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

Our first #fridaytip of #December is here!

It’s not too late to plant #garlic for a summer crop. Wait until a frost free day, then plant individual bulb segments (‘cloves’) 10cm apart in rows 20cm apart.

Plant upright, 2.5cm deep in heavy clay soil; up to 10cm deep in sandy soil.

Go on, have a go and share your results with us in the #summer ... See more

Your organic garden in December and January As winter starts to bite, cover tender plants to protect them from frost damage. Most pests will be inactive in cold spells, but it’s still worth checking for snails etc in sheltered places, such as empty pots in the cold frame or greenhouse. Enjoy the d... ... See more

Don't miss out on one of our last remaining places on our Natural #Christmas Decorations course, next week.

Join us on the 7th #December to indulge in all things #festive and enjoy an afternoon of #Christmas crafts! You'll be able to take home your own Christmas wreath or decoration.

Book direct here 👉 www.gardenorganic.org.uk/events/make-your-own-natural-christmas-decorations or call 02476 303517. ... See more

The EU have finally voted to renew the licence for #glyphosate. But only for 5 years. It has taken 18 months of battling between the agrichemical industry, who wanted a full 15 years licence renewal, and concerned individuals, NGOs and environmental organisations who wanted the substance banned. ... See more

Glyphosate authorised - but only for 5 years The EU have finally voted to renew the licence for glyphosate. But only for 5 years. It has taken 18 months of battling between the agrichemical industry, who wanted a full 15 years licence renewal, and concerned individuals, NGOs and environmental organi... ... See more

Don't forget to place your order this #weekend!

Green is the new black...

Make your purchase an #ethical one with our 'Green' Friday #offer.

Take a look at our stylish range of #clothing and #accessories made from ethical 100% organic cotton. Place your order between 9am Friday 24th & midnight Monday 27th and you'll receive a #FREE pair of bamboo socks 🧦 (worth £5).

Please use promo code 'socky' at the checkout. ... See more

The new Seedy Sunday, Brighton & Hove website is now live. 😀

The new @SeedySundayBton website is now live - check it out! With thanks to @totallylucid123 and https://t.co/JwPeYYSJZ1 please rt. @harvestbh @gardenorganicuk @mfgwp @ChristineWalkd @Botanygeek https://t.co/Ti5ouE3jzC ... See more

Here's our last #fridaytip for #November. If you live in a dry part of the country, be sure to water your #compost heap, it helps the rotting down process.

Those who have had plenty of #rain, remember it is important not to tread on wet soil as your weight will compact it - making it hard for plant roots to penetrate. Using a board to walk across a veg bed helps distribute your weight. #fridaytip #fridayfeeling #organic #compost ... See more

Green is the new black...

Make your purchase an #ethical one with our 'Green' Friday #offer.

Take a look at our stylish range of #clothing and #accessories made from ethical 100% organic cotton. Place your order between 9am Friday 24th & midnight Monday 27th and you'll receive a #FREE pair of bamboo socks 🧦 (worth £5).

Please use promo code 'socky' at the checkout. ... See more

Handy storage tips for your allotment from Grow Your Own 😀

Have you read this blog? Small Storage Ideas For Allotments!

The excitement continues to build for our 2018 #Heritage #Seed List.

Our pigeon holes in the library are filling up with an array of exciting varieties from the seed list and there's still plenty of time to get involved!

It costs just £1.50 a month to become part of our Heritage Seed Library, and is quick and simple to add to your current Garden Organic membership.

Join us at: www.gardenorganic.org.uk/join-us ... See more

This is how we get mixed-coloured Aquilegia flowers. The new seed will be dried, tested and packed ready for the new catalogue this autumn. 🙂

If anyone is going to the Royal Welsh spring festival tomorrow come and say hello! I'll be on the Landworkers Alliance stall (SC108 in the Smallholder centre) in the morning, then on the panel for the smallholders' question time at 4pm Saturday afternoon 🙂
http://www.rwas.wales/spring-festival/ ... See more

The bees are out in force. A little hard to photo clearly, but this is a big red-tailed bumble bee making radish seed for us. It's 'Green Luobo' radish and will be ready in September

Hooray! Germination of the beautiful "Gaia" cold-adapted soybean we are trying out this year. 🙂

OK, listen up! Here's a chance to have a *real* effect and help stop GM crops getting into the UK. DEFRA are asking what people want as part of their 'green brexit' plans. There is huge pressure on the government to allow GM crops when we leave the EU. Now is a chance to be listened to; unlike all those petitions, this is a proper consultation and they will take notice; you personally could have a real effect. Please, read the excellent page by GM Freeze https://www.gmfreeze.org/current-actions/keep-gm-out-of-the-future-of-farming/
and use the links they provide to tell DEFRA you don't want GM crops allowed in the UK. ... See more

The Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), wants to hear your views about the future of food, farming and the environment. They say they want a Green Brexit. Please let them know that GM has no place in that. ... See more

Bean germination - amazing stopmotion video

حد شاف إنبات البذرة قبل كده 😃😍
#كن_نبات

Last week we hosted a training day for the Gaia Foundation at our barn, teaching experienced growers to become professional seed producers. It was really nice to meet all the lovely people; the vision is that ultimately there will be a network of local seed producers feeding into regional seed hubs and seed companies all over the UK. ... See more

Real Seeds Giant Pumpkin Photo Competition - we are also giving an extra prize of £20 of seed to David Coop for heroic pumpkin carving! (44kg and an all-night carving session!)
That's it for this year; thanks so much to everyone who sent in their photos; you all grew amazing pumpkins and we enjoyed looking at them all. I hope you had fun; we'll do the same again next year, all you have to do is use our bought seed or your own home saved seed from the Pacific Giant pumpkin 🙂 (you did hand-pollinate them, didn't you?) Free, open-source, printable seed saving instructions are at http://www.realseeds.co.uk/seedsavinginfo.html ... See more

We have some winners of the Real Seeds Giant Pumpkin Photo Competition! If you remember we offered a £20 seed voucher to whoever sent in the most awesome photo; after much deliberation one prize will go to Helen Pottinger, for creative pumpkin lifting:
" 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 . . ." ... See more