After spending a fantastic morning at Warwick university chatting to students about windowsill vegetables I felt that I had to share one of the recipes that I handed out about pea shoots! All the students were lovely and we had a fantastic time chatting to them about their gardening experiences and sharing some of our [...]

Flush with enthusiasm from the brutal promptings of Head Gardener Andi and armed with saw and sharp, sterilised secateurs I fearlessly decided to tackle my old, diseased, overgrown but precious cooking apple. It would have stumped me in the past but not now with a Leonard Cohen lyric in my head, “Have I carved enough [...]

Now is the time to celebrate the spud with Garden Organic’s National Potato day on the 26 and 27 January 2013 and other themed events this month around the UK.         Wake up your new seed-potatoes by ‘chitting’. This gives the keenest start. Pop your seed-potatoes in a clean egg box ‘rose’ [...]

John & Sandy would like to say a big thank you to all our friends at Master Gardeners and Garden Organic for supporting us for the Award as winners of the West Midlands Local Food Heroes. With a special thank you to Kate. Yesterday was most enjoyable receiving the award which we shall always treasure [...]

By Rubi Ingaglia With the festive season approaching the thought of snuggling up with a mug of hot chocolate sounds appealing, but the December garden has lots to offer. A cold stint in the allotment won’t seem so painful compared to the tasting of fresh, organic ingredients that will compliment your Christmas roast delightfully. Here [...]