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 !

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