News

  1. Emma adding to compost heap

    Ditch the bag this International Compost Awareness Week

    This International Compost Awareness Week (6-12 May), why not celebrate with a completely compostable cuppa?

  2. Wheat in field

    Speak out for organic!

    Add your voice to the future of food and farming...

  3. Bumblebee on Ajuga Reptans

    EU agrees total ban on bee-harming pesticides

    The world’s most widely used insecticides will be banned from all fields within six months, to protect both wild and honeybees that are vital to crop pollination.

  4. A person digging a hand shovel in to a raised bed

    Help Leicestershire Master Gardeners grow and grow

    More than 60 volunteers will be helping communities throughout Leicestershire to grow their own organic food this year and more are needed to join them!

  5. Malus Charlie Ross apple

    2018 DNA Fingerprinting Scheme launched for apples, pears and cherries

    The fruitID.com project has announced that following the success of their schemes in 2016 and 2017, they are offering DNA analysis of Apple, Pear and Cherry fruit trees for 2018 at £26 plus VAT per sample.

  6. Vegetables and flowers growing together at Ryton

    Garden Organic welcomes European visitors

    Garden Organic last month gave European visitors an insight into its successful social and therapy gardening projects over a week-long visit.

  7. Chris Collins in his winter garden

    One man & his organic plot - April 2018

    Many a gardener were enjoying a rare few hours in the garden during the first week of April. The sun came out and warmth could be felt on my face, what a feeling it is too. It made me feel that the winter had been going on a long time. This, however is an illusion. We all seem to be weathermen (or women) these days. I put it down to the constant information we receive from the TV, social media or the paper.

  8. Blue Tit Bird sitting in leaves

    Take care feeding the birds

    Supporting birds in the garden, especially in winter months, is to be encouraged. But supplementary feeding can create risks, such as spreading disease between species.

  9. Bee hovering by a sunflower

    Mow less, and help the bees

    A study in Massachusetts has found that reducing the frequency of mowing the lawn helped bee species.
    Researchers tested whether mowing every 1, 2 or 3 weeks had an effect on bee abundance and diversity.

  10. Mailing of our members’ magazine, The Organic Way

    We have now sourced a suitable wrapper from the magazine made from 100% potato starch which claims to break down in a domestic compost heap. We are keen to find out if this really is the case, and if there is any additional advice we can offer to help members compost it quicker. We are composting several of the wrappers here and would love to hear how you get on composting yours. Please let us know by email to [email protected]. We will keep you updated on how we get on.