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

Summer has now arrived and the growing season is well under way at Chris' allotment.

Read on for part three of 'One man and his organic plot'...

#nationalallotmentsweek #organicgardening #allotment

One Man & his organic plot - Part Three Summer is finally here and all of Chris's hard work over the past couple of months has finally paid off... It’s probably the most stressful month for a gardener in some respects. The buzz of spring is in full flow as April ends and anticipation of the growing… ... See more

There's still time to secure one of our exclusive places to Highgrove for a garden tour & cream tea ☕

Book your place now to enjoy a scrumptious cream tea and an afternoon within the relaxing surroundings of Highgrove garden.

All places are booked on a first come first served basis with only a few now remaining! ... See more

Highgrove garden tour & cream tea at: Highgrove Gardenson: Thursday, 21 September 2017 - 1:45pm to 5:00pmJoin us for a tour around one of the UK's finest organic gardens. As part of TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall’s private residence, The Royal Gardens at Highgrove are opened ann... ... See more

The growing season is now well underway for Chris.

Read on for the next instalment of his allotment adventures in 'One man and his organic plot'...

#nationalallotmentsweek #organicgardening #allotment ... See more

One Man & his organic plot - Part Two Our Head of Organic Horticulture, Chris Collins takes us on his allotment journey... The growing season is now well and truly underway and it's a fact that gardening is a series of challenges and this season is proving no different. Firstly, we all need to resis... ... See more

This week's #WeedyWednesday would make a great addition to your Sunday lunch, fruit crumble 🥧 - the #bramble!

There are nearly as many different bramble species as there are days in the year. Over 300 different #perennials with woody, thorny stems. The common #blackberry is a bramble and has long stems which bear flowers and fruit in their second year.

This hardy weed has multiple uses. The flowers are a source of pollen for #butterflies and #hoverflies and the fruits are enjoyed by birds, animals and humans. Even the roots are useful as they provide a yellow dye.

If you find our information useful you could help us to continue providing this advice by donating just £2 to Garden Organic today. Please text TIPS17 £2 to 70070 to donate. Thank you 😃 #WeedyWednesday #organicgardening #bramble #blackberry ... See more

Weedy Wednesday - Bramble This week's plant in our Wednesday Weed series is the bramble. Thorny, strong growing, but bears delicious fruit. 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 them. Organic growe... ... See more

Can you help us put organic growers in the best position by donating to our Fighting Fund?

Your generous donation could help us continue raising awareness of the dangers of neonics in the so-called 'pollinator friendly' plants adorning the shelves of garden centres across the country...

Text FFGO17 £5 to 70070 to donate to Garden Organic and make a difference today - thank you ... See more

Looking for some inspiration during National Allotments Week?

Our Head of Organic Horticulture, Chris Collins will be taking you on his #allotment journey this week - 'One man & his organic plot'.

Chris recently acquired his own allotment and you can follow the start of his journey here with Part One of the series.

Happy gardening! #gardening #organic #allotment ... See more

One man & his organic plot Our Head of Organic Horticulture, Chris Collins takes us on his allotment journey... It's the ultimate battle, man v plant - a vegetative fight club! Having recently acquired a new allotment I am going down that long road of making it friendly for food growing once more. T... ... See more

As part of National Allotments Week our partner Ecotricity are giving away a Secret Seed Society bumper seed pack!

Enter below for a chance to win - competition closes on 21st August

Good Luck! 😀

As part of National Allotment week we are giving away a Secret Seed Society Bumper seed pack!

The Secret Seed Society aim to help kids get active in the garden and the kitchen by gaining life-skills, a connection with nature and a healthy attitude to food.

Its a simple competition - just click the link and enter your email address.
Winner to be announced on Monday 21st August 2017 at 3pm.

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Today is the start of National Allotments Week!

Do you have any special plans or events at your allotment this week? We'd also love to know what you're harvesting and planning growing for the season ahead...

#mondaymotivation #nationalallotmentweek #growyourown ... See more

We are delighted to be delivering ‘Planning Organic Food Growing’ training at Dumfries House, Scotland. This course will cover how to start growing organically, give you the tools to plan your growing space and provide lots of ideas to take away with you. This course is aimed at beginners.

Objectives for the day:

- Understand what you need to get started in organic food growing;
- Assess your growing space;
- Visit the gardens at Dumfries House;
- Take home seasonal growing activities to get you started.

This course is delivered by Anna Corbett. Anna got involved with gardening by accident 30 years ago and has enjoyed getting her hands dirty ever since. Starting with growing organic vegetables in Somerset, Anna has also worked in New Zealand, Suffolk and Northumberland and for five years at Garden Organic's Ryton Organic Gardens.

