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  1. Our Brimscombe & Thrupp Community Composters
    • Events
    • Local Events

    Garden Organic in your community

    Events season is upon us! Ranging from allotment or community open days to large flower festivals.

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    • Volunteer projects
    • Community gardens

    Celebrating Great Big Green Week 2026

    Great Big Green Week is an opportunity for people to come together and take practical action for their community, for nature and for the climate.

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    • Small gardens

    The big balcony transfer

    June is a busy time of the gardening year for Chris and signals that its time to change over his balcony space.

  4. Bocking 14 Comfrey
    • Comfrey

    The big debate: which feed is best - comfrey or nettle?

    Dr Anton Rosenfeld analyses whether nettle or comfrey leaves produce a better liquid feed and makes some recommendations for making homemade fertiliser.

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    • Wildlife gardening

    Five fascinating insects to look out for this summer

    Summer is one of the best times to slow down and take a closer look at the wildlife sharing our gardens and green spaces. From devoted Parent Bugs to long-distance butterfly migrants, there are plenty of remarkable creatures to discover if you know where to look.

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    • Members Experiments
    • Vegetable growing

    Comfrey versus nettle: which makes the best plant feed?

    For generations, organic gardeners have turned to homemade plant fertilisers as a sustainable way to feed their plants. Two of the most popular are comfrey and nettle feeds. But the question that has sparked debate for decades is…which one is better?

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    • Trustee

    New Chair of Trustees appointed

    We’re pleased to announce that the Garden Organic Board of Trustees has appointed John Varney as its new Chair.

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    • Recipes and DIY

    Garden to plate recipes with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

    Dig in to three recipes from our Organic Gardening Podcast guest star and River Cottage chef/gardener.

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    • Composting

    Composting in your community

    Each year we celebrate the understated natural wonder that is compost during International Compost Awareness week (3-9 May) - so we thought this was the perfect opportunity to share a community composting special!

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    • Wildlife gardening

    Help us ban glyphosate

    Around 9 out of 10 gardeners would welcome a ban on the toxic weedkiller glyphosate - according to our survey.