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New co-ordinator Liza looking for food growers in Medway

New co-ordinator Liza looking for food growers in MedwayLeading charity Garden Organic and ‘A Better Medway’ Health Improvement Services are recruiting ‘Master Gardeners’ to help people benefit from growing food. We’re delighted to welcome new co-ordinator Liza Scholefield to launch and support this exciting network. She is looking for her first 20 Medway volunteers for training on the 11 and 12 May 2013. Liza [...]

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New co-ordinator for North London Master Gardeners

New co-ordinator for North London Master GardenersWe’re delighted to welcome our new North London co-ordinator this week to recruit and support ‘Master Gardeners’. This lively volunteer network mentors communities to benefit from growing their own food in Hackney, Islington, Haringey and Camden. Nynke takes over from interim support by our co-ordinator in South London, Fiona. Thank you Fiona for your many [...]

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Ideal for new growers & households: Grow your own Veg course launches online

Ideal for new growers & households: Grow your own Veg course launches onlineWorking with leading on-line course providers Love to Learn, Garden Organic is excited to present a new way to learn the joys of growing your own Veg. What’s more, every booking made through the Garden Organic web link ensures a 10% donation of the course fee goes to supporting the charities projects. Recommended for householders [...]

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News: Local food charity looking for Somerset Master Gardeners to support people to grow their own food

News: Local food charity looking for Somerset Master Gardeners to support people to grow their own foodLocal food charity, [1] Somerset Community Food are pleased to announce that they will be partnering with national charity [2] Garden Organic to support volunteers in Somerset to become Master Gardeners to help get their communities growing their own food. “Around the country, thousands of people have been supported to grow their own with the [...]

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Local Food heroes – WINNERS

Local Food heroes – WINNERSMaster Gardeners John and Sandy Young have won the Local Food heroes in the West Midlands! John and Sandy Young beat all their competitors to be named West Midlands Local Food Heroes 2012. On Wednesday, December 5, they were presented with their award by Alex Boys of the Big Lottery and Marc Lupson from Local [...]

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  • Jun 2nd: Alcester Garden walkabout Posted on 21 May 2013
    Meet your local Master Gardeners at this great event. In aid of CANCER RESEARCH UK £4 for adults, children under 11 free There are around 20 large & small beautiful gardens be...
  • Steve’s allotment progress! Posted on 21 May 2013
    After signing up Steve 3 weeks ago, I left him with an overgrown plot, infested with perennial weeds and aftr discussing the options with Steve he decided that the best long term p...
  • Free Starter Seeds! Posted on 21 May 2013
    On Sunday morning I was pleased to sign up my second household to the master Gardener Scheme. Charlene and Ian have recently moved into their new home. Charlene was a work colleagu...
  • Warwick University growers visit Posted on 20 May 2013
    The Warwick University allotment society had a group visit to Ryton gardens on Sunday. They bought the sunshine with them too! The forecast rain never came and the group enjoyed a ...
  • Amazing Nettles Posted on 16 May 2013
      It has been known for a very long that nettles are much more than just unwanted weeds. They are very useful in the diet and an excellent source of plant nutrients. They cont...
  • My first MG event Posted on 21 May 2013
    The Streatham Green Artisan Market SW16 usually runs on a Sunday from 10 am to 3 pm. I was there with fellow MGs Lesley and Joan on Sunday, 21 May, for our first joint MG session. ...
  • Yesterday Posted on 21 May 2013
    The weather was so good yesterday – I spent the entire day planting out my tomatoes and pak choi. I also replanted my rhubarb plant from a pot to a well composted place in th...
  • Potting on – more root space please! Posted on 21 May 2013
    Your seedlings, even after the slow and late spring, will be wanting your attention right now. The mini-plants will be yearning to spread their roots and grow on to the next stage....
  • Ambitious household – novice household Posted on 20 May 2013
    New MG Joan has been busy… Visited new household and was shocked to find they had cleared the ground in preparation. Today we were going to look at using recycled materials t...
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  • Sustainability in the post austerity age Posted on 21 May 2013
    Professor Tim O’Riordan was guest speaker at the March meeting of Norfolk Organic Group.  Professor O’Riordan (henceforth referred to as ‘Tim’ for purposes...
  • Growing in aid of East Anglian Air Ambulance Posted on 20 May 2013
    Master Gardener joined forces with Master Composter at Woodgate Nursery’s Garden Show – their annual fund-raising event for East Anglian Air Ambulance.  Although the morning w...
  • Caroline Chapman Posted on 20 May 2013
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  • Pauline Posted on 17 May 2013
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  • How does your garden grow? Posted on 15 May 2013
    Master Gardeners Sarah and Chris were busy sharing seed-sowing skills with young readers at Blofield Library today.  One of a series of workshops on learning new skills hosted by ...
  • Spring Kitchen free April and May recipies Posted on 17 May 2013
    Spring Kitchen in Lincoln are producing seasonal recipe cards, available here as a pdf download. April and May include Spinach and Cheese Tortillas, Coconut Curried Leeks, Carrot a...
  • May 12th: Bracebridge Heath Festival Posted on 10 May 2013
    Key attractions: A festival with something for everyone. More than 45 stalls & attractions including the Bracebridge Heath Gardeners Association (at Stall 37) with ‘guest...
  • Reduce, Re-use, Recycle Posted on 1 May 2013
    Reduce, re-use, recycle. So goes the primary school mantra as they transform old cardboard boxes into rockets and dolls’ houses, newspapers into plant pots and papier-mâché. Si...
  • Testing your soil Posted on 29 April 2013
    Have you been struggling with a, or some, vegetables in your garden? Do you want to grow something that likes acidic soil but your not sure if you have that type of soil? Rather th...
  • May 12th: The Stamford Garden Show Posted on 22 April 2013
    Arranged by the local Rotary Club, the Stamford Garden Show is an exhibition of local suppliers and interests. Stamford Community Garden, which is supported by two Lincolnshire MGs...
  • Welcome to Somerset Master Gardeners Posted on 21 November 2012
      Garden Organic is delighted to announce our partnership with Somerset Community Food to support volunteer ‘Master Gardeners’ to help communities grow their own f...
  • Blogs coming soon Posted on 9 February 2013
    Our programme at HMP Rye Hill begins in spring 2013. Please visit back soon for latest blogs. In the meantime, please click here to read Master Gardener blogs from across the UK Ab...
  • Case studies coming soon Posted on 9 February 2013
    Our programme at HMP Rye Hill begins in spring 2013. Please visit back soon for latest case studies. In the meantime, please click here to read case studies from our Master Gardene...
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