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    Concern over ‘forever chemicals’ detected in UK food

    New research reveals many common UK food items contain toxic PFAS pesticides - prompting concerns about the danger to human health.

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    Ants in the garden

    Ants may be considered a garden pest but they can actually bring some benefits. Read how to manage ants in your garden using organic methods.

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    • Vegetables and herbs
    • Advice

    Chris Collins on... growing herbs

    Chris shares his tips for growing herbs on a windowsill or in the garden, for fresh pickings all summer long.

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    • Composting
    • Podcast

    The Organic Gardening Podcast March

    In this special episode for Food Waste Action Week (18-24 March), we offer the ultimate guide to composting!

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    • Advice
    • Vegetable growing

    Go potty for potatoes

    You don’t need a big garden to grow potatoes, writes Rachel Phillips Street - project coordinator for the Shropshire Master Composters - as she shares her tips on container-grown potatoes and the joy of Potato Days

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    • Flowers
    • General gardening

    Chris Collins on…summer bulbs

    Don’t just plant spring bulbs, invest in some low-cost summer stunners to fill your borders and veg beds, says Chris Collins

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    • Citizen Science

    Your best performing crops of 2023

    How did the dull and wet summer of 2023 affect how your crops grew? We share the results from our grow your own survey.

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    • Community gardens
    • Campaigns

    We're launching a Growing Buddies project with housing associations

    We want to make it easier for housing association tenants to grow their own food with the launch of a brand-new community gardening toolkit.

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    • Heritage Seed Library
    • Blogs

    We're on Gardeners' World!

    We’re thrilled to be featured on the BBC Two's flagship gardening programme 'Gardeners' World' this Friday 16 February.

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    • unusual veg
    • Vegetable growing

    Grow your own lentils

    We’re growing lentils in our organic demonstration garden later this spring. Head gardener Emma O’Neill shares her top tips