Organic networking... And what a character this guy is 😂

There's nothing like a bath full of worms.

New arrival for the boxes! Squash!

No need to peel me. Just roast, steam, stew me, stick me in a curry or blend me into a warming soup. The possibilities are endless -

Enjoy.

The resulting effects of CSA and how it can support a bright and abundant future for the way we produce food.

This story among many others will be included in our new documentary Living the Change: Inspiring Stories for a Sustainable Future! Find out more at https://livingthechangefilm.com

Farm friend Jen has started a really good food blog for us called 'One Hull of a Kitchen'. She'll be using the Frith farm veg box to produce weekly, seasonal recipes to help us all stay inspired. Go check out the link below.

https://onehullofakitchen.wordpress.com/ ... See more

First sight of corn yesterday. It's delicious as it is uncooked, creamiest corn I've ever tasted!

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Interesting new blog post on our website about pesticide residues in food. Written by Gina Allen who has Masters by Research in Science of the Environment.

Click the link below to read:

https://frithfarming.com/blog/ ... See more

Frith farm is a local community agriculture scheme providing fresh seasonal, high quality, chemical free, vegetables and gourmet salad in Hull and Beverley

This machine makes planting a breeze!

Looking at a small African tribe, this study found that the composition of their gut bacteria changed with the seasons, due to a strict seasonal diet. The study found that some bacteria even disappeared altogether and then reappeared the following season. When samples were compared to those from industrialised, western countries it demonstrated (again) their diminishing microbial diversity.

Nice little article supporting the importance of local, seasonal eating! 😉 ... See more

Seasonal changes in gut bacteria make-up of a small African community strengthens the evidence that diet strongly influences our gut microbiota, finds a new study in Science.

Good Morning!
Our Colourful Carrots dug from the new bed are ready for today's box scheme members !

Shocking facts on #pesticide use were revealed yesterday, at a high level debate on pesticides and food: is low dose exposure harmful?

Held at the Royal Society of Medicine, we learnt the following... ... See more

Shocking facts on pesticides Shocking facts on pesticide use were revealed yesterday, at a high level debate on Pesticides and food: is low dose exposure harmful? held at the Royal Society of Medicine. Garden Organic learned that: Only 1% of a chemical, such as any neonicotinoid, reaches its targete... ... See more

There's just five weeks left until Christmas and we've got just the course to get you feeling festive! 🎅🎄⛄

Book yourself a place on our 'Make your own natural Christmas decorations' course and create a special festive decoration or wreath to give a beautiful final touch to your home.

Make your booking here to avoid disappointment www.gardenorganic.org.uk/events/make-your-own-natural-christmas-decorations

Here's what one of our attendees had to say about last year's course... ... See more

In three words tell us what you've accomplished in the #garden this weekend. Don't forget to share your wonderful pictures with us! 😀 #mondaymotivation #organic #gardening #plants #flowers #veg

Are you #planning on ordering your new #fruit trees? Before you begin with planting, take a look at our advice.

Remember to clear away any growth up to metre from your new #tree or #bush. Grass in particular is very greedy, and can reduce cropping and may even kill young trees.
#Fridaytip #fruittrees #advice #organicgrowing ... See more

How to grow fruit the organic way You've just bought a high quality fruit tree or bush, capable of providing you with years of delicious harvests. So what do you do next? Here we help you prepare your soil, plant, cope with pests and diseases, and then harvest and store. To prepare your organic grow... ... See more

The excitement is building as our #seed packing begins ready for this year's #seed list.

Here's a quick sneak preview of just a few of the varieties available and with over 150 types of seed plus 19 new, you'll be spoilt for choice!

There's still plenty of time to become a member of the Heritage Seed Library, you can join here www.gardenorganic.org.uk/join-us

#heritage #seeds #organic #exclusive ... See more

We quite like Nigel & Nellie 🐶

We hope you've got something fun planned for BBC Children in Need

Stop everything - DOGS IN EARS! 💛

Even Monty Don's Nigel and Nellie are doing their thing on BBC Gardeners World 🐶

Get your ears on ➡ bit.ly/CiNEars

Are you an #enthusiastic and motivated team player looking for a Part-time role?

We have an opportunity within our #Sustainable #Communities Team for a #Part-time Project Co-ordinator.

If you're great at #planning and #coordinating #project activities then this role could be perfect for you!

Closing date for #applications is 21st November - take a look below 👇 for further details. #newrole #job #parttime ... See more

Project Co-ordinator - Sustainable Communities (Part time) Location: Home based (Worcestershire)Salary: £19,500 pro rataHours: 10.5 hours per week*Holiday Entitlement: 25 days pro rata Garden Organic have a part time opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated, team player to join their Sustainabl... ... See more

We would like to wish HRH The Prince of Wales and Patron of Garden Organic, a very Happy Birthday!

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