🤔Why are #CropRotations so important? They can help growers to: 🌱Suppress weeds ⚖️Balance fertility 🥕Boost productivity 🪲Fight pests & disease Learn how to design & implement effective #horticultural rotations with our new Tech Guide by @philsumption.bsky.social 🔗https://ow.ly/hiAR50Y5jVS

Check out the latest #OrganicGrower podcast. In this episode, James talks to Dan Betterton of The Kitchen Garden People, based at @realfarmed.bsky.social Oxfordshire. www.buzzsprout.com/2316172/epis...

🌱 Out now from Agricology #Rotations for Field Vegetables New Technical Guide by Phil Sumption on-farm video & online Resource Hub supporting growers to design resilient veg rotations and build #soilhealth.🐞#organicfarming Free, practical and grounded in real experience. https://ow.ly/8chJ50Y5MTi

OGA members will receive a hard copy of this fab new guide with their next #OrganicGrower magazine.

Great to see this over the line and out in the world! #organicfarming #OrganicGrower

New Resource ➡️ Climate Resilience: a Guide for Growers 🌍 This booklet by Andy Dibben & Dan Burston for OGA & CSA Network offers info for growers looking to improve their #resilience & flexibility in the face of climate-based challenges. 🐞Read now: https://ow.ly/8Hbs50XW7rc

📢New Blog! Our #ORFC26 Reflections Alice Farmery, Janie Caldbeck & Phil Sumption from the Agricology team have joined forces to share their highlights & take-away ideas from across the conference. Read now ➡️ https://agricology.co.uk/blog/reflections-on-orfc-2026/#ORFC26 📸@hedgehoghugh.bsky.social

Clare Whittle helps to kick off #ORFC26 "How can you break down the crap that surrounds you and make something better?" How can you be more dung beetle?"

Don't miss this! Strawberry Masterclass with Tolly! One day workshop for commercial growers and gardeners, learning about propagation, site preparation, care & selling of organic strawberries. #organicfarming #Organicgrower 10:00AM to 3:30PM, Mon 16 Feb tickets.mp/ZXZlbnQ6ODMz...

Looks like a Ram Raid....

Petition asking the Labour Government to put a timeline on the ban of peat based composts by @peatfree.bsky.social has flown past 5,000 signatures already. Labour is damaging economic growth in the horticulture sector with uncertainty on this issue actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...

One of my clients is the lovely German organic/biodynamic seed firm Culinaris Saatgut für Lebensmittel. All OP seed grown/bred by them. I have for a few years designed and translated their Catalogue. The English Catalogue is available to download as a pdf culinaris-saatgut.de/en/varieties...

Great writing for all lovers of the countryside, gardening and growing with nature. Perfect for winter evenings to dip in and out of. I read mine over and over and never get tired of it.

Welcome to OGA's December News 2025 🎶 O Tannenbaum, how faithful are your leaves 🎵 mailchi.mp/9e6aee222a2e...

Today is the second birthday 🕯️ 🕯️ of my book The Organic Vegetable Grower #Christmasiscoming www.crowood.com/book/organic...

No.72 is on its way! #organicfarming

We're in westminster for the official launch of the UK Fruit & Vegetable Coalition. UKFVC Chair, OGA‘s Steven Jacobs said: “The UK’s organic, agroecological fruit & veg growers are already delivering multiple wins for health, climate, nature and the economy, but they need support." #organicfarming

OGA Review of the Season 2025! We are open for your entries for the Winter issue of The #OrganicGrower How was it for you? Top tips etc. forms.gle/n4Fdp8KSwfMs...

We are running a feature on #clubroot in veg rotations in the next #OrganicGrower We want to hear growers' experiences whether you've had it or not, keeping it out, how you deal with it and advice to growers finding it on their land forms.gle/55f6dKp3Dj3g...

Agroforestry Show, Hub and Handbook, Sustainability of Organic Farms, Events and More! Our October E-Bulletin is out! mailchi.mp/organicresea...

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.

Great to be involved with this latest technical guide from Agricology

Read all the latest news from the OGA in our September newsletter #OrganicGrower #Organicfarming mailchi.mp/3515bad37b12...

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/...

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!

My #OrganicGrower has arrived! @ogagrowers.bsky.social Always a proud moment… Have you got yours yet?

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/

Our packed August newsletter is here! A hard rain's gonna fall... #Organicfarming mailchi.mp/3550e94e2bf1...

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...

Our biggest issue yet!

Read our July news! We want you - director recruitment. Training, funding, tillage, events, jobs and more. #Organicfarming us18.campaign-archive.com?u=f091ba3778...

🚜 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...

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

📣📰 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: 👉 ow.ly/k9Oy50WhCCM

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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/...

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

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...

Our latest #Organicgrower podcast is out! James share's his Spring review. #Organicfarming www.buzzsprout.com/2316172/epis...

Our June newsletter is out! Loads in this one! #Organicfarming mailchi.mp/9adca8693b67...

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/

New faces, agroforestry🌳 hedges, tillage and more - Our May E-Bulletin is out! #organicfarming mailchi.mp/organicresea...

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

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

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

Our jam-packed e-newsletter went out yesterday: mailchi.mp/41daeb408a3e...

Great to see @ogagrowers.bsky.social on here. Give them a follow #organicfarming #organicgrower

Our April E-Bulletin is out! Dean Organic Fund 💰, Living Mulches guide 🍀, Silvopasture 🌳 and more #organicfarming mailchi.mp/organicresea...

March News from the OGA. Read all our news - appeal update, SFI gloom, AGM report, protecting organic, webinars, events, jobs and more! mailchi.mp/b049334a70fc...

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