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.

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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

Join us each week throughout the rest of #summer for #WeedyWednesday

We'll be here with our top tips and methods of wiping out the weeds you don't want.

This weeks #weed is one that just keeps on giving - Bindweed!

We're sure many of you have experienced #Bindweed in your garden or allotment, here's what we suggest to banish the Bindweed! ... See more

Weedy Wednesday - Bindweed The second plant in our Wednesday Weed series is bindweed. Possibly the most persistent weed in the garden. 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 growers re... ... See more

To celebrate Great British Pea Week @ Yes Peas!, we thought we would share two pea varieties from our Heritage Seed Library

British Wonder - a hardy, compact pea (60cm-1m) & exceptionally high yielding. Introduced in the UK by Taber & Cullen in 1890 and in the USA by W Atlee Burpee in 1904. It produces white flowers followed by plump green pods.

Old England - thought to have been bred by Kelways, est.1851 by James Kelway of Langport, Somerset and introduced in the early 20th century. Plants grow to 1.2-1.5m producing broad, plump pods containing 5-7 large, wrinkle-seeded peas.

Both of these delicious #pea varieties will be available to members in this year's Heritage Seed Library catalogue.

If you'd like to become a member of the Heritage Seed Library then you can join here... #greatbritishpeaweek #PeasPlease #peas ... See more

We've recently acquired a new addition to our Allotment Garden, here at Ryton.

Thanks to Waltons Garden Buildings we are now the proud owners of a brand new shed for our Gardening Volunteers.

As you can see our volunteers are very pleased to have somewhere keep their tools, pot plants and of course take a well earned break ☕

If you would like to find out more about becoming a Garden Organic #volunteer please contact dmaltby@gardenorganic.org.uk ... See more

We are joined today by pupils from Welford on Avon Primary School. Today they're learning about #Growing Around the World, including how to grow #Haloon - an #Indian variety of #cress.

They'll also be Bug Bingo plus many other activities for them to get involved in today!

If you would like to arrange an #educational visit for your school then please get in touch at: schools@gardenorganic.org.uk ... See more

Are you looking to grow something a little different?

In the last 50 years our #culinary horizons have broadened to encompass a wide range of cultures, including India, Chinese, South East Asia and the Caribbean.

Our Cutting Edge #Veg course will show you how to grow many of the vegetables, herbs and spices associated with a more exotic range of cuisines and introduce you to #vegetables that you may not have tried before.

We'll touch on different aspects, from understanding the challenges of growing non-traditional #crops and saving seed from exotic crops to unusual #herbs & #spices. You'll also get the opportunity to explore our Exotic Garden. ... See more

In the last 50 years our culinary horizons have broadened to encompass a wide range of cultures including India, Chinese, South East Asia and the Caribbean. However, it seems that our growing skills have lagged behind our cooking habits.

This course will show you how to grow many of the vegetables, herbs and spices associated with a more exotic range of cuisines and introduce you to vegetables that you may not have tried before. Much of this expertise has been learnt by working with immigrant communities around the Midlands, so the plants have a proven track record of growing in this area. A glasshouse is not essential, as many will grow outside without a protected environment.

The following will be covered during the course of the day:
- Understanding the challenges of growing non-traditional crops
- Exotic legumes
- Exotic cucurbits
- Exotic tubers and roots
- Taking lemongrass cuttings
- Unusual herbs and spices
- Making garam masala
- Sowing haloon
- Taking african kale cuttings
- Explore the exotic garden at Ryton
- Saving seed from exotic crops

You will be able to take home a variety of factsheets to help get you started. This course assumes some experience of growing, but does not need advanced knowledge. ... See more

Today's #mondaymotivation is all about the #fruity Ficus carica, known as the common fig. The fruit has started to appear on our fig tree which can be found in the Keder Greenhouse within the Allotment Garden. #fruit #ficuscarica #organicgrowing ... See more

We're ready & waiting for pupils from Christ the King Primary School to arrive. They'll be with us today #learning how to make paper pots & sow seeds!

