Seedlings 🌱 #frithfarm #seedlings #permaculture #horticulture #csa #salad #birdseyeview

What a chore but what satisfaction! An afternoon well spent getting the rest of the beds lined out, now just to get some veggies in. #frithfarm #farmingthefuture #csa #permaculture #horticulture #cultivation ... See more

Strawberries are in flower 🍓. #frithfarm #farmingthefuture #strawberries #strawberry #inbloom #inflower #horticulture #permaculture #csa

Blooming nettle! #nettle #inbloom

A day well spent at Humber street vegan market today. The place was packed with like-minded people and it was great to hear such a positive response from people about local farming. Hopefully, you managed to catch us and some of our produce, if not watch this space for more markets in the future. ... See more

Plenty of wonky carrots here at the farm.

Billions of pounds of perfectly good produce are being wasted simply for being the wrong shape, color, and size. But Imperfect has a great solution!
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Out of your pantry and into your garden - Millie Ross shows you how to grow black beans and chillies in your backyard.

Birdseye view of the farm

We spent the day up in the northeast, experiencing other CSA's and organic farming practices. We had a walk around Nafferton farm, showing us their research on organic methods vs conventional methods. We finished the day with a presentation documenting the evidence that organic foods were higher in antioxidants and omega fatty acids, while been much lower in carcinogens like cadmium. It was the positive affirmation we needed, a real buzz around small-scale organic farming is building. ... See more

We've made a film describing the work we do with our producer and distributor members. We launched the film on Saturday at the Land and Food Forum and are thrilled to be able to share it with you now..... Give it a watch, then share it across your social networks! Thanks to the lovely Black Bark films for their amazing work. ... See more

#simpleswitch No.6 - Save your seeds.

Organic growers know their #plants will stay #organic year on year. And now is the perfect time of year to be saving your own seeds.

A paper bag or envelope will do just fine, to shake the #seeds into. Keep them dry, and cool, and sow again next Spring.

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Happy #Monday! Feel inspired this #autumn, and love your #organic #garden in #September. #MondayMotivation #winteriscoming

Your Organic Garden in September September sunshine is special - golden and gentle. But the growing days are shorter, with dew drenched mornings and cool evenings. Now is the time to gather your harvest before frosts threaten. And save your seeds before winter sets in.See below for advice on soil, v... ... See more

We received a fantastic turnout for our Urban Organics talk at Harrogate Flower Show hosted by our very own Chris Collins.

We've enjoyed a great weekend here in Harrogate and it's been fantastic to see so many of our valued members.

See you again soon 😀 ... See more

Just 30 minutes to go before our Head of Organic Horticulture, Chris Collins takes to the Kitchen Garden stage at Harrogate Flower Show. He'll be talking about all things organic.

See you there! 😀

#simpleswitch No.5 - Buy organic plants, seeds and bulbs.

Almost anything bought from a garden centre, whether it is a plant in a pot, a packet of seeds or autumn bulbs will have been treated with chemicals which can destroy #wildlife.

There are many online suppliers, such as The Organic Gardening Catalogue

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We're delighted to have been awarded five stars by the judges for our stand at Harrogate Flower Show. Very exciting!

Making great use of the tin from our Clipper Teas tea bags by using it to plant our Dobies Purple beetroot & Golden Sunrise beetroot.
#natural #organic

Our #Fridaytip for you this week is to harvest as much as you possibly can before frost strikes! Tomatoes and beans are particularly susceptible. Cut up and throw the empty plants on the #compost heap.

If you have windfall #plums, #apples and #pears, leave some on the grass, they are loved by #birds, #butterflies and other beneficial #insects. #autumngarden #harvest #organic

If you'd like to more about how to start planning your own #organic #garden then take a look at our introductory course... ... See more

Planning your organic garden at: Ryton Organic Gardenson: Thursday, 16 November 2017 - 10:00am to 4:00pmThis introductory course focuses on how to start planning your organic garden, with practical tips on crop rotation, ground preparation and more. Winter is the perfect time to plan ahead and prepa... ... See more

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