Beautiful beets from Frith Farm!!!!

Exciting times!

Our 1st veg box collection will be ready a week tomorrow - for those of you already signed up, start getting excited!

For those of you who would still like to sign up, but haven't, we still have some veg box spaces available from 22nd July - get yourself signed up!

Benefits:
1. Chemical free
2. Hand picked on the same day
3. Grown for flavour - the FLAVOUR!!!!
4. Grown locally - support your local, small scale farm
5. Grown locally - trace-ability, low carbon footprint
6. need we say more?
7. OK then... top quality food, grown by people you'll meet
8. Get healthy

For more info visit our website www.frithfarming.com ... See more

Our Highgrove garden tour & cream tea is proving extremely popular, with just a few spaces still remaining!

Book your place now to enjoy a scrumptious cream tea and an afternoon within the relaxing surroundings of Highgrove garden.

Places are very limited and are allocated on a first come, first served basis. ... See more

Highgrove garden tour & cream tea at: Highgrove Gardenson: Thursday, 21 September 2017 - 1:45pm to 5:00pmJoin us for a tour around one of the UK's finest organic gardens. As part of TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall’s private residence, The Royal Gardens at Highgrove are opened ann... ... See more

Are you looking to learn more about organic growing practices or simply to enhance the skills you already have?

At Garden Organic we run a range of courses to inspire and support your organic growing.

From seed saving and planning your organic garden to exploring exotic veg and creating beautiful, natural Christmas decorations - we really do have something for everyone!

Places on our courses are very popular so early booking is recommended to secure your spot! ... See more

Our #WeedyWednesday is proving very popular so if you missed this week's plant, don't worry, here it is again!

The ground elder is invasive and hated - but surprisingly tasty!
This attractive plant with bright, upright green foliage and white flowers is a pest for #gardeners.

Like bindweed, ground elder is a persistent weed, it will rapidly reproduce and create a carpet of plants from rhizomes, which can grow up to 90 cm per year! To eradicate it, the soil should be repeatedly dug over and the rhizomes removed and burnt.
Alternatively you could always eat it! The tender, new leaves can be eaten as a spring leaf vegetable, much like spinach.

Thank you to everyone who commented, giving their own experiences of this persistent weed!

#saturdaythrowback #groundelder #weedoftheweek ... See more

Weedy Wednesday - Ground elder This week's plant in our Wednesday Weed series is ground elder. Invasive and hated - but surprisingly tasty! In this weekly series, we take a quick look at common garden weeds. How they grow, what benefits they bring to the garden, and how to manage them. Organic growe... ... See more

For this week’s #fridaytip we’re discussing #soil health & #mulches. Keep the soil around fruit trees and bushes in good condition, especially in hot dry spells this month.

Mulch well, but always onto wet soil. Leave a gap around the stem or trunk to allow air flow. Grass mowings, #leafmould, rough #compost and similar materials are all suitable mulches.

If you have small trained fruit trees - apples and pears which are espaliered or cordoned – now is a good time to prune them back into shape.

Our Head of Organic Horticulture Chris Collins is here to give you an introduction to mulching...

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 #mulches #organicgardening ... See more

Are you planning ahead for your new year's growing and do you want to refresh the skills you already have, whilst introducing the principles of organic growing into your garden?

Our upcoming 'Introduction to Organic Vegetable Growing' half day course is perfect if you're looking to get started with growing your own fruit and veg. ... See more

Are you thinking of growing your own veg? Do you want to refresh the skills you already have and introduce the principles of organic growing into your garden?

We will give you the confidence to start growing your own veg organically with our half-day introductory course. This course will teach you everything you need to do and buy to get you on the path to enjoying your own delicious home-grown food while caring for your environment.

The main focus of this course will be on how to get going with your garden, and we’ll cover all the basic organic principles around composting, managing pests and diseases, crop rotation and attracting beneficial wildlife. We will be using our gardens to demonstrate these ideas in action and can answer any questions you may have.

As part of the course there will be a short practical growing skills session, and there will be something of a seasonal nature for you to take away and add to your organic garden.

This course is ideal for the beginner to intermediate gardener. ... See more

This week's plant in our #WeedyWednesday series is ground elder. Invasive and hated - but surprisingly tasty!

This attractive plant with bright, upright green foliage and white flowers is a pest for #gardeners.

Like bindweed, ground elder is a persistent weed, it will rapidly reproduce and create a carpet of plants from rhizomes, which can grow up to 90 cm per year! To eradicate it, the soil should be repeatedly dug over and the rhizomes removed and burnt.

Alternatively you could always eat it! The tender, new leaves can be eaten as a spring leaf vegetable, much like spinach.

#weedywednesday #groundelder #weedoftheweek ... See more

Weedy Wednesday - Ground elder This week's plant in our Wednesday Weed series is ground elder. Invasive and hated - but surprisingly tasty! In this weekly series, we take a quick look at common garden weeds. How they grow, what benefits they bring to the garden, and how to manage them. Organic growe... ... See more

We updated you last week on our member's experiments and now we'd like to know if you have harvested any of your plants?

We're just about ready to harvest our #tomatillos and plan on making a tasty roasted tomatillo salsa! Here's what you'll need...

Ingredients:
1lb of tomatillos, cleaned, with papery cases removed
2 cloves of garlic roughly chopped
1 small onion roughly chopped
Juice of half a lemon
2 tablespoons of olive oil
1 green chilli (optional), sliced
2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves

Method:
Preheat oven to 200c. Place tomatillos, garlic, onion, chilli on a baking tray, and pour over 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Roast for around 7 minutes, or until the skins of the tomatillos are just starting to char. Blend all the remaining ingredients, except the olive oil using a blender so that it still retains a rough texture. The olive oil should be drizzled in last, with the blender still running.

The salsa will have tangy taste and makes a great addition to mexican food. It will keep up to a week in the fridge.

If you've got any recipes that you enjoy making with your tomatillos then please share them with us below...

#GOExperiments #organiccooking #tomatillos ... See more

Are you looking for a few more key items to complete your summer ☀️ wardrobe?

We have a range of exclusive designs on a range of t-shirts, tops and #accessories, all made from #ethical 100% #organic cotton.

For this weekend only we're offering #FREEPOST on any item until midnight Sunday! gardenorganic.teemill.co.uk ... See more

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