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!
www.imperfectproduce.com
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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

Did you know that your salads and veg dishes can be enhanced by edible flowers! Impress your dinner guests with some of these brightly-coloured treats 🌺🌼🌸#fridaytip #summer #lovelytreats

The humble #bumblebee, pictured here taking a break on a Verbena Bonariensis in our Allotment Garden
#ThursdayThoughts #verbenabonariensis

One of our new partner gardens, Grapes Hill Community Garden is holding a free Organic Food Growing course this Saturday 10am - 3pm, funded by The Big Lottery Fund. Book a place or register your interest here 👇 ... See more

We are really excited to be running some informative and fun workshops through-out the summer with our Big Lottery Funding. From learning how to grow your own food organically to meeting like minded people interested in permaculture, there is sure to be something of interest to you or your family and friends.
Please spread the word!

On Saturday 8th July from 10am to 3pm (including lunch at midday) we are holding a workshop in ORGANIC FOOD GROWING which is being run by Ed Harkness. Learn how to grow your own healthy, delicious food.

The workshop is free but we will require a refundable deposit of £5.00 which will be returned at the end of the course.
Please bring refreshments and lunch with you.
E-mail: ellen@ellenmarygardening.co.uk to register your interest. ... See more

Looking for something to do this weekend?

Come along and see us at the Godiva Festival on Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th July.

Find out more about who we are, how you can support us & the #memberships we have available. There's also a fun activity for the kids!

The Godiva Festival is a free and ticketless event. Just turn up on the day - we look forward to seeing you there! 😎 ... See more

Organic growers want to ban GM crops in the EU. Jean-Claude Juncker needs to ban them #JunckerBanGM

#Neonicotinoids - two new & comprehensive field studies show disastrous effects of #neonic #pesticides on #bees 🐝

Two new and comprehensive 'field realistic' studies have been published, both looking at the effect of neonic pesticides on bees. One looked at

The Organic Flower Garden is attracting plenty of #bees & #butterflies today - they're busy at work #pollinating all of the flowers!

Here are a few pictures for today's #mondaymotivation including the beautiful Sweet Pea 'Tamar Mix', Purple Ipomea 'Morning Glory' and Cobaea Scandens 'Cup and Saucer plant' ... See more

Summer is finally here and our beautiful gardens have been thriving throughout June, with a stunning array of flowers...
#summer #beauty #wildflowers #rytonorganicgardens

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