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HEOG

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Heart of England Organic Group is for all interested in #environment, #organic #growing and #food, covering Coventry, Warwickshire, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield.

 Heart of England, UK
heog.org.uk
Joined November 2010
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My citizen science experiment - solving two problems at once. Will excess horseradish keep badgers off our sweetcorn? @gardenorganicuk @HeaEngOrgGrp
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There will be a 2nd reading of the #2024PeatBan bill on 26-Apr-2024. Care about #nature, #biodiversity & #peatlands? Please contact your local #MP & ask them to support a ban on peat in #horticulture. Info from @gardenorganicuk incl template letter here: gardenorganic.org.uk/news/pe…
Help us stop the use of peat compost in gardens | Garden Organic

Help us stop the use of peat compost in gardens | Garden Organic

This Peat Free April we’re sharing tips for using peat-free compost – and urging you to write to your MP to speed up the ban on peat.

gardenorganic.org.uk
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With just over a week to go until we open the doors for The Bedworth Seed Swap 2024. Please see the full information on Facebook/Instagram for what we can & can’t accept, see you there! #seedswap #whattobring #packaging
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We’ve posted information today on our Facebook & Instagram pages for 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴. Please go have a look at what we can & can’t accept at the #swap, plus #how to label packets, as although not huge its really to long to post here
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What a wonderful time we had at @food_union Spring Festival at Coventry Cathedral. Another fantastic event with stalls, live music to enjoy. It was great to catch up with the guys at the plant swap table & to enjoy a delicious Celeriac Shawarma, freshly made by @the_pod_cafe crew
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Pre-orders are going fast this year for our Organic Potato Day and Seed Swap next week on Feb 4th! Come and join us. #Kenilworth #Warwickshire @gardenorganicuk @SoilAssociation @BBCCWR @live_coventry @Kenilworth_news heog.org.uk
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Great that potato days are back for 2023! 🥔🥔🥔
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Countdown to our #organic #potatoday and #seedswap on Feb 4th in #Kenilworth. Dundeeshire's finest seed on sale from @PotatoHouseUK at @SkeaOrganics. Details on our website heog.org.uk. @gardenorganicuk
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Just 4 weeks to go until The Bedworth #Seed Swap opens it doors. Something for us #gardeners to look forward too! See you there 🤗 #seedswap #localseedswap #openpollinated #heritageseed
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Good morning!
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We’ll be visiting other groups & sites throughout the Summer to spread the word about our swap. We’ll post more details soon. We look forward to holding our main seed swap event on 11 Feb 2023 - don’t forget to Save the Date!
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From today, 1st April, blue metaldehyde slug pellets are banned in the UK. These pellets are toxic to wildlife if they eat a poisoned snail or slug. There are effective alternatives. RHS research showed organic slug pellets more effective than Metaldehyde tinyurl.com/muhvz3hz
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Non-Toxic alternative to Metaldehyde slug pellets - Nematodes protect young plants from slug damage

ALT Non-Toxic alternative to Metaldehyde slug pellets - Nematodes protect young plants from slug damage

Non-Toxic alternative to Metaldehyde slug pellets - Sheep Wool Pellets protect young plants from slug damage

ALT Non-Toxic alternative to Metaldehyde slug pellets - Sheep Wool Pellets protect young plants from slug damage

Egg Shells protect young plants from slug damage

ALT Egg Shells protect young plants from slug damage

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Our 2022 Seed List is now available - just send us an e-mail and we’ll get all the details to you. On that list, you’ll find this exciting #frenchbean, Bob and Mary, offering from @HeritageSeedsUK . The following description and the photographs are from their site. 1/2
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Chit, plant, earth-up, grow, crop, boil, mash, sauté, roast, chip #organic potatoes @PotatoHouseUK @SkeaOrganics. Feb 5th. heog.org.uk
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John Sargent recognised as a champion for Organic Gardening and St John Ambulance printed in today’s Guardian. It was a privilege to learn from him. @gardenorganicuk @HeaEngOrgGrp @stjohnambulance @guardian amp.theguardian.com/lifeands…
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We are looking for an energetic, & ambitious person, who shares our passion for biodynamic and organic food and farming to manage our Certification Team as we move forward and grow the business post-Brexit. Find out more > bit.ly/2ZLJGMr Closing date: 30th November 2021
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This month's podcast captures the joys of autumn in the organic garden, from seed saving and planning next year's planting, to what to do with all those green tomatoes! gardenorganic.org.uk/news/or… #podcast #autumn #organic #organicgardening
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Thanks Esther and Stuart @5AFarm for our tour and BBQ today. Inspirational #organic #community growing.
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We hosted an organic variety demonstration today - thanks to the companies who contributed @Agrico_UK @1CygnetPB @MeijerSeed @IPMPotatoGroup @SolanaUK @SarpoUK @Greenvale_Seed @PotatoHouseUK. Thanks to @tatophil of @ConsultingSAC
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There's still time to vote in the @GrowYourOwnMag Great British Growing Awards 2021 in association with @officialglee. We're delighted to be selected as a nominee by the readers of Grow Your Own magazine in the Best Gardening Organisation category. bit.ly/3i6A594 #GYO
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Protecting and restoring meadows and grasslands is essential to the fight against climate change. That’s why we’ll be at the COP26 climate conference in November, telling the UK government to make meadows a priority. Add your voice to our petition here: grasslandsplus.org.uk/
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