Phil Sumption
@philsumption.bsky.social
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Organic grower, researcher, author and advisor. Freelance - Bio Communications. Based in Germany.
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On
#NationalBookDay
I’ll take the liberty to shamelessly plug my book
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Organic Vegetable Grower
The Organic Vegetable Grower is a practical guide for those growing, or wishing to grow, market and sell organic vegetables for a living. The book is rooted in organic principles and covers:• Getting ...
https://www.crowood.com/products/organic-vegetable-grower-by-phil-sumption
8 months ago
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One of my proudest achievements is getting this book out there - Tim's writing is sublime and I never tire of reading these columns over and over.
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21 days ago
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Great to be involved with this latest technical guide from Agricology
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25 days ago
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Organic Growers Alliance
about 1 month ago
Read all the latest news from the OGA in our September newsletter
#OrganicGrower
#Organicfarming
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Organic Research Centre
about 2 months ago
We have big news - ORCis now part of ADAS! This move expands ADAS’ applied agricultural research capabilities, whilst also enabling the ORC to continue advocating for organic & low-input farming principles under its own brand.
www.organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/...
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The Organic Research Centre joins ADAS - The Organic Research Centre
The Organic Research Centre (ORC) will become part of the agricultural and environmental consultancy ADAS, effective from 1 September 2025.
https://www.organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/press-releases/orc-joins-adas/
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Both of these fabulous books will be available from the
@ogagrowers.bsky.social
stand at the Organic Growers Gathering this weekend on special offers. All profits to OGA. Everyone’s a winner!
about 2 months ago
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My
#OrganicGrower
has arrived!
@ogagrowers.bsky.social
Always a proud moment… Have you got yours yet?
2 months ago
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Just a reminder should you need a holiday book, a birthday present or a treat for yourself. It's unique - encapsulating the essence of being a grower and the natural world we depend on.
#Naturewriting
#Devonbooks
#Devon
#Devonwildlife
#organicfarming
organicgrowersalliance.co.uk/nature-notes/
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Nature Notes - Organic Growers Alliance
Tim Deane’s Nature Notes, which appeared in the Organic Grower magazine between 2009 and 2021, have now been revised and collected in a single volume. Both light-hearted and informative, these are h...
https://organicgrowersalliance.co.uk/nature-notes/
2 months ago
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Organic Growers Alliance
3 months ago
Our packed August newsletter is here! A hard rain's gonna fall...
#Organicfarming
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Phil Sumption
Organic Research Centre
3 months ago
This is a fabulous article by the very lovely
@hanslope.bsky.social
in Direct Driller in which he talks about our work (and
@agricology.bsky.social
) and its impact on his journey and its relevance
#organicfarming
Great insights on farmer learning too
directdriller.com/farmer-focus...
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Farmer Focus – John Pawsey
June 2025 I get asked a lot of questions about farming stuff, most of which I have no idea what the answer is. So I usually make something up that sounds right. However, I do suspect that there wil…
https://directdriller.com/farmer-focus-john-pawsey-7/
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Our biggest issue yet!
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3 months ago
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Phil Sumption
Organic Growers Alliance
4 months ago
Read our July news! We want you - director recruitment. Training, funding, tillage, events, jobs and more.
#Organicfarming
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Agricology
4 months ago
🚜 Innovation on show at Germany’s Organic Field Days! 🌾 From AI-powered weeders to transfer mulch trials, Germany’s
#Öko-Feldtage
showcased just how cutting-edge
#organicfarming
can be. Read
@philsumption.bsky.social
overview now:
agricology.co.uk/blog/innovat...
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Innovations in organic farming showcased at Germany’s Organic Field Days - Agricology
Phil Sumption blogs about the Organic Field Days - the biennial meeting point for the German organic farming sector.
https://agricology.co.uk/blog/innovations-in-organic-farming-showcased-at-germanys-organic-field-days/
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Phil Sumption
Organic Research Centre
4 months ago
We support
@beyond-gm.bsky.social
legal challenge to UK government’s new GMO regs. The action “is not seeking to ‘ban’ GMOs – indeed, GMOs have never been ’banned’ in the UK. We are seeking to ensure full transparency from field to fork.“
www.organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/...