If you would like Garden Organic to host an #educational visit for your school, then please get in touch with us at: schools@gardenroganic.org.uk

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Godiva Festival is almost in full swing and the sunshine is out again. If you're popping along come and see us in the #charity stall area and have a go at our activity #godiva #festivaltime #sunshine

It's still very warm out there for our prickly friends. A fresh bowl of water is perfect for them😀

Sharing this could save a hedgehog's life 💚

Do you live in the #Coventry & #Warwickshire area and do you #care for someone who could not manage alone due to illness, disability, mental health needs or old age?

Why not take a break and join us for our Thyme To Be session next Tuesday. You'll have the opportunity to meet like minded people and participate in our seasonal activity. ... See more

Do you care for an adult or child in the Coventry area? If so we'd love to you join us for an open day to introduce our new project, Thyme To Be.

Join us for this growing session at Ryton Organic Gardens. You'll meet like-minded people, garden and learn new skills together in a relaxing environment.

This summer session with include practical organic growing activities relevant to the season.

You will have the opportunity to look round our beautiful demonstration organic gardens, and hear about similar work we are currently doing.

Refreshments will be provided and transport and replacement care can be arranged through Carers Trust Heart of England (limited availability). ... See more

It's the perfect time to sow chard and leaf beet for harvesting from autumn through into winter & next spring. You can find Fordhook Giant, Pink Passion and Golden Chard - all recommended by Alys Fowler - on our leaf greens page here: http://realseeds.co.uk/cookinggreens.html ... See more

Wilt it in butter, put it in a flan, turn it into a gratin… Sow now, and you could be reaping the benefits all winter

Halfway there! Not a bad days work. Our new water tower will help next spring if there's a dry spell just as we put out all the baby plants...

Here's Ian checking the first piece of our new water tower, which we're hoping to put together today. Made from local wood cut by Adrian Krakiewicz on his mobile sawmill, it will be 4m high, with a 2000l tank on top. ... See more

Very unusual pods developing on our edible chickling vetch (Lathyrus sativus). It makes small lentil-like seeds that are eaten in many countries around the Mediterranean. We always have a few experimental things on the go, and this one certainly grows well here. We'll have to wait and see how easy it is to gather the seeds before they scatter though! ... See more

It's finally time to sow Oriental Greens! (If you sow them before midsummers day they just go to flower straight away) But now we can sow all these amazing greens that have been bred for growing really fast from now until winter. These come up quick and are ready to eat cooked or raw in just month or so. Find them all at http://www.realseeds.co.uk/orientalgreens.html ... See more

"Czech Early" aubergine living up to its name! Just about ready by the end of June - not at all bad for an unheated polytunnel in Wales.

Here's experimental tomato 'Blue Fire' under trial in one of the polytunnels. It is very pretty - but not yet ripe enough to taste-test.

Beautiful summer salad - from our seeds: spinach, golden chard, pink passion chard, magentaspreen, fennel leaves, orach, 'green days' oriental green, mange-tout peas, marigold petals, violets, radish flowers and pods & chive flowers- plus elderflowers and rose petals from the hedge. ... See more

Thought people might like to see the nodules on the roots of a broad bean plant. In all 'leguminous' plants - peas, beans etc - this is where the beneficial bacteria live that fix nitrogen from the air for the plant to use, so the plant can grow in poorer soil. The plant in return provides a safe home and sugar for the bacteria to live off. It also supplies oxygen to the bacteria - if you cut a nodule open, it is pink inside. The colour is from the plants 'leghaemoglobin' - just like the haemoglobin in your blood! ... See more

A fine crop of Early Prolific Straightneck is growing in the tunnel. It's been many years since we were able to offer seed of them, so this is quite exciting. Fingers crossed for a good seed harvest this autumn 🙂 ... See more