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  1. Skylarks in a field
    • Conservation

    Is UK agriculture doing more damage than climate change?

    Scientists from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH), working with colleagues from other UK research institutes and the RSPB, have said climate change and agriculture are driving a startling loss of biodiversity from the British countryside.

  2. Someone spraying plants with weed killer

    Garden Organic calls for support to say 'No' to glyphosate

    Following the recent deferral of the EU vote to relicense glyphosate, Garden Organic is urging members and supporters to get behind the campaign for a ‘No’ vote when the EU committee next meets.

  3. Four Bindweed Flowers
    • Lawns
    • Weeds

    EU decision on glyphosate deferred

    A committee of EU experts and ministers met this week to decide whether to renew the licence for glyphosate. With opposition from environmental groups, and some member states such as France, Netherlands, Sweden and Germany, the vote was deferred. The committee are under pressure as the current licence expires in June.

  4. Master Composters Norfolk
    • Composting

    Master Composters in Hot 100 for another year!

    For a second year running, Garden Organic’s Master Composter programme has made the top ten of Resource Magazine’s Hot 100!

  5. Hands holding a tray of organic vegetables including rainbow chard, tomatoes and squashes.
    • Fruit
    • Vegetables and herbs
    • Research

    Organic food is proven to be better for you!

    A new study from Newcastle University has shown that both organic milk and meat contain around 50% more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than conventionally produced products.

  6. Bee on flower
    • Press

    Aldi Süd bans bee-harming pesticides

    Aldi Süd, the German branch of the supermarket chain, is the first big retailer in Europe to ban eight bee-harming pesticides from domestic fruits and vegetables produced for their markets.

  7. Prison garden
    • Volunteer projects

    HMI report praises Garden Organic's prison garden

    Garden Organic’s horticultural intervention programme at HMP Rye Hill has been praised in a HMI Inspectorate of Prisons Report. The HMI report pays tribute to the Recovery Garden as an important asset in assisting prisoners recovering from drug mis-use.

  8. People receiving certificate
    • Volunteer projects

    Master Gardener-supported growing project 'outstanding'

    The 3 Close Tenants group in Loughborough, supported by Master Gardener Helen Burgess, has been awarded a distinction in the RHS Britain in Bloom ‘It’s Your Neighbourhood‘ competition.

  9. Weeding tomatoes by hand
    • Weeds

    Glyphosate: European Food Standards Agency says it isn’t carcinogenic

    The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has announced that glyphosate (a chemical weedkiller) is unlikely to cause cancer. This is despite findings earlier this year, from the World Health Organisation’s International Agency for Research into Cancer (IARC) that glyphosate is ‘probably carcinogenic’.

  10. Blackdown blue pea
    • Press

    Garden Organic's Heritage Seeds showcased on BBC2

    We're looking forward to the third episode of 'Kew on a Plate' this evening, with Garden Organic Vice-President, Raymond Blanc and Kate Humble - BBC2 at 9pm.