spring Newsletter is now available to read.

This issue includes news about YACIO securing a new 35-year lease to manage York’s council allotments, highlights from the Trustees’ Annual Report, and information about how members can get involved, including an invitation to consider becoming a YACIO trustee.

You’ll also find seasonal growing advice.

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The winter 2025/6 edition of the YACIO newsletter is here. Inside you’ll find;

• Spotlight on security
• Over-wintering hedgerows
• New drainage at Howe Hill
• Growing guide for sprouts
• Winter reading recommendations

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The Autumn 2025 edition of the YACIO newsletter is here. Inside you’ll find;

• Photos from around our plots
• Over-wintering onions
• A call for research help
• A recipe for courgette chutney
• A guide to saving seeds

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The Summer 2025 edition of the YACIO newsletter is here. Inside you’ll find;

• An urgent call to action from the Allotment Society.
• Best plot competition details.
• Allotments available in Rufforth.
• Holgate allotments summer celebration.
• Mikron theatre review.
• Waste on our allotments.
• Growing french beans.

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The Winter 2024 edition of the YACIO newsletter is here. Inside you’ll find;

• Maintenance report.
• Plot problems.
• Wassailing.
• Administrators report.
• Growing Kalettes.
• Insurance.

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The Summer 2024 edition of the YACIO newsletter is here. Inside you’ll find;

• Feedback from the YACIO AGM and members’ forum.
• An exciting new job opportunity at YACIO.
• Information about the Best Plot Competition.
• Plotlines – sustainable gardening on your allotment.
• Low Moor Kids’ Allotment Open Afternoon.
• New rules for birdkeepers.
• A reminder about allotment insurance.

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The Spring 2024 edition of the YACIO newsletter is here. Please click here to download it.

The Winter edition of the YACIO newsletter is here. Please click here to download it.