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Back in April, we asked Garden Organic members if they were interested in supporting the Pesticide Free Towns campaign. Led by PAN UK, the campaign was centred on the London local elections, held in May, and was designed to capitalise on the decision by Hammersmith & Fulham to become the first London borough to ban pesticides in 2016.
The first frost hit North London this week, a nice silver ground frost accompanied by that brisk fresh air that clears the head and brings colour to your cheeks. It had felt like a slow motion autumn until this point but suddenly the colour has set right in.
Garden Organic have been commissioned by HSBC UK to create two new gardens at the bank's offices in Birmingham. We will also be working with the bank employees, helping them to maintain the gardens, and training them to become organic Gardening Champions.
There’s never a dull moment at the Heritage Seed Library for our team. If you’ve ever wanted to know what happens to produce the little brown seed packets so coveted by HSL members, read on for a behind-the-scenes look at our highlights through the year.
The Government's new Agricultural Bill is currently being discussed in Parliament. This is our last chance to ensure that organic farming is represented. As the draft Bill stands, there is no mention of the importance of organic techniques, nor of financial support for organic farmers.
Congratulations to Clipper, producer of organic teas, who claim to have produced "the world’s first plastic-free, non-GM, unbleached tea bag." Now you can safely and effectively throw your tea bags on to the compost heap.
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.
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.
Hosting wildlife in your garden has never been more important. This week’s celebration of wildlife gardening is set against some shock statistics:
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.