Spring is nearly here! (Kind of)

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Raid the recycling bin! Empty fruit punnets are perfect for growing salad leaves in. Sow now and you should have fresh leaves within a month. Choose ‘cut and come again’ varieties, also known as loose leaf salad for… instagram.com/p/B-F1vTPgkrI/…

Update: Our mail order service continues to be open for business. Compost for your gardens can be ordered via our website and delivered safely by our courier service. Give instructions when you order for a safe place to drop-off and there’s no need to sign.

There's never been a better (or more essential) time to grow some of your own food. Here's my article on doing just that in today's metro. No experience or garden necessary metro.co.uk/2020/03/24/cor… #growyourown #lockdowngardening #growveg #GrowYourOwnFood #growyourownveg #lockdown

Keen to grow your own veg during lockdown but not sure where to start? metro.co.uk/2020/03/24/cor… #growyourown #growyourownveg #gyo

Wow. So many seed companies running low or out of stock, so if you still need seeds best order asap. I've just ordered a few from Neil Richards but lots of varieties already gone. For compost, I really recommend Dalefoot - amazing stuff and all peat-free. Dalefoot Composts #gyo

How to create an edible front garden - using our #peatfree compost - by IncrEdible Education 🎥

If you're worried about the availability of fresh fruit and veg over the next few months, now is an ideal time to start growing your own. My book is perfect for beginners and packed with #plantbased recipes too amazon.co.uk/s?k=how+to+gro… #gyo #GrowYourOwnaForCorona

⭐ Head to our instagram for our gardening ebook #giveaway! ⭐️ Working in the garden can be a wonderful pastime, whether general gardening🌷 or #wildlifegardening 🦔 Our books teach you how to grow your own food, design your garden for wildlife & cook the food you grow!📚

"I’ve relished the opportunity to read The Secret Lives of Garden Bees; I am thrilled to be able to recommend this wonderful book." Thanks Beth Otway (Pumpkin Beth) 🌱 for the glowing #review! See it full here: bit.ly/2UTI7qg #TheSecretLivesOfGardenBees 🐝 Jean Vernon 🐝 🐝🐝

This evening’s walk. There are times when it just hits you, this way that beauty and despair can so easily co-exist. But I guess they always did - and hope. #lockdown #onewalkaday #SundayThoughts

#Spotted in Barnsley Bookshop! 📚 How to Grow & Eat Your Own Super Foods by Becky Dickinson and Gut Health & Probiotics by Jenny Tschiesche Both are part of our #Lifestyle and #HealthyEating bookshelves and are available in all readable formats: bit.ly/3aUPNNZ 👈

It's time to take control of what you eat and grow your way to better health. Becky Dickinson gives you nutritional & practical advice for planting and growing as well as delicious recipes for making the most of your harvest. ALL that for just £10.50⭐ bit.ly/3fvlBMz

David Curnick Lucy Omeyer University of Exeter CEC @ExeterMarine FishtekMarine @CwallWildlife Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) Phil Doherty @BrendanGodley Whale & Dolphin Conservation (WDC) Billy Heaney Very cool work and really promising findings, thanks for sharing 👍

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s new plan to boost the economy is still keeping us on track for a #ClimateCrisis. I’ve signed Friends of the Earth’s petition to demand his plan gives us a #GreenAndFair economic recovery from this pandemic. Will you join me? act.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/tell-…

This morning I dropped two of the kids off at school for the first time in ages and walked the long way home on the beach. Reminded me how much I love and miss solitude and space. They 'break up' tomorrow!

R is our school's top English student. She got 9 at GCSE. She got A at AS. She is studious, precise, deeply thoughtful. She has just had her A Level grade reduced from A* to C, apparently just because she goes to a disadvantaged school. It might help if you liked her poem.

Fake grass... ❌ almost always can’t be recycled ❌ ends up in landfill adding to plastic waste ❌ has no wildlife value at all ❌ blocks leaf litter and humus reaching soil For those reasons, I’m out. Sign the petition to ban: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/3009…