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  1. Ryton garden in November

    Celebrating a year of achievement

    Every year, Garden Organic invites the charity’s volunteer Master Gardeners, Master Composters, Food Buddies and Growing Buddies from across the UK to join them in celebrating another inspirational year of spreading the word on organic food growing, food preparation and home composting.

  2. Chris Collins in his winter garden
    • Blogs

    10 minutes with Chris Collins, GO's Head of Horticulture

    Garden Organic's new Head of Organic Horticulture, Chris Collins has a CV most gardeners can only dream of, taking in two Royal Botanic Gardens and the green space at 'The Queen's church' Westminster Abbey.

  3. Volunteers planting
    • Volunteer projects

    Now recruiting volunteers in Breckland!

    Breckland Council and national charity Garden Organic have launched a new scheme to create a network of volunteer ‘Growing Buddies’, to support older people and vulnerable residents in growing and gardening activities as part of the Breckland Master Gardeners Project.

  4. Hands holding a tray of organic vegetables including rainbow chard, tomatoes and squashes.
    • Research

    Independent businesses key to organic success

    Recent research from Nielsen has shown that the UK’s organic market is likely to reach and exceed a value of £2 billion by the end of this year, with a considerable percentage of that thanks to independents.

  5. A slug in soil surrounded by leaves
    • Pests and diseases

    Greenpeace publishes EU Pesticide Blacklist

    Greenpeace has just published an EU Pesticide Blacklist, which includes over 500 active substances of pesticides and herbicides which are currently approved by the EU. It includes the herbicide glyphosate. Of these 520 substances, 209 are considered are potential risk to human health and the environment.

  6. Bee sitting on top of a pink verbena flower
    • Research

    New study finds neonicotinoid insecticides linked to wild bee decline across England

    Exposure to oilseed rape crops which have been treated with neonicotinoids has been linked to the long-term population decline of wild bee species across the English countryside, according to research published yesterday by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH).

  7. Garden Organic Volunteer pruning garden arch
    • Volunteer projects

    Garden Organic project scoops award

    Garden Organic's work with Golding Homes in Maidstone has received two prestigious awards in the Kent Housing Group Excellence Awards 2016.

  8. Multicoloured Beans
    • Seed saving
    • Heritage Seed Library

    Calling all seed swappers...

    As we're starting to put together the 2018 Heritage Seed Library Catalogue, we're on the look out for members wanting to share their excess seed with other members.

  9. Worms in compost

    Consumers urged to 'Go Compostable' with their paper cups

    Garden Organic's Master Composters are urging consumers to 'Go Compostable' if they are buying disposable cups for their picnics and BBQs this summer.

  10. Alloment growing
    • Press

    Celebrating organic allotments this National Allotments Week

    This National Allotments Week (8-14 August 2016) Garden Organic is celebrating the inspirational organic allotments cared for by our members, supporters, volunteers and staff across the country.