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  1. Chris Collins in his winter garden

    10 minutes with Chris Collins, GO's Head of Horticulture

    Garden Organic's new Head of Organic Horticulture, Chris Collins has a CV most gardeners can only dream of, taking in two Royal Botanic Gardens and the green space at 'The Queen's church' Westminster Abbey.

  2. Volunteers planting

    Now recruiting volunteers in Breckland!

    Breckland Council and national charity Garden Organic have launched a new scheme to create a network of volunteer ‘Growing Buddies’, to support older people and vulnerable residents in growing and gardening activities as part of the Breckland Master Gardeners Project.

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

    Independent businesses key to organic success

    Recent research from Nielsen has shown that the UK’s organic market is likely to reach and exceed a value of £2 billion by the end of this year, with a considerable percentage of that thanks to independents.

  4. A slug in soil surrounded by leaves

    Greenpeace publishes EU Pesticide Blacklist

    Greenpeace has just published an EU Pesticide Blacklist, which includes over 500 active substances of pesticides and herbicides which are currently approved by the EU. It includes the herbicide glyphosate. Of these 520 substances, 209 are considered are potential risk to human health and the environment.

  5. Bee sitting on top of a pink verbena flower

    New study finds neonicotinoid insecticides linked to wild bee decline across England

    Exposure to oilseed rape crops which have been treated with neonicotinoids has been linked to the long-term population decline of wild bee species across the English countryside, according to research published yesterday by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH).

  6. Garden Organic Volunteer pruning garden arch

    Garden Organic project scoops award

    Garden Organic's work with Golding Homes in Maidstone has received two prestigious awards in the Kent Housing Group Excellence Awards 2016.

  7. Multicoloured Beans

    Calling all seed swappers...

    As we're starting to put together the 2018 Heritage Seed Library Catalogue, we're on the look out for members wanting to share their excess seed with other members.

  8. Worms in compost

    Consumers urged to 'Go Compostable' with their paper cups

    Garden Organic's Master Composters are urging consumers to 'Go Compostable' if they are buying disposable cups for their picnics and BBQs this summer.

  9. Alloment growing

    Celebrating organic allotments this National Allotments Week

    This National Allotments Week (8-14 August 2016) Garden Organic is celebrating the inspirational organic allotments cared for by our members, supporters, volunteers and staff across the country.

  10. Pea pods as part of schools growing project

    Schools short film competition winners reap rewards

    To celebrate the Food Growing Schools: London’s Growathon – a campaign that aims to get 50,000 pupils involved in food growing by the end of the summer term – international charity Trees for Cities ran a short film competition for schools to showcase their food growing activities.