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!
#BBCGWLive #organicgardening #inspiration ... See more

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

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