Phil jumping into a rhythm with the Broadfork!
Preparing a new bed for strawberries transplanting last year's runners.
So exited about these stawberries -
Its a crop that just keeps on giving!

26 week locally produced chemical free veg box
Medium box £10 p/w = £260 full payment
First box ready on the 26th June
Sign up on our website
Www.frithfarming.com
*workshare available*
(Volunteer Mon/wed 10am-2pm
3.5 hr p/w exchange for M veg box) ... See more

Few more box sign ups will help us invest in one more tool -
The power harrow allows us to prepare beds and improve soil structure
*Workshare for Monday/Tuesday available*
#bcs #powerharrow #marketgarden #bedprep #workshare #volunteer #seasonalveg #csa #vegbox #localfarm #localfood ... See more

Our first direct sowing of the season with the jang seeder & first transplant with the paperpot transplanter
*Sign up for your box only few places left*
*Workshare available*
#organic #workshare
#outdoors #volunteer #noncertifiedorganic #chard #jang #jangseeder #paperpottransplanter #paperpot #marketgarden #spring #csa #vegbox #beverley #hull #absolutelycultured #soil #notill #nodig #localfarm ... See more

Ostara - Spring equinox is here 🌱🌾🌷 First transplants & first new potatoes
Expect these beauties, plus much much more local goodness in our weekly boxes. Sign up now to secure your weekly veggies, places filling up fast! 🥦🥗🥒🥕
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#paperpot #planting #spring #ostara springequanox #workshare #localvegbox #localproduce #beverley #smallscalefarming .
#csa #localproduce #comunityfarm #foodie #hull #beverley #finedinfinebingg ... See more

AND THE WINNER IS.... Milly Rose👏! Please get in touch lovely yogi!
Everyone else deepest gratitude for spreading the word about our lovely retreat, we hope to see you there💕🧘‍♀️
Please do keep sharing with those you think might enjoy!
Love and light from Wild Thing & Frith 🙏 ... See more

Huge thanks to our workshare members who make our farm unique 🙏
We prepared our polytunnel & our N/S salad terrace beds
Only few places left if you want to be a part of our workshare opportunity - so contact us if you 're interested 🌱 ... See more

Thanks to Conscious Creations for those magnificent oak handles!
Pure joy testing the wheel hoe, one of the most ergonomic tools I've ever used!
This investment will definitely cut the hours spent weeding on our hands and knees.
The oscillating hoe is in contact with the soil and slices the weeds just below the surface-causing minimal soil disturbance and eradication of weeds. Conscious Creations
#marketgarden #permaculture
#localfarm #smallscalefarming #csa #vegbox #growing #notill #nodig #bev #hull #health ... See more

Pay as you like to CSA veg box members

Yoga retreat, 18th of May (full moon)

Like & share & tag 3 friends for a chance to win a free place on our Spring Yoga Day Retreat🌸🌱winner revealed on the 20th!!

Join Wild Thing Yoga🧘‍♀️ and Frith Farm 🥗on the 18th of May for our Spring Yoga Day Retreat. Through energising yoga, meditation and mindfulness we plant seeds of growth with strong use of Sankalpa (this setting of intention).🤸‍♂️

Through our practice we will connect to the season of spring, the land and ourselves. Please see the proposed schedule bellow all themed around the fertility of the land, re-growth, reawakening, blossoming into our potential, Mother Nature, physical vitality and the Goddess Maia.

Goddess Maia symbolises growth, fertility and wishes and is associated with knots, twists and braids, so expect an offering of lovingly made plaited bread and deep purifying twists and binds in yoga!

18 th may
10 am Welcome, herbal tea from Frith around the fire🍵
10 30 am Energising spring time yoga flow🤸‍♀️
11 30 am Guided meditation🙏
12 00pm Tour of farm & pick ingredients
12 30 pm Bring and share vegetarian lunch including an offering from Frith and plaited bread 🍆🥦🥒🥬🍓
1 30 pm Mindfulness nature walk 🌳
2 30 pm Tea🍵
3 00 pm Yin Yoga🧘‍♂️
4 00 pm Yoga nidra💤
4 30 pm Fire & cacao & full moon☕🌕🔥

Financial exchange of £40
Limited Places.
All bodies, genders, experience levels & preconceptions welcome here. Everybody is a yoga body 🙌
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• Like & share & tag 3 friends chance to win a free place on our Spring Yoga Day Retreat

Join Wild Thing Yoga and Frith Farm on the 18th of May for our Spring Yoga Day Retreat. Through energising yoga, meditation and mindfulness we plant seeds of growth with strong use of Sankalpa (this setting of intention).

