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Food for Life Partnership plants 400 fruit trees in England - 13-11-2009
Food for Life Partnership schools in England will soon be enjoying homegrown apples thanks to an initiative to get schools planting their own fruit trees.
800,000 school pupils in England to 'grow their own' by 2011 - 20-10-2009
Over 806,000* youngsters aged 4-16 in England are set to learn vital lessons about food through 'growing their own' thanks to a brand new resource for schools, produced by the UK's leading organic growing charity as part of its work with the Food for Life Partnership.
UK Food Security Assessment response - 11-08-2009
Garden Organic statement on the UK Food Security Assessment
Response to FSA report on organic food - 30-07-2009
Press Statement in response to FSA report on the nutritional benefits of organic food.
TV gardener drops into conference for composters - 27-07-2009
BBC Gardeners' World presenter, Alys Fowler, dropped in to the Garden Organic 'Master Composter' Conference on Saturday to share her own composting adventures with delegates.
New pest could pose threat to UK gardens as country warms up - 17-07-2009
A pest from southern Europe, seen occasionally in the UK since 2003, is feared to be breeding on our shores according to leading charity, Garden Organic, which warns it could become more common as the climate gets hotter.
Charity's mission to get the nation growing reaches Buckingham Palace - 14-06-2009
Garden Organic, which has been campaigning for back-garden food growing since 1958, has donated seeds to kick-start the new vegetable allotment in the Buckingham Palace garden.
Rare vegetables in favour with The Queen but charity urges don't forget the others - 14-06-2009
Many of the UK's vegetables may have fallen out of favour over the years, but while The Queen is doing her bit to help by growing rare vegetables on her new allotment, a leading charity is urging us not to forget the others.
Bumblebees need gardeners' help urges Garden Organic - 08-06-2009
Garden flowerbeds combined with untended garden areas could help protect Britain's declining bumblebee population, according to a survey by the UK's leading organic growing charity.
Charity urges us to cut our garden footprint on UN World Environment Day - 26-05-2009
Organic gardeners have a carbon footprint a third smaller than regular gardeners, which is why Garden Organic is urging more of us to go organic in the garden for UN World Environment Day.
Garden Organic helps create allotment on 3rd runway site - 11-05-2009
Some of the UK's top gardeners are coming together to create an allotment on land earmarked by Gordon Brown for the construction of a new runway at Heathrow airport.
Thirty years after The Good Life ended, actor Richard Briers is teaming up with Gardener's World presenter, Alys Fowler, Garden Organic and Greenpeace to plant fruit and vegetables on the "Airplot" in Sipson. The project is supported by Monty Don, president of the Soil Association.
It's George's day in heritage veg trials - 27-04-2009
A collection of heritage lettuce varieties has outperformed their commercial counterparts in new findings by the UK's leading organic growing charity.
No excuse for worming your way out of compost - 24-03-2009
Setting up a home wormery could be the answer to the age-old excuse 'I don't have room to compost', according to the UK's leading organic growing charity, which is urging everyone to give composting a go during Compost Awareness Week, Sunday 3 – Saturday 9 May 2009.
Rare sale of even rarer vegetables - 17-03-2009
Garden Organic is offering keen gardeners and lovers of great tasting produce the opportunity to grow rare vegetables that cannot be bought in seed catalogues, garden centres or the supermarket
Look after Mum and Mother Earth - 16-03-2009
Organic growing charity, Garden Organic, based in Warwickshire, is urging people to give Mother Earth a break on Sunday 22 March by reducing the energy used on the traditional Mother’s Day celebration meal.
Greenfields Grow Their Own - 02-03-2009
Growing their own food – with support from Garden Organic - has proved a fantastic way for the children from many different cultures at Greenfields Community School, Nottinghamshire to learn and have fun together.
Garden Organic supports National Trust 'land share' but urges that skills must come first - 19-02-2009
Garden Organic, the UK's leading organic growing charity, has approved of the National Trust's announcement that it will make areas of unused land available for food growing, but urges that while access to land is important, re-skilling people in 'how to grow your own' is essential.
Major growth for organic education project - 06-02-2009
The longest standing organic horticulture project for schools in the UK, led by Garden Organic, has reached a major milestone in the challenge to engage children in food, by helping 5000 schools set up food growing projects.
Beat the crunch, grow your lunch! - 05-02-2009
The UK's leading organic growing charity is urging the increasing number of people trying to beat the credit crunch by turning to cheap low quality food, to make 2009 the year they grow their own instead.
EU pesticide vote: good news for our soil - 18-01-2009
Garden Organic, the UK’s leading organic growing charity, which last year urged gardeners not to panic when EU pesticide laws were proposed, is pleased that the legislation has been approved and passed, but warns that more must be done.
New policy group will help define role of gardens in food security challenge - 11-12-2008
Garden Organic is pleased that the contributions of community food initiatives will be represented on the Government's new high-level food policy group created by Environment Minister, Hilary Benn. The UK's leading organic growing charity believes that community growing, including the role of home food production, will be instrumental in helping to secure to the future of our food.
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