Garden Organic is committed to getting people growing and there is no better place to start than getting our children involved. Below are just some of the resources available through their Education Programme. FREE Resources for Schools Food for Life Partnership Educational visits to Garden Organic Ryton Courses for Schools professionals Useful Links Garden Organic for …
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Garden Organic’s Ryton Gardens to undergo redevelopment to create new education and resource centre
Garden Organic’s Ryton Gardens is to undergo a site redevelopment as part of a plan to create a new education and resource centre. During the winter months the shop and café will be replaced by a new Garden Organic education and resource centre. Parts of the ten acre gardens will be redesigned to create a …
Blue Peter gardener Chris Collins new Garden Organic Ambassador
Blue Peter gardener and star of BBC series The Plantsman, Chris Collins is to become Garden Organic’s latest Ambassador. Chris Collins will begin his new role with immediate effect after agreeing to become a Garden Organic Ambassador for the next 12 months. Having already proved a great ally and supporter of Garden Organic, in particular …
Garden Organic appoints new Chief Executive
Garden Organic has appointed James Campbell as its new Chief Executive, following a comprehensive recruitment process. James has joined Garden Organic from the Earthwatch Institute, where he was Acting Chief Development Officer. He joined the Earth watch Institute in 2008 as the Head of Global Corporate Programmes, managing their flagship HSBC Climate Partnership program, a …
Garden Organic Seeks New Chief Executive
Following the recent resignation of Myles Bremner, Garden Organic is actively seeking a new Chief Executive. Full details of the post are available on the ‘Prospectus’ website here and if you fancy making an application, a briefing pack can be downloaded from here. Closing date is 19 June 2013
Garden Organic Smartphone Apps
With developers The Other Hat, Garden Organic have produced five new reference apps, which can be downloaded to iPhones, iPads and Android devices. The titles are: Organic Gardening Guidelines Composting for Organic Gardeners Grow Your Own Organic Fruit Grow Your Own Organic Herbs Grow Your Own Organic Vegetables
Triumph and trepidation as Garden Organic gives cautious welcome to new draft EU seed directive
Garden Organic, the national charity for organic growing, has given a cautious welcome to the new EU seed directive as a “step in the right direction” but with a need for “vigilance in the future” after fears the proposals would put plant biodiversity at risk. The new Regulation on Marketing of Plant Reproductive Material (PRM), …
New Seed Law will Outlaw Heritage Seeds
A new seed law will go before the EU on 6 May 2013. (Update: see here) The Regulation on Marketing of Plant Reproductive Material law will mean no seed can be sold, or potentially even given for free to anyone in the EU unless that seed is already registered on the EU Plant List as …
A message to Garden Organic members from Chief Executive Myles Bremner
Dear Member I am writing to let you know that I will be leaving Garden Organic at the end of August this year. I have greatly enjoyed my time at Garden Organic, working with inspiring members, staff and volunteers in taking our work out to new audiences. It is especially encouraging to see the progress …
Garden Organic news: Food growing set to be on National Curriculum
Garden Organic is delighted its long campaign for every schoolchild to have a chance to grow their own food looks set to succeed – with “horticulture” due to become part of the National Curriculum. Horticulture has been introduced as a key activity for design and technology in the draft version of the National Curriculum. The …