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    Allotment innovation making plots more accessible and biodiverse

    A new survey shows smaller plot sizes, wildlife areas and pollinator friendly planting are making allotments fit for the future.

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    Seeds and stories take root in our #SeedSearch project

    Our National Lottery Heritage funded ‘Sowing Your Seeds’ project has discovered 30 new seed varieties in the Midlands, says project coordinators Giselle and Lucy.

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    Chris Collins on…taking on a new plot

    Chris guides you through the excitement and trepidation of taking on a new allotment with some useful organic advice

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    Triple celebrations for Shropshire Organic Gardeners

    We learn more about a friendly community of organic gardeners in Shropshire that are marking some milestones this year.

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    Jules’s favourite summer veg to sow now

    Mind the gap! Gardener Jules Duncan shares five of her favourite crops to sow and grow in late summer.

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    Grow green at your allotment plot

    This National Allotment Week, we’re offering five tips for growing green manures so you can nurture the soil on your veg plot.

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    Climate change crops to buffer the heatwaves

    Alice Whitehead looks at how planning crop diversity in your vegetable garden next year could help buffer the effects of climate change

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    Chris Collins on…harvesting hacks

    Our head of organic horticulture shares some brilliant tips for harvesting your vegetables this summer and autumn

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    UK’s largest pesticide survey shows half of councils still using pesticides

    A new survey from Pesticide Action Network shows councils still falling short with pesticide use in our towns and cities

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    Grow your own groceries

    Professor Tim Lang discusses how consumers have been conditioned to believe food is simply ‘there’, brought to a supermarket giant near you – but we need more people to grow their own food.