Category Archives: Organic gardening

February 2012 Allotment Diary

Green Friends Event in Derby this weekend!; litter picking; and the February Allotment Diary Continue reading

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Soil Food Web Course & Treeplanting Support

News from greenfriends.org in the USA of a course by Dr. Elaine Ingham on Compost Tea and the Soil Food Web. Continue reading

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EM (Effective Micro Organisms): guidelines for use

Guidelines for practical use of Bokashi from Kuleen Agro Services in Trivandrum (Kerala) Continue reading

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December Allotment Diary

Recycling at Amma’s programme in London; forests and woodland; and the December Allotment Diary Continue reading

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Organoponico garden at Ryton Gardens

James Wong opens organoponico at Ryton Gardens, featuring a rope of yard-long beans! Continue reading

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Permaculture design course in M.A. Center Germany

A unique permaculture design course in M.A. Centre Germany in May 2012. Continue reading

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Extract from Fukuoka’s ‘The One-Straw Revolution’

Fukuoka’s book on natural farming without digging or adding manure. “Leaning against the long handle of my scythe, …I wonder how it is that people’s philosophies have come to spin faster than the changing seasons.”
“To the extent that people separate themselves from nature, they spin out further and further from the centre.” Continue reading

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Barracks Lane Garden Press! [OXFORD]

The garden now has its own apple press and scrattle and would like to start using it at events. Continue reading

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August Allotment Diary

Kaivalya & Richard’s allotment diary: The End of Summer or the Beginning of Autumn?; Sherwood Forest’s Major Oak; Summer Solstice; and Allotment News. Continue reading

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July Allotment Diary

Richard & Kaivalya’s July allotment diary: the beauty of the Lake District, and allotment news. Continue reading

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