Tomato heaven 🍅

New arrival 😊

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Just look at all that gleaming, healthy beetroot at Frith Farm, on its way to be roasted and frozen ahead of Freedom FEASTival on Sunday September 3!

We'll be releasing some exciting FEASTival news this week, so keep your ears to the ground for details about how you can nominate someone for something very special... ... See more

Monday's Harvest... Have you ever seen a beet so big?
See you at the Annek shortly.

Delicious healthy recipe idea! The Rainbow chard we get from Frith Farm is amazing! ❤️💛💚💙💜

Brimming brilliant broccoli!

Another day on the farm brings new exciting produce. Broccoli well on its way.

- and a lovely photo of Ben.

Great produce reaching great places.

Superb produce from @frithfarming today locally grown chemical free zero food miles #rainbowchard #radish #heritagecarrots #gooseberries #lovesummer #food #cheflife #chefofinstagram #thewestwoodrestaurant #beverley #eastyorkshire ... See more

Just the finishing touches left for the Monday Box Scheme Harvest - Drop off Soon !
The first Fresh tomatoes will be on their way and we're keeping the tops on the beetroot.
Thank you for the support for local organic producers! ... See more

Box scheme ready for drop off point - the annex
See you all soon!
Don't forget your bag!

Cucumbers almost there x

We're delighted to announce the winners of our Abel & Cole cookbook competition.

🌟Congratulations🌟 to Anne May Close, Karen J Smith and June Saddington, you're our three lucky winners!

Please message us with your address and we'll get your new cookbook posted out to you 😀 ... See more

Do you have too much material in your #compost bin?

We suggest digging out your half rotted compost and bagging it up. Keep it damp, and by next spring it will have rotted down enough to add to your soil.

Leave a thin layer of rotted material in the bin to put the new stuff on – it will be full of #worms and other beneficial creatures.

As temperatures drop, keep the bin covered to retain as much warmth as possible. Take a look at our #composting guide for handy hints & tips: www.gardenorganic.org.uk/compost

If you find our information useful you could help us to continue providing this advice by donating just £2 to Garden Organic today. Please text TIPS17 £2 to 70070 to donate. Thank you 😃
#Fridaytip #composting #winterjobs #organicgardening ... See more

How's your #Monday going?

We would love to see pictures of your #autumn #gardens and #allotments. Please comment and share below...

#MondayMotivation #autumngarden #autumnalcolours

Honey tests reveal global contamination by bee-harming pesticides - Neonicotinoid insecticides are found in 75% of global honey samples and half contain a cocktail of chemicals.

Neonicotinoid insecticides are found in 75% of global honey samples and half contain a cocktail of chemicals

This week's #Fridaytip highlights how useful a good mulch can be for your #autumn & #winter garden.

As you dig up plants, and some die back, large areas of bare soil start to appear. Use organic #mulches to protect the soil and give it good structure for next year's growing season.

The best mulches are a thick, damp layer of straw, grass clippings and autumn leaves mixed together.

Take a look at our informative introduction to mulching. ... See more

Mulches are a labour saving trick which all organic gardeners can use. Garden Organic's Head of Organic Horticulture runs through different types of mulch an...

We've teamed up with Ebury Publishing and Abel & Cole to offer you the chance of 🌟winning🌟 a copy of their brand new cookbook - How to Eat Brilliantly Every Day.

If you love eating with the seasons, reducing food waste and whipping up creative, but simple to cook dishes packed with flavour then this cookbook is for you!

We have just three copies to give away, packed full of scrumptious organic recipes suitable for all the family!

To be in with a chance of winning all you have to do is like and share this post and comment #WIN below. ... See more

Neonics are still present on so-called 'pollinator friendly' plants in garden centres across the country.

Read our article highlighting the developments surrounding #pesticides in garden centre plants.

We need your help to continue to raise awareness of the threats to our #environment and vital #pollinators.

Text FFGO17 £5 to 70070 to donate to Garden Organic and make a difference today - thank you ... See more

How safe are garden centre plants? Sarah Brown unpicks the recent worrying research about pesticide residues in garden centre plants... In the last edition of The Organic Way, Judith Conroy discussed the issue of pesticides in Garden Centre plants. Since then, recent research from the University of... ... See more

A useful summing up of the issue of pesticide use, by Peter Melchett of the Soil Association

Following recent headlines and new scientific papers PETER MELCHETT of the Soil Association reports on the evolving dialogue around pesticides.

Our head of Organic Horticulture, Chris Collins has been out and about today talking to representatives of the National Allotment Society

Chris Collins talking to National Allotment Society reps and mentor about Garden Organic school programme. Lots of ideas to encourage future plot-holders!

Thompson 'helping' us plant out yacon - and our new Real Seeds t-shirts in action on the field.

Lovely trip at the weekend - talking about seeds at the River Cottage spring food fair, and fitting in a visit to Trill Farm Garden who grow some seed crops for us amongst their salads and other veggies.
The photos show Giant Limousin turnips setting seed in one of the Trill tunnels, Ohnivec chillies, and a view of Trill Farm Garden. ... See more

It arrived! Real Seeds' new seed threshing machine has been delivered from Italy 🙂

A nice picture of Manchester Table carrot in the tunnel, just starting to flower. These were grown last year, selected for size and shape, then replanted. Ready for harvest this summer, the seed will then be threshed, dried, tested and packed ready to grow next year. ... See more