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

The Great British Bee count is back! 🐝🐝🐝🐝

Join the bee survey from 18th May - 30th June, and discover how to help bumblebees and solitary bees this summer.

Record any bees you see, and send the results to Friends of the Earth. Join the survey via the website and download the app to help you identify and record different species.
#greatbritishbeecount #bees #bumblebees ... See more

Help bees this summer.

#Monday is a day of new beginnings!

If you're looking to learn how to grow healthy #blooms and gain new ideas for your garden to enjoy throughout the seasons then you'll want to join our #Organic #Ornamentals evening course.

We will teach you where and how to grow your flowers, plus how they can be an essential part of your organic growing.

Join us on the 14th #June - places are limited so please book as soon as you can!
#mondaymotvation #organic #beautifulblooms #ornamentals ... See more

Organic ornamentals at: Ryton Organic Gardenson: Thursday, 14 June 2018 - 6:00pm to 9:00pmFlowers are often referred to as ‘ornamentals’. But they don’t just look good, they can be an essential part of your organic growing. Flowers attract pollinators such as bees, they can be used in compan..... ... See more

Join us in congratulating all elected London councillors and thank you to all candidates and councillors who pledged to make London the first UK pesticide-free city!

Pea varieties 'Radio', 'Sutton's Earliest Blue' and 'Twelve Acre" are all being grown for assessment this year. If they do well we will conserve them in the Heritage Seed Library and grow more seed so that you can enjoy them too. bit.ly/2HCcjwG
#heritage #seeds #organic #pea #newvarieties ... See more

This is the month to start sowing out of doors.
Get inspired with our 'What to Sow and Plant in May'.

Prepare your beds so they are down to a fine surface tilth, removing large lumps by working compost down into the soil and getting rid of stones etc. But wait to sow until the soil feels warm.
#fridaytip #seedsowing #May #planting #organic ... See more

What to sow and plant in May The information on sowing and planting given here is for everyone from the south of England to the north of Scotland. For more information on growing each type of vegetable refer to our comprehensive list of Growing Cards and our Sowing New Seeds project resources page..... ... See more

GREAT NEWS: A big thank you to our supporters for joining us in our campaign to make London the first city to go pesticide-free! Almost 400 election candidates signed our pledge, with 139 of those subsequently elected! We now have councillors interested in moving forward with finding alternatives to hazardous chemicals in our public spaces in 50% of London's boroughs! This process will take time, but we are confident that with your continued support we will follow other major cities around the world who have already taken these steps to protect the health of their citizens and urban wildlife. ... See more

Join us for four fantastic days at BBC Gardeners' World Live, from 14th-17th June, at NECBirmingham

Book your tickets today https://bit.ly/2rxQjN1 and come along to meet the Garden Organic team at stand G412. We'll be on hand to provide you with information, inspiration & guidance, plus much more on all things #organic

They'll also be an opportunity to chat to Chris Collins and see him live on stage. #BBCGWLive 2018 is an event not to be missed!
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Making and using compost is the cornerstone of gardening, especially organic gardening. The finished product is rich, dark, crumbly and sweet-smelling.

It's often considered to be complex process making compost but all you need to do is provide the right ingredients and let nature do the rest - however, a little know-how will help you make better compost, more efficiently.

#InternationalCompostAwarenessWeek #ICAW #organic #compost ... See more

Home Composting Making and using compost is the cornerstone of gardening, especially organic gardening. The finished product is rich, dark, crumbly and sweet-smelling. It is made of recycled garden and kitchen waste, and can also include paper products. It is used to feed and condition the soil and.... ... See more

Congratulations and thanks!

Thank you to all those who emailed #Defra as part of the food and farming consultation, post Brexit.

With your voices we managed to get the message across that omitting 'organic' from their proposals for the future of British farming was a serious oversight. ... See more

Congratulations - and thanks! Thank you to all those who emailed Defra as part of the food and farming consultation, post Brexit. With your voices we managed to get the message across that omitting 'organic' from their proposals for the future of British farming was a serious oversight.We know tha.... ... See more

We're ditching the bag this week for #ICAW and opting for a completely #compostable cuppa! ☕

Take a look at our research and try going bag free for the whole week with us.

We'll be sharing our updates and reviews so make sure you tag us into your morning brew and #ditchthebag

#internationalcompostawarenessweek #compostablecuppa #noplastic #tea #teabags #environment ... See more

Ditch the bag this International Compost Awareness Week This International Compost Awareness Week (6-12 May), why not celebrate with a completely compostable cuppa?As we revealed last month, most tea bags have traces of plastic in them. This makes them unsuitable for your compost heap, as the plast.... ... See more

Huge fruit on Alistair MacGillivray's 'Pacific Giant' squash plant, about 70cm and still getting bigger - see the foot at the bottom right for scale! Don't forget we're running a free competition on this one - there's a £20 seed voucher for the person who sends in the most impressive photo of their results. ... See more

It's that exciting time of year when seed starts ripening thick and fast 🙂 Below are the first few umbels of Manchester Table carrot seed ready to harvest in the tunnel.

We've just harvested the tree onions - they're drying nicely in the barn, and we've got a few of the earliest ones packed up now.
http://realseeds.co.uk/onionsspecial.html#onts

We found lots of little baby lizards while we were clearing up in front of the tunnel - they move very fast, but one stayed still long enough for a photo.

Some of the flowers we've got growing amongst the vegetables on our fields at the moment - great for the bees, and some of them are edible too.

Everything is growing so fast right now. The edible lupin 'dieta' has set loads of pods. The seeds of this special variety are hopefully non-bitter and are cooked or pickled as 'altramuz'; a high yielding, fast-growing, nitrogen-fixing food crop. ... See more

Here's a fantastic photo of our Painted Mountain corn, just sent in by James Wilde of Invergowrie in Scotland. (And yes, he did grow it in a greenhouse to get it this early - but the outdoors one are just starting to make cobs now as well.) ... See more

Now how about this for a tomato colour scheme!

Pulleys are great 🙂

The water tower is finished - now all we have to do is figure out how to get the enormous tank on top of it!