#StopHiddenGMOs
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Seeking GMO transparency from field to fork - The Organic Research Centre
A legal action has been launched by Beyond GM against the UK government over new regulations that remove labelling requirements for some genetically modified organisms
https://www.organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/seeking-gmo-transparency-from-field-to-fork/
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Agricology
4 months ago
📣📰 Agricology newsletter - hot off the press! Read about: 🎪Our top picks for
#Groundswell25
👩🌾New farmer profile launch 📻 To Till or Not to Till - final podcast episodes Find all our latest news, resources, and upcoming events here: 👉
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4 months ago
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Organic Research Centre
4 months ago
Blog by
@philsumption.bsky.social
who was at the Organic Field Days near Leipzig last week - an impressive event showcasing innovation and the role of
#organicfarming
in water protection.
www.organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/...
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Organic Field days in Germany: Water, innovation and the future of organic farming - The Organic Research Centre
The Organic Field days in Germany provide a biennial meting point for organic farmers in Germany. Phil Sumption reports from the 2025 event which had the theme of Water.
https://www.organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/news/organic-field-days-germany-water/
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Today I’ve been at the Organic Field Day at Wassergut Canitz near Leipzig. It’s a huge event - lots of inspiration and great to meet up with old friends
4 months ago
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Nice review of Tim Deane’s Nature Notes in Wicked Leeks
#naturewriting
“this book provides a delightful, inspiring, and thought-provoking window into Tim’s life and the natural cycles of the year he moves through”
wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/resource/nat...
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Nature Notes
A collated collection of beautifully subtle observations from the natural world, originally published as columns by Tim Deane for Organic Grower magazine.
https://wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/resource/nature-notes/
4 months ago
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Phil Sumption
Organic Growers Alliance
4 months ago
Our latest
#Organicgrower
podcast is out! James share's his Spring review.
#Organicfarming
www.buzzsprout.com/2316172/epis...
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OGPod Episode 29: James' Spring Review 2025 - The Organic Grower Podcast
So today, I thought I would share with you my 2025 spring review. What’s gone well and what’s gone less well? How are sales going? What's up, what's down?What are the top crops and why? What improveme...
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2316172/episodes/17298907-ogpod-episode-29-james-spring-review-2025
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Phil Sumption
Organic Growers Alliance
5 months ago
Our June newsletter is out! Loads in this one!
#Organicfarming
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Phil Sumption
Organic Growers Alliance
5 months ago
A short excerpt from Tim Deane's
#NatureNotes
- Tim reading from 'While hedging'
#Naturewriting
"Such moments of serendipity, or even transcendence, remind us (should we need it) why it is that we choose to spend our lives under the sky"
organicgrowersalliance.co.uk/nature-notes/
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Organic Research Centre
5 months ago
New faces, agroforestry🌳 hedges, tillage and more - Our May E-Bulletin is out!
#organicfarming
mailchi.mp/organicresea...
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Phil Sumption
Organic Research Centre
6 months ago
This is a great listen - Mark is always good value; wise and thoughtful reflections backed up by many years of experience, solid research and science.
#organicfarming
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Phil Sumption
Organic Growers Alliance
6 months ago
Missed our webinar on US clover
#livingmulches
trials with Lincoln Fishman Momentum AG? Are living mulches practical and scaleable? Profitable? Delivering
#soilhealth
benefits?
youtu.be/V4vb0pHcuVI
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Phil Sumption
Organic Growers Alliance
6 months ago
Hello all! We've just joined BlueSky! OGA is a network of growers, farmers and horticulturalists; a UK-based peer-to-peer support network run by growers for growers. As well, the OGA is a place to exchange information and it represents its members.
#organicfarming
organicgrowersalliance.co.uk
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Phil Sumption
Organic Growers Alliance
6 months ago
Our jam-packed e-newsletter went out yesterday:
mailchi.mp/41daeb408a3e...
