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“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. And it doesn't have to be just allotment growing. Growing your own veg and flowers provides mental and physical well-being, improves nature connectedness, adds to social capital and community cohesion.
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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.
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1 hour online waste reduction presentations for schools
Our wonderful community engagement team are still working hard on projects that are committed to finding new ways to deliver workshops on organic and sustainable growing and waste management practices to reach people despite continued and ever-changing restrictions.
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Winter salads – top tips for growing organic salads indoors
If you’ve enjoyed growing your own fresh organic food this summer, don’t be fooled into thinking it has to stop over the winter. You can keep your household in organic salads and greens without venturing outside. Not only are they easy to grow indoors, but they will sprout and keep you in healthy vitamins within weeks of sowing. Here’s how:
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Drawing to a close… for now!
What a crazy six months it has been! No one could have foreseen all the twists and turns that this year has brought, but for me, the allotment and garden have been a lovely constant. It has been the one place where I have felt (mostly!) in control.
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Autumn brings a change in weather to the allotment
So, the start of October has brought torrential rain so I’ve spent very little time on the allotment or in the garden.
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Sharing is caring, so we are told...
We were spoilt with a lovely couple of days last weekend, so we were busy out in the garden tidying up. I pulled the netting off the brassicas and was shocked to find an aphid and caterpillar invasion.
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Preparing your organic garden for winter
When nights get longer than days (after the autumn equinox) it’s time to prepare your growing area for winter. Grab those last few sunny days, embrace the chill and relish the chance to get outside.
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October podcast - the perfect autumn listen
This month’s October podcast brings a bumper harvest.