Through our practice we will connect to the season of spring, the land and ourselves. Please see the proposed schedule bellow all themed around the fertility of the land, re-growth, reawakening, blossoming into our potential, Mother Nature, physical vitality and the Goddess Maia.

Goddess Maia symbolises growth, fertility and wishes and is associated with knots, twists and braids, so expect an offering of lovingly made plaited bread and deep purifying twists and binds in yoga!

18 th may
10 am Welcome, herbal tea from Frith around the fire
10 30 am Energising spring time yoga flow
11 30 am Guided meditation
12 00pm Tour of farm & pick ingredients
12 30 pm Bring and share vegetarian lunch including an offering from Frith and plaited bread
1 30 pm Mindfulness nature walk
2 30 pm Tea
3 00 pm Yin Yoga
4 00 pm Yoga nidra
4 30 pm Fire & cacao & full moon

Financial exchange of £40
Limited Places, all abilities welcome
Contact 07903608466

#retreat #yoga #beverley #hull #seasons #fire #local #food #smallfarm #mindfulness #event #fullmoon #spring @ Frith Farm ... See more

#August has been a delightful month for our gardens. Everything has been in #bloom and we've enjoyed #harvesting many of our #crops. Here is our roundup for the month...

Our #plant of the week is #Cobaea scandens - Cup and Saucer Vine. The Cobaea scandens is a half hardy annual climber #flowering from mid summer.

If you would like to make the #Cobaea scandens a new addition to your garden, it will require a sunny sheltered spot in fertile soil. #plantoftheweek #Cobaeascandens ... See more

#Dock is this week's #WeedyWednesday plant.

Dock grows large and is hard to eradicate, however like some of our other weeds it has some interesting benefits...

Dock leaves can be eaten in #salad or #soup when very young - before they get too bitter. They contain high levels of oxalic acid (like #spinach, #sorrel and #parsley).

This is extracted and used in baking powder; as a bleach for wood, removing black stains caused by water penetration; and - interestingly - as a polish and sealant for marble!

Despite the general advice, rubbing a nettle sting with a dock leaf does not alleviate the #histamine #sting.

#weedoftheweek #WeedyWednesday ... See more

Weedy Wednesday - Dock This week's weed is the farmer's scourge. Dock grows large and is hard to eradicate. And no, the leaves don't soothe nettle stings ..... In this weekly series, we take a quick look at common garden weeds. How they grow, what benefits they bring to the garden, and how to manage... ... See more

Learn everything you need to know about #seed saving with our half day introductory course.

Suitable for the absolute beginner, this course is led by our #Heritage Seed Library experts, you'll gain a detailed understanding of the benefits of saving seed and how to select plants for particular characteristics, as well as step by step instructions on saving seeds.

We have just a few places remaining so early booking is recommended to avoid disappointment. #seedsaving #heritageseeds #learn #courses ... See more

This half-day course introduces the basic principles of vegetable seed saving, including growing annual plants to seed, harvesting, drying, cleaning and storage.

You’ll gain a detailed understanding of the benefits of saving seed and how to select plants for particular characteristics, as well as step by step instructions on saving seeds. We focus on the more straightforward annual crops to allow you to immediately apply these skills to your next harvest - we’ll cover tomatoes, peas, french beans, lettuce, peppers and aubergines.

We will take a look at some of these crops growing on our site and guide you as you try seed cleaning for yourself. You can enjoy a tour of the HSL’s growing area and will have the opportunity to ask our experts any questions.

They have over 25 years of experience in seed saving between them so you’ll definitely be in good hands!

You’ll be able to take home a variety of factsheets to help get you started. This course is suitable for the beginner seed saver who has knowledge of growing vegetables. ... See more

This week's #fridaytip is to highlight powdery mildew season, when days are warm and dry followed by cold nights.

