Phil jumping into a rhythm with the Broadfork!
Preparing a new bed for strawberries transplanting last year's runners.
So exited about these stawberries -
Its a crop that just keeps on giving!

26 week locally produced chemical free veg box
Medium box £10 p/w = £260 full payment
First box ready on the 26th June
Sign up on our website
Www.frithfarming.com
*workshare available*
(Volunteer Mon/wed 10am-2pm
3.5 hr p/w exchange for M veg box) ... See more

Few more box sign ups will help us invest in one more tool -
The power harrow allows us to prepare beds and improve soil structure
*Workshare for Monday/Tuesday available*
#bcs #powerharrow #marketgarden #bedprep #workshare #volunteer #seasonalveg #csa #vegbox #localfarm #localfood ... See more

Our first direct sowing of the season with the jang seeder & first transplant with the paperpot transplanter
*Sign up for your box only few places left*
*Workshare available*
#organic #workshare
#outdoors #volunteer #noncertifiedorganic #chard #jang #jangseeder #paperpottransplanter #paperpot #marketgarden #spring #csa #vegbox #beverley #hull #absolutelycultured #soil #notill #nodig #localfarm ... See more

Ostara - Spring equinox is here 🌱🌾🌷 First transplants & first new potatoes
Expect these beauties, plus much much more local goodness in our weekly boxes. Sign up now to secure your weekly veggies, places filling up fast! 🥦🥗🥒🥕
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#paperpot #planting #spring #ostara springequanox #workshare #localvegbox #localproduce #beverley #smallscalefarming .
#csa #localproduce #comunityfarm #foodie #hull #beverley #finedinfinebingg ... See more

AND THE WINNER IS.... Milly Rose👏! Please get in touch lovely yogi!
Everyone else deepest gratitude for spreading the word about our lovely retreat, we hope to see you there💕🧘‍♀️
Please do keep sharing with those you think might enjoy!
Love and light from Wild Thing & Frith 🙏 ... See more

Huge thanks to our workshare members who make our farm unique 🙏
We prepared our polytunnel & our N/S salad terrace beds
Only few places left if you want to be a part of our workshare opportunity - so contact us if you 're interested 🌱 ... See more

Thanks to Conscious Creations for those magnificent oak handles!
Pure joy testing the wheel hoe, one of the most ergonomic tools I've ever used!
This investment will definitely cut the hours spent weeding on our hands and knees.
The oscillating hoe is in contact with the soil and slices the weeds just below the surface-causing minimal soil disturbance and eradication of weeds. Conscious Creations
#marketgarden #permaculture
#localfarm #smallscalefarming #csa #vegbox #growing #notill #nodig #bev #hull #health ... See more

Pay as you like to CSA veg box members

Yoga retreat, 18th of May (full moon)

Like & share & tag 3 friends for a chance to win a free place on our Spring Yoga Day Retreat🌸🌱winner revealed on the 20th!!

Join Wild Thing Yoga🧘‍♀️ and Frith Farm 🥗on the 18th of May for our Spring Yoga Day Retreat. Through energising yoga, meditation and mindfulness we plant seeds of growth with strong use of Sankalpa (this setting of intention).🤸‍♂️

Through our practice we will connect to the season of spring, the land and ourselves. Please see the proposed schedule bellow all themed around the fertility of the land, re-growth, reawakening, blossoming into our potential, Mother Nature, physical vitality and the Goddess Maia.

Goddess Maia symbolises growth, fertility and wishes and is associated with knots, twists and braids, so expect an offering of lovingly made plaited bread and deep purifying twists and binds in yoga!

18 th may
10 am Welcome, herbal tea from Frith around the fire🍵
10 30 am Energising spring time yoga flow🤸‍♀️
11 30 am Guided meditation🙏
12 00pm Tour of farm & pick ingredients
12 30 pm Bring and share vegetarian lunch including an offering from Frith and plaited bread 🍆🥦🥒🥬🍓
1 30 pm Mindfulness nature walk 🌳
2 30 pm Tea🍵
3 00 pm Yin Yoga🧘‍♂️
4 00 pm Yoga nidra💤
4 30 pm Fire & cacao & full moon☕🌕🔥

Financial exchange of £40
Limited Places.
All bodies, genders, experience levels & preconceptions welcome here. Everybody is a yoga body 🙌
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• Like & share & tag 3 friends chance to win a free place on our Spring Yoga Day Retreat

Join Wild Thing Yoga and Frith Farm on the 18th of May for our Spring Yoga Day Retreat. Through energising yoga, meditation and mindfulness we plant seeds of growth with strong use of Sankalpa (this setting of intention).

Through our practice we will connect to the season of spring, the land and ourselves. Please see the proposed schedule bellow all themed around the fertility of the land, re-growth, reawakening, blossoming into our potential, Mother Nature, physical vitality and the Goddess Maia.

Goddess Maia symbolises growth, fertility and wishes and is associated with knots, twists and braids, so expect an offering of lovingly made plaited bread and deep purifying twists and binds in yoga!

18 th may
10 am Welcome, herbal tea from Frith around the fire
10 30 am Energising spring time yoga flow
11 30 am Guided meditation
12 00pm Tour of farm & pick ingredients
12 30 pm Bring and share vegetarian lunch including an offering from Frith and plaited bread
1 30 pm Mindfulness nature walk
2 30 pm Tea
3 00 pm Yin Yoga
4 00 pm Yoga nidra
4 30 pm Fire & cacao & full moon

Financial exchange of £40
Limited Places, all abilities welcome
Contact 07903608466

#retreat #yoga #beverley #hull #seasons #fire #local #food #smallfarm #mindfulness #event #fullmoon #spring @ Frith Farm ... See more

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.

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