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More bad news for solitary bees
There’s more bad news for bees exposed to pesticides. Recent studies in the US show that solitary bees can ingest pesticide-laced pollen twice (as larvae and as adults) and consequently suffer a terrifying 75% decline in populations when exposed over 2 generations.
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It’s down on the farm for our December podcast!
Grab your coat and wellies as we head down to one of the UK’s best known organic farms, owned by Helen Browning, Head of the Soil Association.
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What does it take to get a new variety listed in our Heritage Seed Library?
We like nothing better than receiving news of a variety from a grower who thinks that they have a rarity that we might be interested in including in the HSL Collection.
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Taking pesticides off the supermarket shelves
Last year, we supported a movement to stop supermarkets from selling pesticide products. We are delighted to report that two retail giants, the Co-op and Waitrose, have now committed to removing all high-risk synthetic pesticides from their gardening range.
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Global call to ban the use of peat in compost - National Trusts' joint statement
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Down to Earth - Alive and Kicking
Kim Stoddart explains how to nurture microbial life for the health and vitality of plants, person, and planet...
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One man and his organic plot - enjoy the last of the autumn colour
As the daylight hours diminish and the colder weather sets in, the available time that there is to spend on the allotment becomes less and less. I’m now squeezing in an hour here and there, but still managing to get my fix.
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The Organic Gardening Podcast - a gorgeous November episode
world of bees and how gardeners can help mitigate the climate emergency. We also discuss garlic planting and which decayed plants are safe to put on your compost heap.
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COP26 – what can we do to play our part?
The UN climate talks taking place in Glasgow, known as COP26, bring together countries in order to find solutions to the very real problem of climate change.