Secure Your Local Seasonal Veg!

Only last few veg boxes are available for this season.
Your first box will be ready on the 26th June -for 28 weeks until the end of the year.

Support your local community farm in exchange for nourishing veggies

We also have a few workshare spaces available for Monday or Wednesday 10am-2pm, in exchange for a medium box

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Free taster session

Saturday 23rd March 10.30-2.30pm

Course ID: C3675219

OneSixOne
161 High street
Hull
Hu1 1nq

To enrol please call 0300 303 3464
Or visit the website www.wea.org.uk ... See more

Fresh garlic!! #permaculture #handpicked #fresh #chemicalfree #garlic #freshgarlic

Well this is exciting! 🍓 #strawberry #strawberries #chemicalfree #handpicked

Extra large bijou lettuce. #frithfarm #permaculture #horticulture #handpicked #lettuce #salad

Hello seeder! Cutting edge yang seeder from Korea. 😍 #frithfarm #seeder #yang #permaculture #horticulture #handtools #csa #seeding #cultivate

Fresh flowers 💐 #flowers #permaculture #horticulture #csa

Broad beans are thriving! #broadbeans #broadbean #beans #permaculture #horticulture #csa

Morning perennial’s 💐 #frithfarm #flower #perennials #permaculture #horticulture #csa

Morning salad view 🥗 #farmingthefuture #frithfarm #salad #oriental #pollytunnel #permaculture #horticulture #csa #sunrise

Tickets are already available to join the four day garden party of the year BBC Gardeners' World Live.

Book your advanced earlybird tickets to receive 25% off until 31st January 2018.

Explore the Show Gardens, book into a BBC Gardeners' World Live Theatre session, shop inside the Floral Marquee, meet the experts plus much more. Tickets also include free entry to the BBC Good Food Show. Book here 👉 https://www.theticketfactory.com/gwl/online/

See you there! ... See more

Tickets are available to join our four day garden party of the year. Remember to take advantage of our web offer on our website. Explore the Show Gardens, book into a BBC Gardeners' World Live Theatre session, shop inside the Floral Marquee, meet the experts and much more. Tickets also include free entry to the BBC Good Food Show. Sign up to our newsletter to keep up to date > https://www.bbcgardenersworldlive.com/visit/newsletter-sign-up ... See more

In need of some #MondayMotivation?

Plan ahead for the new year to spruce up and shape up your garden with our full day course in Practical pruning.

Learn everything you need to know to start the year with healthy #trees and #shrubs.

#MondayMotivation #January #NewYear #newgarden ... See more

Practical pruning at: Ryton Organic Gardenson: Thursday, 11 January 2018 - 10:00am to 4:00pmLearn about pruning a variety of small trees and shrubs, to keep them shapely and healthy. Pruning can sometimes seem overly complicated, so the aim of the day is to discuss the main principles and boost conf... ... See more

Robison Purple Pod is just one our new Heritage Seed Library varieties for 2018.

By becoming a Heritage Seed Library member you'll have the option to pick this variety plus many others from our seed list in December.

It costs just £1.50 a month to become part of our Heritage Seed Library, and is quick and simple to add to your current Garden Organic membership.

Our 2018 list launches just 3 weeks so let us know asap if you'd like to get involved! www.gardenorganic.org.uk/join-us ... See more

Are you feeling festive and getting into the Christmas spirit? 🎄🎄🎄

Our Christmas decorations course is filling up fast with limited places remaining.

Packed full of festive activities, you'll complete the afternoon with your very own Christmassy creation! ... See more

Make your own natural Christmas decorations at: Ryton Organic Gardenson: Thursday, 7 December 2017 - 1:30pm to 5:00pmNEW AFTERNOON SESSION Get into the festive spirit and have fun using materials from our gardens to make natural decorations. You will be shown how to weave your own willow wreath that... ... See more

Do you still have leftover windfall apples in your garden?

Provide hungry birds with food during the #winter months by making your own #bird feeder. A tasty treat for any feathered friends visiting your #garden.

Follow our simple step by step video - a great weekend activity for children and adults alike! ... See more

Can you help us by becoming a #Trustee?

Trustees are the individual members of Council, the governing body of Garden Organic.

We are now inviting applications for new #Trustees to join our team. We are looking for people actively interested in #organic #horticulture and #growing, especially those with any relevant skills in #charity and financial management.

Trustees are elected each year at our Annual General Meeting. We welcome enquiries from anyone who has the time, commitment and ability to work at a strategic level.

Being a Trustee is a rewarding role and vital to the future success of your charity. If you are interested in how you could contribute, and would like to know more about being a Trustee, please visit www.gardenorganic.org.uk/trustees.

Closing date for nominations is Friday 12 January 2018. ... See more

Make sure your #herbs aren’t standing in waterlogged soil. Most will stand cold but not persistent wetness.

Remove any dead foliage. Chives can be dug up and put in pots as they might continue to grow in a cool greenhouse or sheltered area. #fridaytip #wintergarden #herbs #organic ... See more

How to grow vegetables and herbs the organic way To prepare your organic growing area – whether it is a pot, single bed or a large allotment – see Managing your soil and Home composting. It will help you to create the perfect soil - that has nutrients and texture to provide life for your plants. The... ... See more

Michael Gove, Minister for the Environment, has committed the UK to backing a ban on bee-harming pesticides. "Where there is evidence that human activity is contributing to pollinator decline, we have a duty to act"... ... See more

Neonics - UK to back ban says Gove Michael Gove, Minister for the Environment, has committed the UK to backing a ban on bee-harming pesticides. "Where there is evidence that human activity is contributing to pollinator decline, we have a duty to act. Among the potential threats to pollinators are ne... ... See more

🌟New for 2018🌟
Here's a taster of just some of the new varieties that will feature in our 2018 seed list.

