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  1. Flowers in small garden

    Celebrating our 60th birthday

    1958 – Britain ends war time coal rationing and opens the first motorway, Butlin’s holiday camps dares to serve Chinese chop suey, and a house costs less than £1000. In October, an extraordinary event took place.

  2. Hands holding a tray of organic vegetables including rainbow chard, tomatoes and squashes.

    Does eating organic food reduce the risk of cancer?

    A new study appears to link eating organic food with a reduced risk of developing cancer. French scientists studied nearly 70,000 respondents, over a period of 7 years, and found that there was a significant reduction in the risk of most cancers amongst those who ate organically, and particularly of postmenopausal breast cancer, Non Hodgkins Lymphoma, and all other lymphomas.

  3. Open gardens

    Wild About Gardens Week 22 - 28 October

    Hosting wildlife in your garden has never been more important. This week’s celebration of wildlife gardening is set against some shock statistics:

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    Why Triodos Supports Sustainable Food

    Back in 2016, many British dairy farmers faced a difficult choice: accept a price for their milk that was lower than the cost of producing it or shut up shop. Supermarket price wars have contributed to increasingly tight margins and it has become ever more difficult to make a living as a farmer, with a number of farms dangerously close to operating at a loss. With many farmers already maintaining large debts, some have been forced to make the life-changing decision to close their business.

  5. Kim Stoddart pictured in her garden

    New editor for The Organic Way

    Garden Organic are delighted to announce that we have recently appointed Kim Stoddart to the role of editor of the charity’s member magazine, The Organic Way.

  6. Allium leaf miner

    Allium leaf miner - tracking the progress of this new pest

    If you have grown leeks in the last few years, you may have noticed a relatively new pest on the scene. The leaves twist, the plants distort, then if you are unlucky, they collapse leaving debris infested with small creamy maggots and brown pupae.

  7. Chris Collins in his winter garden

    One man & his organic plot - October 2018

    As the first tinges of autumn start to set in, a gardener starts to think about his plans for the winter period. The winter provides opportunity for re-jigging the landscape of an area. First though let’s enjoy the autumn, as I have a feeling it’s going to be a bumper year for colour.

  8. Wheat in field

    Proposed Agricultural Bill post-Brexit

    A new Agriculture Bill has been presented to parliament - in response to Brexit. This bill could shape the future of farming, and our countryside, for future generations. Sadly, there appears no recognition of the importance of organic growing.

  9. An Array of Vinceremos wines

    A partnership of exceptional vintage

    This year, Garden Organic and Vinceremos Organic Wines will have worked together for 30 years. To mark the occasion, Hannah Rogers chatted to Jem Gardener, Owner and Managing Director of Vinceremos, to find out more about the UK’s longest established organic wine specialist.

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    Garden Organic team up with Naturally Good Food

    We’re pleased to announce a new partnership with Naturally Good Food - the online wholefoods, organic and 'free from' specialists!