#Flowers and #shrubs, especially those growing under roof eaves, or close to a fence/wall will often succumb. To tackle this issue keep the soil watered well, even on rainy days.

#fridaytip #seasons #organicflowers ... See more

Your organic garden in August August is the time of bumper harvests in all parts of the garden. Lettuces, beans, potatoes and peas all waiting to be harvested and enjoyed. Flower colours tend toward hot yellows, oranges and purples. We are almost in autumn, so take a little time to savour the deligh... ... See more

Take a look for some inspiration...

We asked readers via GuardianWitness to share pictures of their allotments, to celebrate National allotments week. Here are some of our favourites

Good news! The free sock offer at our online clothing store on orders over £15 has been extended to midnight on Monday 28th August. Just enter SOCKY at the checkout to receive a free pair of bamboo socks.

All our clothes are made from ethically-sourced, 100% #organic cotton and proceeds help to support our charitable work.

Is it too early to say they'd made a great #Christmas present...?! ... See more

Our popular Cutting Edge Veg course took place yesterday. Participants were treated to a day of finding out how to grow vegetables herbs and spices associated with a more exotic range of cuisines.

They also learnt about crops from many cultures such as African #kale from Zimbabwe, #calalloo from Jamaica and spicy #mustard from Vietnam.

Everyone went home with their arms laden with unusual herb cuttings, tubers and roots to plant into pots.

If you're interested in enrolling on one of our half-day or full-day courses then take a look at what we have on offer... www.gardenorganic.org.uk/our-courses

#exoticveg #organicgrowing #organic #cuisine #vegetables ... See more

A little visitor to our garden today - the Green #Lacewing.
Snapped📷 by our Member Advisor, Sally.

David Coop: "It weighed a lovely 44kg, so we only just managed to lift it! As you can see, it made a truly impressive Halloween lantern, although it did take all night to carve it."

Jeremy Newson got 171lb with his and says "Hi Crew, here it goes—several photos to follow. Wonderful seed. Nearly 2 tons of squash and pkins off our patch. .. Our local hospice got £150 from guess the weight of the big pumpkin + £120 from the charity allotment jar." ... See more

Helen Pottinger broke her wheelbarrow 😮with her gaint pumpkin: "I planted one at my allotment and it weighed in at 7 and a half stone - or 105 pounds. I didn't know how we were going to lift it but eventually came up with the idea of enrobing it in an old sweatshirt, turning it upside down - and then two of us were able to lift it into the wheelbarrow by the arms! We managed to break the wheelbarrow in the process but did get it into the boot of the car and then used a saw to cut it into quarters back at home. So far, it has made 7 batches of soup, 6 pumpkin pies and a pumpkin and parsnip casserole = delicious! The remainder has been distributed amongst friends and neighbours and was very gratefully received!" ... See more

Another good Real Seeds Giant Pumpkin competition entry - a very fine squash by Annie Sax:

Real Seeds Giant Pumpkin competition - from Julie Bissell: "My Giant grew up to 48 inch circumference, 44kg of squash - the best photo I could get was of a Hokkaido squash next to it (my cats refused to pose for long enough!)" ... See more

We want to share some of the Real Seeds Giant Pumpkin Competition entries. This is from Rich, who says: "here is a picture of my 6 foot son and a pumpkin we grew together "😁

Seeds! Lovely fresh seeds! Get your new season seeds now... We just wanted to let everyone know our new 2018 Real Seed Catalogue is online 🙂
There are a very few varieties still waiting to be tested but almost everything is packed now; we hope you enjoy it.
(Delivery times? We aim to get them out to you within a week of ordering, but we get really busy January-March, so if you wait til then it can take a little longer.)
http://www.realseeds.co.uk/ ... See more

A catalogue of the very best vegetable seed for home gardeners, with interesting heirloom and heritage varieties. Guaranteed better flavour or your money back.

New season website almost finished - just a few things left working their way through drying and testing. In the meantime we've been harvesting yacon. The first few packs are available now, and we'll be packing up more this week.
http://realseeds.co.uk/unusualtubers.html ... See more

Last call for entries to our Giant Pumpkin photo competition! Send us a picture of your Pacific Giant grown from our seed; the winner will be the person with the most awesome photo, and the prize is £20 worth of seed of your choice. ... See more