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Potato wisdom in time for Potato Day

Potato wisdom in time for Potato Day

In preparation for Potato day at Ryton Kate Newman who runs the  Warwickshire Master Gardener programme has put together some information about potato growing and problems.  For a list of all the varieties on sale at Ryton next weekend click here Potato List 2012 Details of Potato day at Ryton on 28 & 29 January [...]

Winter planning jobs

Winter planning jobs

Top seasonal tips from South London Master Gardener Coordinator, Fiona Law. Use winter to plot, plan and develop your growing. There’s a whole lot of joy to be had looking at seed catalogues online, or getting them in the post and perusing in bed, curled up on the sofa, on the commute. However, selecting can [...]

Master Gardener facts and figures – nice work!

Master Gardener facts and figures – nice work!

The North London Master Gardeners had a bumper crop of activity in the autumn of 2011. A quick summary of Master Gardener activity: 72 volunteers are now supporting community growing and mentoring households. 21 new MGs joined the programme at our fourth foundation training in October and boosted numbers significantly but the really significant fact [...]

Selling produce to inspire young growers

Selling produce to inspire young growers

It’s been hard to work out how to engage younger children (year 2 & 3) with the growing cycle. It takes so long for produce to reach harvestable size, the children I planted it with have often left the gardening club by the time a crop is ready. Last week we gathered what was ready [...]

Master Gardener fruit tree pruning training report

Master Gardener fruit tree pruning training report

Islington and South London Master Gardeners gathered for two sessions on a stunning autumnal Sunday in Clapton to learn about fruit tree pruning and winter care. Our work also supported this lovely community orchard that clearly illustrates the importance of tree planting in London to counterbalance the urban infrastructure. Millfields community orchard is sandwiched between [...]

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The Food Programme – 22 Jan 2012

Generation Food. The Food Programme hears from the people coming up with new ideas and fresh thinking about how and where we produce food for the UK’s future. From computer programmers creating networks for people trading food locally through to community supported market gardens, Sheila Dillon finds out how a new generation is coming up [...]

Potato wisdom in time for Potato Day

Winter planning jobs

Events

Jan 28 & 29th: Potato Weekend at Garden Organic

Jan 28 & 29th: Potato Weekend at Garden OrganicCombine buying your 2012 seed potatoes with a visit to the inspiring organic gardens at Ryton, near Coventry. Click on the Ryton Gardens link below to see a plan of the gardens and a list of other events in 2012. Ryton Gardens website with plan and list of events Garden Organic website

Feb 5th: Quaker Gardens Work Day

Feb 21st: Islington Master Gardener social and seed swap

News

Master Gardener facts and figures – nice work!

Master Gardener facts and figures – nice work!The North London Master Gardeners had a bumper crop of activity in the autumn of 2011. A quick summary of Master Gardener activity: 72 volunteers are now supporting community growing and mentoring households. 21 new MGs joined the programme at our fourth foundation training in October and boosted numbers significantly but the really significant fact [...]

Islington Master Gardeners in Dec’s Kitchen Garden Magazine

Master Gardening celebrated in the Guardian

Case Studies

Pilot research hints at impact of Master Gardeners

Pilot research hints at impact of Master GardenersEarly reports from our pilot questionnaire are hinting at interesting results to come…. We wrote to a sample of our mentored household in August 2010 to trial our new questionnaires before launching this autumn. It’s part of our partnership with Coventry University to discover the health, environmental and social impact of the Master Gardener Programme. [...]

Celebrating school growing

Vicky Cunningham

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