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Garden Organic signs peat ban letter to George Eustace, Environment Secretary

Garden Organic has signed a letter to the government calling for a complete ban on peat in garden compost in the next five years. We joined Monty Don, as well as organisations such as The National Trust, Friends of the Earth and The RHS, in writing to George Eustace after new figures show the government has missed its target on banning peat for gardeners by 2020.

2021 HSL seed list now online!

Many Heritage Seed Library members will have now received their electronic copy of the 2021 seed list to browse and choose their favourite varieties from.

Celebrating prestigious awards and planning ahead

Join Chris and Sarah as they celebrate their podcasting award, and talk about the benefits of bare-root planting.

Edible Playground Project - keeping students hungry for knowledge

The Edible Playgrounds initiative is a partnership between Garden Organic and the charity Trees for Cities. They create purpose-built growing spaces, and we provide sustainable horticultural advice. A perfect combination for hands-on learning.

The Organic Gardening podcast has won the Garden Media Guild Podcast of the Year Award 2020

We're absolutely delighted to announce that we have won the Garden Media Guild Radio Broadcast or Podcast of the Year Award 2020 for The Organic Gardening Podcast!

Go green for Christmas and save money

For many households, the festive season is a time when more waste than usual is produced. We wanted to share a few simple tips and swaps to help you reduce waste, save you money and give you a greener, merrier Christmas.

New report reveals damning statistics on the industry’s move to peat-free composts

A new report reveals just how badly the horticultural industry is progressing in the move towards peat-free growing media. It makes depressing reading. Researchers from Coventry University found that progress towards the ‘voluntary’ targets to ban peat from horticulture, set by the government in 2010, is woefully slow.

“My little piece of the planet". The well-being benefits from allotment gardening

A recent study from Sheffield University shows the many ways in which allotment growing benefits individuals as well as society.

Partnership between UN FAO and agrochemical industry causes concern

Garden Organic have added their signature to a letter to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), urging them to drop their proposed partnership with CropLife – an organisation which represents the agrochemical industry.

The HSL 2021 Seed List is almost ready...

HSL 2021 Seed List - we’re almost ready

Despite the challenges we have faced this year we are pleased to announce that our Heritage Seed Library seed list is almost there, in time for its release on the 1st December. You’ll have 149 varieties to choose from, of which 62 are certified organic and 18 are brand new to the list this year.

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