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https://organicgrowersalliance.co.uk/news/ Support, represent, & promote organic growers following the principles & practices of the organic movement; to help organic & associated movements in the development of an equitable & healthy food system.
Inside of a polytunnel filled with winter salads - text February News and OGA logo
Our February news is out! “My salad days, When I was green in judgment: cold in blood“ - Cleopatra in Shakespeare’s Antony & Cleopatra. #Organicfarming mailchi.mp/0e3ff8f3f6f4...
19.02.2026 09:06 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Vegetable plants in trays
New #OrganicGrower Podcast OGPod 35: Plant Sale Q&A. James responds to questions about running a plant sale as an add-on to a veg growing enterprise, based on his experience of developing a profitable plant sale enterprise at Cotswold Market Garden/Conygree Farm. www.buzzsprout.com/2316172/epis...
17.02.2026 09:35 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Photo of flowering artichoke with text reading: IPM in Action: From Research to Practice in Horticultural Crops. Online event Mar 12 from 1pm to 2:30pm GMT
🔦Event Spotlight - #IPM in Action: From Research to Practice in Horticulture
Don't miss this exciting webinar from @thesoilassociation.bsky.social @soilassocscot.bsky.social
& @ogagrowers.bsky.social on building a balanced IPM system that delivers REAL results.
📆https://shorturl.at/HAk4C
Photo of small copper butterfly on borage flower, with text 'OGA 2026 Funding Appeal. UK Organic Horticulture Needs you' and OGA logo
We need to raise funds to secure the development of the Organic Growers Alliance, and build greater strength across the organic movement. #OrganicFarming
We have the promise of £5,000 if our members, friends, and supporters will match it. organicgrowersalliance.co.uk/oga-fundrais...
Dan Betterton peers out from behind a cucumber plant and nasturtiums
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...
30.01.2026 11:07 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Join up now to get a hard copy of this organicgrowersalliance.co.uk/join-oga/
30.01.2026 07:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0OGA members will receive a hard copy of this fab new guide with their next #OrganicGrower magazine.
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New polling among our members shows that farmers growing non-cereal crops are seeing real benefits: healthier soils, more resilient farm businesses and more diverse income streams. But many farmers face practical barriers that make it hard to take the leap.🥕🫘
👉 www.nffn.org.uk/news/growing...
Soil health indicators 🪱 organic action plans 🥕 toolboxes 🔧and more! Our January E-Bulletin is out! #Organicfarming #soilhealth #agroforestry https://mailchi.mp/organicresearchcentre/e-bulletin-january2026
23.01.2026 11:13 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
🌳Join Ben Raskin, @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social's @vickihird.bsky.social, farmer Mark Lea, & Bee Happy Plants' Sarah Holdsworth for free webinar on #agroforestry for #pollinators
🐝Boost #biodiversity, improve #productivity & build #resilience
📅 24 Feb, 7pm
🔗 www.eventbrite.com/e/1977367740...
🌿 #OrganicAdviceNetwork Cross Visits 2026
🌾Connect, learn, and exchange with fellow agricultural advisors through 2–3 day cross-border cross visits focused on organic farming
📍 Topics, locations & tentative dates already available on: https://organicadvicenetwork.space/course/index.php?categoryid=3
Green from the Grassroots. Our January newsletter is out! #Organicfarming #OrganicGrower #agroecology mailchi.mp/9590182b51d7...
22.01.2026 09:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
📢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/
📸@hedgehoghugh.bsky.social
A group of people on a farm walk looking at a field planted with Oakbank Stewardship Mix
🔦Winter Event Spotlight ❄️
See #SustainableFarming in action at these events in Feb ⬇️
🐄3/2 - Tregooden Farm Walk, Cornwall @farmcarbontoolkit.bsky.social
🐦6/2 - Oakbank Roadshow, Norfolk
🍓12/2 - Strawberry Growing Workshop, Tolhurst Organic
Details & ticket info: ow.ly/hcs150XZw2B
Are you a farmer or farm advisor with an opinion on what is a key indicator of #soilhealth is? Help us update the #AHDB Scorecard by joining an online workshop on soil health indicators. SRUC
https://tinyurl.com/yn9fkw7b
In a recent interview with The Organic Grower, our CEO Martin Lines explains the difference between organic, regenerative and nature-friendly farming. 🌱
👉 https://www.nffn.org.uk/news/nffn-ceo-speaks-to-the-organic-grower-magazine-about-nature-friendly-farming
#nffn
📸 Mahtola Eagle-Lippiatt
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...
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...
22.12.2025 08:44 — 👍 14 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0
Tim Deane reads from Nature Notes. A seasonal piece about Holly:
Signed copies available from OGA - making great Christmas presents! #NatureWriting #devonbooks organicgrowersalliance.co.uk/nature-notes...
Photo of a packing shed full of seasonal vegetables in crates plus the OGA logo, an icon of a Christmas tree and the words ' December News.'
Welcome to OGA's December News 2025
🎶 O Tannenbaum, how faithful are your leaves 🎵 mailchi.mp/9e6aee222a2e...
🎬In the final Episode of #AgroforestryThroughTheElements, Abbey Home Farm Head Grower Andy Dibben shares his insights on the power of people in #agroforestry systems.🧑🤝🧑
🌳Listen to the full episode here: agricology.libsyn.com/agroforestry...
#FarmingPodcast #RegenAg #Trees #Silvohorticulture
In news that should surprise no-one, regenerative agriculture is getting trademarked™
✅ Proprietary digital platforms (oh hi Bayer)
✅ New extension services (likely promoting Bayer products)
✅ More corn, rapeseed and soy
✅ Probably lots of lovely carbon offsets
#RegenAg - ker-ching!
Jez holding a potted herb in a polytunnel
The #OrganicGrower podcast is back! James is in conversation with Jez Taylor, head grower at Daylesford Organic in Gloucestershire. Jez manages 34 ac of organic fruit and veg with a team of 8. www.buzzsprout.com/2316172/epis...
08.12.2025 07:53 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0We're excited to put this out into the world with @ogagrowers.bsky.social and funded by @afnnetwork.bsky.social
28.11.2025 07:56 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Thanks to @csanetworkuk.bsky.social @afnnetwork.bsky.social for the guide!
28.11.2025 07:41 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Front cover of Organic Grower with frozen lettuce pic, plus thumbnails of potato, red clover, tomatoes, clubroot and the Organic Growers Gathering.
Front cover of Climate resilience - a guide for growers - showing bountiful produce in a ploytunnel
The #OrganicGrower magazine winter issue is at the printers. Members will get theirs soon, plus a new guide for growers on Climate Resilience organicgrowersalliance.co.uk/join-oga/
28.11.2025 07:39 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 2"Our launch today, against the backdrop of the climate and nature crises, is an invitation to Government to harness the power of the fruit & veg sector for a healthier, greener & more food-secure future for the UK.”
25.11.2025 14:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Three people standing in front of pop-up banners in a panelled room
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
Can you help an @coventrycawr.bsky.social MSc student who's investigating pollinating insects e.g how management approaches such as planting attractant plants can be most effectively utilised and their pros and cons? He has set up a short survey for growers to complete
forms.gle/FDj5Q4jXLn9u...
Fantastic opportunity to train in agroecological horticulture 2025-2026!
'Pathways to Farming' starting on 7th November agroecologicalhorticulture.co.uk/training/