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Great to see
@ogagrowers.bsky.social
on here. Give them a follow
#organicfarming
#organicgrower
6 months ago
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Phil Sumption
Organic Research Centre
6 months ago
Our April E-Bulletin is out! Dean Organic Fund 💰, Living Mulches guide 🍀, Silvopasture 🌳 and more
#organicfarming
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March News from the OGA. Read all our news - appeal update, SFI gloom, AGM report, protecting organic, webinars, events, jobs and more!
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7 months ago
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Job done! ✔️
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7 months ago
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My Organic Grower magazine has arrived! Always a thrill to see it in the flesh! You need to be an OGA member to receive it.
organicgrowersalliance.co.uk/membership/
7 months ago
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Please donate to OGA's appeal - a small organisation representing UK growers that needs support!
#organicfarming
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OGA Fundraising Appeal 2025 - Organic Growers Alliance
Donate here Donate here Donate here Donate here
https://organicgrowersalliance.co.uk/oga-fundraising-appeal-2025/
7 months ago
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Phil Sumption
GMWatch
7 months ago
EU ambassadors back new GMOs deregulation: A dark day for farmers, consumers, nature, says
@foeeurope.bsky.social
gmwatch.org/en/106-news/...
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EU ambassadors back new GMOs deregulation: A dark day for farmers, consumers, nature
"EU governments have voted on the side of a handful of big corporations’ profits, instead of protecting farmers and consumers’ right to transparency and safety" – Friends of the Earth Europe
https://gmwatch.org/en/106-news/latest-news/20519-eu-ambassadors-back-new-gmos-deregulation-a-dark-day-for-farmers-consumers-nature
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West Country Voices
7 months ago
We will update with interviews...but for now:
westcountryvoices.co.uk/reject-corpo...
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Reject corporate greed! Please sign this petition to stop the destruction of the Dartington forest garden
In a move which has shocked local people, environmentalists and permaculture advocates, Dartington Hall Trust are ending the Agroforestry Research Trust’s tenancy. This can only be described as an act...
https://westcountryvoices.co.uk/reject-corporate-greed-please-sign-this-petition-to-stop-the-destruction-of-the-dartington-forest-garden/
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Landworkers' Alliance
7 months ago
🥬 If you're a farmer or grower on 5ha or less in England, please take 5 mins to complete this survey and help us to make SFI work for small farmers and market gardens. ➡️
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@organicrescent.bsky.social
@thesoilassociation.bsky.social
@sustainweb.org
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Phil Sumption
Organic Research Centre
8 months ago
New blog by Isi Mackintosh on
#Feedthesoil
which reflects on ORC (and previously Elm Farm Research Centre) research on
#compost
and
#composting
#onfarmcomposting
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#organicfarming
www.organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/...
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Feed the Soil: Building on the legacy of ORC’s compost knowledge - The Organic Research Centre
Isi Mackintosh blogs on ORC's past work on compost and composting, and how the Feed the Soil project brings it up to date
https://www.organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/news/feed-the-soil-orc-compost-knowledge/
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On
#NationalBookDay
I’ll take the liberty to shamelessly plug my book
www.crowood.com/products/org...
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Organic Vegetable Grower
The Organic Vegetable Grower is a practical guide for those growing, or wishing to grow, market and sell organic vegetables for a living. The book is rooted in organic principles and covers:• Getting ...
https://www.crowood.com/products/organic-vegetable-grower-by-phil-sumption
8 months ago
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Spring is on its way! At least the Spring issue of The Organic Grower, which I have just sent to the printers! You need to be a member of the Organic Growers Alliance to receive it!
organicgrowersalliance.co.uk/membership/
8 months ago
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Just got my copy of
#Silvohorticulture
! Looking forward to getting stuck in. Love that it’s dedicated to Alan Schofield & Martin Wolfe
#Wakelyns
and
@organicrescent.bsky.social
(especially Jo Smith and Sally Westaway) get mentioned. Well done
@benraskin.bsky.social
and Andy Dibben. Chelsea Green.
