Professor Timothy O’Riordan, OBE, FBA and Trustee of The Soil Association spoke of the need for a Leaderless Revolution in our approach to dealing with the current food sustinability crisis. “The food system cannot be resolved on a global scale. We need local reliance. It is not something that is ‘nice to have’. It is [...]

The drizzle didn’t stop Master Gardeners and their mentored households from turning up at Gressenhall on Sunday to celebrate their new food-growing achievements.   What a wonderful day! Master Gardener volunteers were answering questions of all sorts about food-growing. “When can I move my runner bean plants outside, they’re taking over the windowsill?” “What’s the best [...]

The first “Get Growing” workshop was delivered by Master Gardeners Steve, Paul and Katy at Tumbler Hill Allotments, Swaffham on Saturday, 14 April.   Over 10 people turned up, some novice growers and others with more experience, but all looking to pick up some practical, seasonal growing tips. Steve began the morning with getting back to [...]

Garden Organic and Gressenhall Farm & Workhouse welcomed the latest enthusastic food-growing community volunteers into Master Gardener at our fourth foundation course on the weekend of the 31 March last. Two days of shared learning, making new friends, swapping food-growing tips and developing skills to help mentor new households get growing for themselves. Our new [...]

Garden Organic is inviting Norfolk Master Gardeners to become ‘Local Leaders’ for the Games. As the UK’s leading organic growing charity, we use innovation and inspiration to get more people growing in the most sustainable way. We’re engaging 1,000 of our local Master Gardeners and Composters to celebrate the Games with their community. Some of [...]