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Discover organic growing

Garden Organic promotes organic growing and composting, citizen science and research, and seed conservation through our Heritage Seed Library. We want to help you garden 'the organic way', using natural methods to promote healthy, productive, sustainable gardens.

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Grow your skills with our online certificate

Our Introduction to Organic Growing online certificate has been carefully designed for both early career gardeners and amateur growers keen to expand their skills in organic growing.

Find out more and enrol today!

Get into organic

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    Donate to Garden Organic

    By making a gift, however large or small, you will contribute to our vital work. You can support our charitable activities with a regular or one-off donation.

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    Join us

    By becoming a member you can join the thousands of people in the UK and overseas who are already leading the movement for an organic and sustainable future for us all.

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    The Heritage Seed Library

    The Heritage Seed Library (HSL) maintains the national collection of heritage vegetables and aims to conserve vegetable varieties that are not widely available, sharing seed with our members to grow and enjoy.

News & views

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    Help us raise funds to campaign to ban glyphosate
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    Garden Organic in your community
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    Chris Collins on…pesticide free growing
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    The beginner gardener’s glossary of tricky terms
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Who we are and what we do

Our charity brings together thousands of people who share a common belief – that organic growing is essential for a healthy and sustainable world. Through campaigning, advice, community work and research, our aim is to get everyone growing ‘the organic way’.

Your Garden This Month

This month, create a wildlflower meadow or use more diverse plantings for new lawns instead of grass, and grow a tapestry lawn.

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Your organic garden in May

May is one of the busiest months in the garden. Winter is well past and your growing space feels full of energy.

More for May

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    Harvesting and storage
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    The Organic Gardening Podcast
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    What to sow and plant in May

Events & open days

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    Letchworth Organic Gardeners: Annual Fundraiser

    Letchworth Organic Gardeners Present: Garden Bugs. Dealing with the good and the bad in an environmentally friendly way. A talk by renowned entomologist Dr Ian Bedford

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    North London Organic Gardeners — Annual Plant Sale

    North London Organic Gardeners invite you to their annual plant sale: On Saturday 16th May

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    Garden Organic — Annual General Meeting

    We’d be delighted to see you at our 39th Annual General Meeting, which is taking place online at 6pm-8pm on Thursday 22 October 2026, followed by a gardening question time panel.

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    Visit our garden in support of the NGS — Saturday 12th September

    We're delighted to be partnering with the National Open Garden Scheme to allow access to our organic demonstration garden for two special dates on 11th July and 12th September, 2026.