As part of the Heritage Seed Library membership, members can choose six varieties of seed plus an optional 'lucky dip' variety for free.

It costs just £1.50 a month to become part of our Heritage Seed Library, and is quick and simple to add to your current Garden Organic membership.

Our 2018 list launches in less than 6 weeks so let us know asap if you'd like to get involved. ... See more

Baskut Tuncak, UN’s special reporter on human rights and hazardous substances and wastes, gives his opinion on glyphosate and the impact on children's health.

Baskut Tuncak: A pending decision on Monsanto’s ubiquitous weedkiller is a crucial opportunity to protect our children from the toxic cocktail of pesticides polluting their food, water and play areas ... See more

We are really pleased to release our new seed packaging today! We decided a new corporate image was long overdue.

For the last day of #seedweek we'd like to talk about the Open Source Seed Initiative.

Patents & licenses on seed have spread to many parts of the world. Soon, farmers and gardeners may be unable to do anything more than rent seeds from the companies who control them. Already, the purchase of many seeds in the U.S. by a farmer is actually a one-time rental of the seed for a single cropping season. The license prevents farmers from saving, replanting, breeding, and sharing seed that has been rented, not purchased. Even plant breeders are prohibited from using these seeds to improve the crops. These legal restrictions benefit a few companies but threaten the food security of our societies.

Open source seed is seed of a plant variety the genetics of which cannot be restricted by patents or other intellectual property rights. Originally developed for computer software, the open source idea makes something like computer code, or seeds, freely available for use, and makes sure it stays freely available. The material is placed permanently in the public domain. It can still be modified, shared, bought, sold, and reproduced. Some people might may choose to improve the material to make something new. But the original material, and any derivatives must remain free for others to use forever, and cannot be restricted through patents and licenses.

You can read more about open source seed on the OSSI website below, or on our website at Real Seeds here: http://www.realseeds.co.uk/ossi.html ... See more

Free the Seed!

It's #seedweek! Read about the grassroots #seedsovereignty movement of across the UK and Ireland.

"Only 3 corporations sell 75% of the worlds seed; if we all start sowing open source, organic seed, we can grow a democratic food system." David Price, Seed Cooperative, Lincolnshire, UK

https://spark.adobe.com/page/TPzSXT2LOg0bB/?fbclid=IwAR0p2U0IevkBfVcswO-ba0r2PbF-AUZSeWqYAFPwuiXoHNE-I5JgMnhDFgs ... See more

New Seed envelopes in action! All running smoothly now after only a few adjustments: Our Ballard Brown Bag Seed Packing Machine from the 1880s. This is the first trial run of our new Art Nouveau paper envelopes, custom manufactured for us as part of our drive to reduce plastic packaging. ... See more

Exciting parcel from USA! First trial batch of custom-made paper seed envelopes for our 1880's "Ballard Brown Bag Seed Packing Machine"! Don't they look fine? Bottom picture shows the back when closed & opened - the green stripe is the latex stickum to hold the flap shut.
Next step is to test them in both our envelope printer and the packing machine.
(they did unfortunately use a draft copy of the artwork rather than the final version, but that's why you get trial runs done rather than just ordering 100,000 👍 ) ... See more

Great to see everyone at Newport Seedy Saturday today. thanks to everybody who came ; hopefully we'll see you all again next year with loads of home saved seed 🙂

Just getting ready for our own Seedy Saturday here in Newport. Anyone local, see you at the Tabernacle Chapel vestry (opposite Long Street carpark) 10am to 1pm 🙂

We got our latest shipment of seed from Italy yesterday, and Kate noticed the boxes on the pallet were now labelled in English. Read the small print 🙂

Are you part of a community seed bank project? The Community Seed Banks Academy may be able to support you with training, information and exchanges. They currently have a call out for applications.

Hopefully you're all enjoying the beautiful weather. This is just a reminder not to get *too* optimistic about sowing just yet.

Remember, in most of the country soil temperatures outdoors won't get above 7 or 8 degrees C until into March. Realistically beetroot, carrots, parsnips etc will just tend to sit and linger in cold soil - even allowing for the fact that we are very likely to get another cold snap.

We find that delaying sowing until late March or into April gives much better results, with later sown crops coming on quicker and more able to outgrow slugs & other pests.

Similarly, sowing indoors on a windowsill may be very tempting, but remember that your crops will need warmth *and* light once they're up, so make sure you'll have somewhere suitable for them to grow on. We've sown our peppers and aubergines in a heated propagator, they'll go out into an unheated greenhouse insulated with bubblewrap, but we'll bring them indoors overnight if the weather is particularly cold. Tomatoes will go into the propagator this week.

My main exceptions to the 'don't sow too early' rule are onions (need a little heat to germinate but then will stand any amount of UK- level cold) and peas which you can start in modules or trays and then put out as soon as they're an inch or so high. Again they'll happily sit through frosts. I'm going to sow my new favourite Jessy sugar snap peas today 🙂

http://www.realseeds.co.uk/germination.html ... See more

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