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Phil Sumption @philsumption.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I have written a blog for @organicrescent.bsky.social which is the first of a new series reflecting on past ORC work and achievements. This one on a great collaborative & participatory research project led by @gardenorganicuk.bsky.social #organicfarming www.organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/...

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The wisdom of the weeder - The Organic Research Centre

Phil Sumption blogs about a pioneering project on organic weed management that brought farmers, researchers and stakeholders together.

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The Autumn #OrganicGrower is at the printers! Many thanks to all our contributors and the editorial team. Big thanks to Erin Evans #ShillingfordOrganics for the cover photo. The magazine will mail out to OGA members soon. If not a member you can join here organicgrowersalliance.co.uk/join-oga/

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Proud to be one of the organisations signing this letter 👇

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Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming @sustainweb.org · 24/07/2026

Neutrality is not enough: why anti-racism matters in food and farming A recent webinar for Sustain and Eating Better members explored the challenge of far-right narratives becoming more visible across communities and in food and farming spaces. www.sustainweb.org/blogs/jul26-...

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Neutrality is not enough: why anti-racism matters in food and farming | Sustain

A recent webinar for Sustain and Eating Better members explored the challenge of far-right narratives becoming more visible across communities and in food and farming spaces.

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

If you can buy shares, do. Any support is welcome. Please spread the word - Wakelyns is too important to lose. It shines a light to the potential future of farming. #savewakelyns

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

We will be at #Groundswell2026 @jakedrum.bsky.social as part of an 'Agroecology Tent' (Stalls A53-A55) with @csanetworkuk.bsky.social @landworkersuk.bsky.social Ecological Land Coop, @landmatchengland.bsky.social & the UK Fruit & Veg Coalition Do come over & say hello.

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Our June newsletter is out! Loads of news in this one - including The Organic Grower Podcast, policy news, calls for contributions, events and more! #organicfarming mailchi.mp/114571708a83...

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

We are collecting your experiences of integrating laying hens into vegetable and/or fruit/agroforestry systems for a feature in the Organic Grower. What are the pros and cons and top tips for making it a success? - Please respond before August 1st 2026 - us.list-manage.com/10FXsbxcj0L?...

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The Summer #OrganicGrower magazine is on its way! Just sent to Seacourt Ltd and paper copies (and digital versions) will be with OGA members soon! Loads in this one! #biochar #soilhealth #composttea #peatfree #IPM #solidaritypricing #payitforward #organicfarming

Cover of magazine showing diverse market garden with rows of brassica salads and green manures

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Great opportunity for young growers interested in #organicseed production and/or breeding

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Agricology @agricology.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Are you a veg grower interested in... 🥬Natural #pestmanagement strategies? 🪱Building resilience that starts the soil? 🥕Planning disease-proof crop rotations? Check out this @ogagrowers.bsky.social @thesoilassociation.bsky.social webinar summary & recording now. ➡️ ow.ly/mrj250YKm6Q

Text reads - IPM in Action: New Resource. Photo of a ladybird on a plant stem.

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Well, they are finally here! The Welsh Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) Universal Actions were launched on 1st Jan & the Optional and Collaborative actions are now available. This is good news for Welsh growers. Tony Little explains. organicgrowersalliance.co.uk/welsh-govt-l...

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Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming @sustainweb.org · 14/04/2026

THIS THURSDAY! Sustain hosts a conversation on the barriers and opportunities for producers to supply children with healthy and climate friendly local produce in schools. Join us: www.sustainweb.org/events/mar26...

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

If you missed the webinar 'How to Start a Market Garden' with Kate Collyns and @philsumption.bsky.social the other night you can watch it here #organicfarming youtu.be/FzYJqokIAIM?...

