Plastic mattresses to hydroponics
See how plastic mattresses can become the basis for growing food in refugee camps.
Water shortage in the garden?
Wise words from Garden Organic Even if you don’t remember the drought of 1976, you are probably aware of the current water shortages across England. With the forecast due for a dry July, here below are some tips for the … Continued
Find land for veggie growing
Huws Organic Gardening’s suggestion for finding land to grow veggies:-
Growing Your Own Food – Act Now – Vertical Garden in Progress
Have you ever thought about growing your own food, but did not quite know how to go about it? Well, it’s easy and accessible to everyone. Even if you have no land, no garden and no balcony – as long as … Continued
Volunteering opportunities on biodynamic farms
Huxhams Cross Farm, near Dartington, and Oakbrook Farm, near Stroud, are both biodynamic farms leased to the Biodynamic Land Trust and in the course of being prepared for production.
GetGrowing Gets Going in the UK
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This May the very first GetGrowing course was run in the UK. For those not aware this is a hugely successful short course to teach complete novices how to start growing some of their own food, something that Amma’s is … Continued
Be a scientist – save seeds at home
A film by Vandana Shiva. We are very happy to release this video in cooperation with Dr. Vandana Shiva and the Navdanya Organization. Seed saving is one of the important skills that has been lost of the last century, and … Continued
‘Neonics’ – more bad news
The Soil Association has reported further dangers from neonicotinoids, the chemical pesticides which are known to be dangerous to bees:- Now, disturbing new research, part-funded by the Soil Association and thanks to the Roddick Foundation, reveals that neonicotinoids don’t just … Continued
Planting trees in the desert of Barcelona
Prisoners with Amma Quatre Camins is a prison near Barcelona where volunteers working out of Barcelona have been running an outreach program involving Integrated Amma Meditation courses. But meditation is not for everyone. That’s why 18 months ago, our volunteers … Continued