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 !

Eating fresh fruit and vegetables is one of the huge benefits of an organic gardener's diet. Plus you know you're not eating unnecessary and potentially toxic chemicals. This principle is often followed through when buying meat and other products.

But what if you don't eat organic - especially if the food is imported? Recently, the Soil Association has revealed the differences between EU and US legislation concerning livestock farming – profligate use of antibiotics, growth hormones and the celebrated ‘chlorinated’ chicken... ... See more

The dangers of international trade food standards Eating fresh fruit and vegetables is one of the huge benefits of an organic gardener's diet. Plus you know you're not eating unnecessary and potentially toxic chemicals. This principle is often followed through when buying meat and other products. Bu... ... See more

We’re thrilled to see this coverage of the 'Sutton' tomato. One of the popular varieties from our Heritage Seed Library. This rare white tomato is now available to buy as plug plants from The Organic Gardening Catalogue​.

We think this tomato is a definite must for the growing season ahead https://bit.ly/2JmhHtJ ... See more

The variety was saved from extinction

Exciting opportunities...

We have three brand new roles to offer at our Head Office in Ryton:

🌿 Commercial Manager
🌿 HR & Compliance Manager
🌿 Fundraising Officer

If you're a well-organised individual with a thorough approach then one of these roles could be for you!

To apply please use the link below. Closing date for all applications is midnight 9th April. ... See more

Vacancies & Volunteering Vacancies and Volunteering We’re here to get more people growing organically and by becoming part of our team, either in a paid or voluntary position, you can help us to make a change for the better.Work for Garden OrganicIf you are interested in working for us we have emp... ... See more

If your soil has unfrozen, you can prepare it for sowing the earliest vegetable crops, such as parsnips and broad beans. Warm it with a cloche or sheet of plastic, for a week or two. This will bring it up to 5°C or more.

If your soil is heavy clay and slow to warm, wait a few weeks, as seeds sown in cold/ wet soils are unlikely to thrive. #Fridaytip #springgarden #healthysoil ... See more

It's great to see that so many of you have received your packs are already underway with your 2019 Members' Experiments. Don't forget that guidance notes for each experiment can be found in the members' online area.

We'd love to hear about your progress along the way! ... See more

Do you have questions about composting ?

Our Cumbria Master Composters will be attending the Cumbria Life Home & Garden Show 2019 at Rheged, near Penrith this weekend - 15th - 17th March!

Come along and join us to learn more about the benefits of composting - we look forward to seeing you there. #HGShow2019 ... See more

The Cumbria Life Home & Garden Show 2017 takes place at Rheged near Penrith on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 March 2017.

FREE composting workshops for beginners!

In partnership with Cambridge City Council, we're offering free workshops to show just how easy it is to compost and be successful - as well as saving time & money.

Workshops will take place on the following dates:
20th March 7-9pm, Brown’s Field Youth & Community Centre
23rd March 10.30-12.30, Ross Street Community Centre
27th March 5-6.30pm, Central Library

Book here https://bit.ly/2F6bxJV to avoid disappointment! ... See more

Successful growing is all about good planning!

'Planning your organic growing plot' is the perfect course if you're looking to gain an understanding of how to plan out the growing space for an allotment or garden.

Using organic principles you will learn how to plan your plot, with a focus on crop rotation, preventing pests and diseases, maximising harvests and planning for the year ahead! ... See more

It's time to prune your roses. Then give them, and other herbaceous plants, climbers and bulbs, a spring feed. Your own organic garden compost is ideal, using 2 buckets per sq m.

Fork in lightly, or just leave on the surface and let the soil creatures take it down. #Fridaytip #FridayMotivation ... See more

Winter pruning is a good way to stimulate healthy growth in a plant. Here we show you step-by-step how to prune a rose bush to ensure new growth from the buds.

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!