Organic market gardener, author, speaker & mud herder
Wiltshire, UK
Joined October 2012
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You know when you read a news story and it just keeps getting better and better…?
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“I’m planting a haycorn, so that it can grow up into an oak tree,” said Piglet. “It’s a very difficult thing, planting, unless you know how to do it,” and he put the acorn in the hole he had made, and covered it up with earth, and jumped on it. ~A.A.Milne
#GardeningX
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I’m a British farmer. Here’s the scary truth about what’s happening to our crops | Guy Singh-Watson theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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🔊 Innovative Farmers are welcoming new applications!
If you’ve got an idea to make your farm more profitable & sustainable, take part in a #fieldlab where you’ll receive research support & funding to test it out.
First round closes 31 July - apply here: innovativefarmers.org/get-in…
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@KateCollyns
Ep.2 of the #OGPod comes out this Thursday! We talk to Kate Collyns of Grown Green about taking on land, buying tractors, and planting leeks!
Tune in via all main streaming devices.
Thanks to podcast partner @Ooooby and show sponsors ReAgTools, Vital Seeds and @BDACollege
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We’re hosting a webinar for arable and field horticulture growers in England.
We'll cover the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), Countryside Stewardship (CS), and the Improving Farm Productivity (IFP) grant.
Join us here on 29 February ⬇️
defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/202…
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The Swindon based UK Space Agency is offering £15m of funding to groups who want to do science experiments in space.
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wi…
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Get your Sheep & Goat census returned by 14th February!
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Sheep & Goat Census deadline is fast approaching.
📷 Census date was 31st December
Digital returns are to be submitted by 14th February on AgFood.ie or through the Aim Services App.
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95% of farmers under 40 in the UK say mental health is one of the biggest hidden problems in agriculture. Recognising the importance of mental health wellbeing in communities is a first step towards reducing the devastating impact of rural suicides. Emotional film. #MindYourHead
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UK ‘used to be a leader on climate’, lament European lawmakers - exactly as we feared. #Brexit is a disaster in so many ways & especially for nature & wildlife. UK falling behind “in almost every aspect of environmental regulation” - what an indictment theguardian.com/environment/…
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Calling all UK Growers
We would love to hear your views on Fairness in the UK Horticulture supply chain
Survey open until 11th Feb
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🎉The Soil Farmer of the Year 2024 competition is open!
In partnership with @InnovationforAg (and kindly sponsored by @CotswoldSeeds & @Hutchinsons_Ag) we're looking to celebrate farmers who are safeguarding their soils👇
farmcarbontoolkit.org.uk/soi…
#soil #soilhealth #ORFC24
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Your coastal sewage dumping map for Monday, 11th Dec 2023 brought to you courtesy of the water industry, @ofwat and @EnvAgency
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Today is #WorldChildrensDay
Join Perinnah to see a day in her life and see how school meals help her concentrate and perform better during class🍲
This year, WFP is supporting 440k children with school meals in #SouthSudan
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🤔Did you know converting 1% of UK peri-urban land for horticultural production would create:
🥕 530,000 more tonnes of fruit and veg, worth £3 billion
🧑🌾160,000 jobs?
👀Read about the value of #FringeFarming in the new @Capital_Growth briefing 👇buff.ly/45V06xT
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2 years since Environment Act passed
As @Global_Witness says "outrageous that Defra is failing to press.. green light on simple regulations needed to stop.. UK importation of forest destruction. If.. UK wants to be seen as climate leader, it must act now.”
theguardian.com/environment/…
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Just 20 areas of Britain produce over 15,000 tonnes of waste from intensive livestock units per day, as revealed by @UKsustain buff.ly/3LyJgNX #saveourrivers @RiverActionUK
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Save the date: The Organic Growers Gathering 🌱
📅 When? October 6-8, 2023
📍 Where? Hardwick Estate in Reading, UK
✅ Gathering to network, share skills, build community and learn together to grow alliances between farming networks 🧑🌾
🔗 More info: organic-farmknowledge.org/ne…