More recently involved in gardening, designing and teaching organic horticulture, Anna is currently managing a food education project with primary schools in Newcastle. In her spare time Anna likes wandering the moors and hedgerows, and exploring how people use plants in all kinds of different ways.

To mark the 10th anniversary of Dumfries House and their commitment to promoting soil health through Organic gardening, they're offering this fantastic course at a special discounted price of £25.

Booking a place:
Places are limited and are allocated on a first come, first served basis. Booking in advance is essential. To secure your place please email: educationadmin@dumfries-house.org.uk ... See more

We are delighted to be delivering ‘Planning Organic Food Growing’ training at Dumfries House, Scotland. This course will cover how to start growing organically, give you the tools to plan your growing space and provide lots of ideas to take away with you. This course is aimed at beginners.

Objectives for the day:

- Understand what you need to get started in organic food growing;
- Assess your growing space;
- Visit the gardens at Dumfries House;
- Take home seasonal growing activities to get you started.

This course is delivered by Anna Corbett. Anna got involved with gardening by accident 30 years ago and has enjoyed getting her hands dirty ever since. Starting with growing organic vegetables in Somerset, Anna has also worked in New Zealand, Suffolk and Northumberland and for five years at Garden Organic's Ryton Organic Gardens.

More recently involved in gardening, designing and teaching organic horticulture, Anna is currently managing a food education project with primary schools in Newcastle. In her spare time Anna likes wandering the moors and hedgerows, and exploring how people use plants in all kinds of different ways.

To mark the 10th anniversary of Dumfries House and their commitment to promoting soil health through Organic gardening, they're offering this fantastic course at a special discounted price of £25.

Booking a place:
Places are limited and are allocated on a first come, first served basis. Booking in advance is essential. To secure your place please email: educationadmin@dumfries-house.org.uk ... See more

This is how we get mixed-coloured Aquilegia flowers. The new seed will be dried, tested and packed ready for the new catalogue this autumn. 🙂

If anyone is going to the Royal Welsh spring festival tomorrow come and say hello! I'll be on the Landworkers Alliance stall (SC108 in the Smallholder centre) in the morning, then on the panel for the smallholders' question time at 4pm Saturday afternoon 🙂
http://www.rwas.wales/spring-festival/ ... See more

The bees are out in force. A little hard to photo clearly, but this is a big red-tailed bumble bee making radish seed for us. It's 'Green Luobo' radish and will be ready in September

Hooray! Germination of the beautiful "Gaia" cold-adapted soybean we are trying out this year. 🙂

OK, listen up! Here's a chance to have a *real* effect and help stop GM crops getting into the UK. DEFRA are asking what people want as part of their 'green brexit' plans. There is huge pressure on the government to allow GM crops when we leave the EU. Now is a chance to be listened to; unlike all those petitions, this is a proper consultation and they will take notice; you personally could have a real effect. Please, read the excellent page by GM Freeze https://www.gmfreeze.org/current-actions/keep-gm-out-of-the-future-of-farming/
and use the links they provide to tell DEFRA you don't want GM crops allowed in the UK. ... See more

The Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), wants to hear your views about the future of food, farming and the environment. They say they want a Green Brexit. Please let them know that GM has no place in that. ... See more

Bean germination - amazing stopmotion video

حد شاف إنبات البذرة قبل كده 😃😍
#كن_نبات

Last week we hosted a training day for the Gaia Foundation at our barn, teaching experienced growers to become professional seed producers. It was really nice to meet all the lovely people; the vision is that ultimately there will be a network of local seed producers feeding into regional seed hubs and seed companies all over the UK. ... See more

Real Seeds Giant Pumpkin Photo Competition - we are also giving an extra prize of £20 of seed to David Coop for heroic pumpkin carving! (44kg and an all-night carving session!)
That's it for this year; thanks so much to everyone who sent in their photos; you all grew amazing pumpkins and we enjoyed looking at them all. I hope you had fun; we'll do the same again next year, all you have to do is use our bought seed or your own home saved seed from the Pacific Giant pumpkin 🙂 (you did hand-pollinate them, didn't you?) Free, open-source, printable seed saving instructions are at http://www.realseeds.co.uk/seedsavinginfo.html ... See more

We have some winners of the Real Seeds Giant Pumpkin Photo Competition! If you remember we offered a £20 seed voucher to whoever sent in the most awesome photo; after much deliberation one prize will go to Helen Pottinger, for creative pumpkin lifting:
" 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 . . ." ... See more