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Last year, we supported a movement to stop supermarkets from selling pesticide products. We are delighted to report that two retail giants, the Co-op and Waitrose, have now committed to removing all high-risk synthetic pesticides from their gardening range.
Kim Stoddart explains how to nurture microbial life for the health and vitality of plants, person, and planet...
As the daylight hours diminish and the colder weather sets in, the available time that there is to spend on the allotment becomes less and less. I’m now squeezing in an hour here and there, but still managing to get my fix.
world of bees and how gardeners can help mitigate the climate emergency. We also discuss garlic planting and which decayed plants are safe to put on your compost heap.
The UN climate talks taking place in Glasgow, known as COP26, bring together countries in order to find solutions to the very real problem of climate change.
We are sad to report the passing of life member, dedicated volunteer and devoted organic gardener, John Sargent, who died peacefully at home at the end of September, just a few days short of his 102nd birthday
Since 2019 Garden Organic has been in partnership with Trees for Cities and their charitable partner, Bulb, to create Edible Playgrounds Projects. The edible playgrounds are designed individually for each school to meet their specific needs and aims, while helping children make connections with the natural world. We are proud to have so far supported 13 schools across the midlands.
A recent academic study explores which countries are best located to withstand social and environmental shocks ahead. Tim Lang Professor Emeritus of Food Policy at City, University of London, and President of Garden Organic shares his thoughts on the UK being potentially self-sufficient.
The world's biodiversity has fallen below the 'safe limit', researchers suggest, as habitat destruction and agriculture take their toll on nature.