9 months ago
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Really nice review of Tim Deane's Nature Notes in
@thesoilassociation.bsky.social
#OrganicFarming
mag.
#Naturewriting
"Reader, it's like a hot salty bath on sore wounds and a broken heart. His writing is wryly amusing, intelligent, closely observational and somehow cosmic all at once." Lucy Gatward
9 months ago
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Phil Sumption
Organic Research Centre
9 months ago
NEW! Looking into the 2024 Consumer Insights Report Webinar Recording Now Available to view:
tinyurl.com/249wv24e
This report was also cited and discussed at ORFC ... you can also read our blog to find out more:
tinyurl.com/yumtrpfa
#Organicfarming
@sustainweb.org
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Webinar: Looking into the 2024 Consumer Insights Report - The Organic Research Centre
This webinar, hosted by UK ORGANIC and Organic Research Centre on December 11th 2024, took a deep dive into their Consumer Insights Report 2024.
https://www.organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/news/consumer-insights-webinar/
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Agricology
9 months ago
We were delighted to take part and attend (in-person & online) Oxford Real Farming Conference
#ORFC25
recently. We offer some reflections along with some useful resources that were highlighted in the sessions that we attended
agricology.co.uk/blog/solidar...
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Solidarity, Diversity, Resilience - Agricology
The Agricology team report back from the 2025 Oxford Real Farming Conference, highlighting some useful resources.
https://agricology.co.uk/blog/solidarity-diversity-resilience/
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Training protected crops. We (OGA) are collecting your experiences of training tomatoes and other protected crops for a feature in the
#OrganicGrower
Do you use single or two cordon growing for eg tomatoes, cucumber, aubergines?
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Training protected crops
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https://forms.gle/PDsQJoKoRVo3HcVSA
9 months ago
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Organic Research Centre
9 months ago
We are recruiting a Content & Engagement Officer for
@agricology.bsky.social
☘️Do you have knowledge of agroecological farming and a passion to communicate it? 🏡Full-time and home-based. The closing date for applications is 23/2/25
www.organicresearchcentre.com/about-us/wor...
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Organic Research Centre
9 months ago
"It was great to see organic farmers, growers and topics at the heart of things" at
#ORFC25
@philsumption.bsky.social
picks out some highlights. We must work together to address the challenges we face.
www.organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/...
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Organic takes centre stage at Oxford Real Farming Conference - The Organic Research Centre
Organic farmers, growers and topics were integral to the Oxford Real Farming Conference. There should be no 'us and them' we must work together.
https://www.organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/news/organic-takes-centre-stage-at-oxford-real-farming-conference/
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Love this photo from ORFC photographer Hugh Warwick. Great to see Simon Fairlie
#TheLand
(fab magazine!) holding a well dog-eared copy of Tim Deane's Nature Notes. Come and get a copy on our stall to the right of the main stage in the Assembly Rooms.
#ORFC25
9 months ago
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Great to see a grower Andy Dibben kicking off
#ORFC25
‘we should move away from an us and them mentality.’ Key word: solidarity
9 months ago
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My book The Organic Vegetable Grower and the excellent Nature Notes by Tim Deane are available from the OGA stall at
#ORFC25
to the right of the stage in the town hall
9 months ago
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Agricology
10 months ago
New blog by Janie Caldbeck: Agricology's Top 10 Picks for
#ORFC25
Oxford Real Farming Conference
agricology.co.uk/blog/agricol...
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Agricology's Top 10 Picks for ORFC 2025 - Agricology
Agricology highlight the ORFC 2025 sessions they will be involved in, along with some top picks from the in-person and on-line programme.
https://agricology.co.uk/blog/agricologys-top-10-picks-for-orfc-2025/
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Phil Sumption
Organic Research Centre
10 months ago
Season's greetings, taking stock and looking forward - our December E-Bulletin is out. 🎄Season's greetings from all at ORC! ☘️ Our Annual Review of 2024 - an action-packed year. 🇬🇧 🇧🇷 🇬🇭 🇳🇬 New project: UK-Brazil-Africa Silvopasture Network Dates & Events for your calendar
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