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How to start a market garden - with Kate Collyns

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IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

At #BIOFACH2026, youth and innovation were at the heart of the conversation. 🌱 Our colleague Helene Schmutzler caught up with inspiring young organic entrepreneurs. Watch the video - and stay tuned for more inspiring conversations in the coming weeks! #OEYN #OrganicYouth

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Agricology @agricology.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Our new Rotations for Field Vegetables Technical Guide mailed out with the Spring #OrganicGrower magazine to 550 @ogagrowers.bsky.social members

The Organic Grower magazine and the Rotations for Field Vegetables Technical Guide held in the hand

Column inside The Organic Grower about the Agricology Rotations for Field Vegetables Technical Guide

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Agricology @agricology.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

🔦Event Spotlight: How to Start a Market Garden 👩‍🌾 Thinking about setting up a veg growing business? Learn about the challenges & rewards of commercial market gardening at this @ogagrowers.bsky.social webinar on 25/3 with Kate Collyns & @philsumption.bsky.social 🥬 Tickets here: ow.ly/CYiV50YrfqE

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

It's our AGM on Friday in Leeds. If you can't make it you are welcome to join online from 1.45pm GMT. It may be possible to join in the panel discussion on 'Seeds; Sourcing, saving and sharing' that will follow the conclusion of the business. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/organic-gr...

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Join OGA for this webinar with Kate Collyns on the challenges and rewards of starting a sustainable vegetable growing business. Wednesday, Mar 25 7-8.30 GMT www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oga-webina...

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Our Spring #OrganicGrower is approved to print. OGA members can expect theirs soon! Also in the mailing will be this great new Rotations for Field Vegetables Technical Guide from @agricology.bsky.social - another benefit for being an OGA member organicgrowersalliance.co.uk/join-oga/

Front cover of The Spring Organic Grower showing Jonathan Smith loading seaweed with a fork onto a trailer to illustrate the feature 'making the most of seaweed'

Image shows the new 'Rotations for Field Vegetables Technical Guide' from Agricology

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

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...

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

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...

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Agricology @agricology.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

🔦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 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

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

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...

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

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...

Dan Betterton peers out from behind a cucumber plant and nasturtiums

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

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

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nffn.bsky.social @nffn.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

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...

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Organic Research Centre @organicrescent.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Soil health indicators 🪱 organic action plans 🥕 toolboxes 🔧and more! Our January E-Bulletin is out! #Organicfarming #soilhealth #agroforestry mailchi.mp/organicresearchcentre/e-…

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Soil Association @thesoilassociation.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

🌳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...

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IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

🌿 #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: organicadvicenetwork.space/course/i…

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Green from the Grassroots. Our January newsletter is out! #Organicfarming #OrganicGrower #agroecology mailchi.mp/9590182b51d7...

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Agricology @agricology.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

📢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 ➡️ agricology.co.uk/blog/reflections-o… 📸@hedgehoghugh.bsky.social

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Agricology @agricology.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

🔦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

A group of people on a farm walk looking at a field planted with Oakbank Stewardship Mix

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Organic Research Centre @organicrescent.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

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 tinyurl.com/yn9fkw7b

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nffn.bsky.social @nffn.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

In a recent interview with The Organic Grower, our CEO Martin Lines explains the difference between organic, regenerative and nature-friendly farming. 🌱 👉 www.nffn.org.uk/news/nffn-ceo-speak… #nffn 📸 Mahtola Eagle-Lippiatt

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

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...

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Strawberry Growing Workshop

One day workshop for commercial growers and gardeners, learning about propagation, site preparation, care & selling of organic strawberries.

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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 22/12/2025

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...

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Sign the petition to end peat sales!

No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

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...

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Holly Bears the Crown

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

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

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Agricology @agricology.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

🎬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

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Nathan Nelson @nathannelson.co.uk · 07/12/2025

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!

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ADM & Bayer Announce New Regenerative Agriculture Collaboration to Support Farmers in Hungary and Build Supply Chain Resiliency

ADM today announced the expansion of its regenerative agriculture program, re:generations™ to Hungary. The program helps build and maintain a more resilient food system and create economic value for g...

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

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...

Jez holding a potted herb in a polytunnel

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Community Supported Agriculture Network UK @csanetworkuk.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

We're excited to put this out into the world with @ogagrowers.bsky.social and funded by @afnnetwork.bsky.social

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

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/

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

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

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

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

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...

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Farmer Survey: Pollinators, Farming Practices & Conservation

Thank you for taking part in this study. This survey explores farmer attitudes, knowledge, and practices relating to pollinators on farmland. Your responses are anonymous and will contribute to MSc re...

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Organic Growers Alliance @ogagrowers.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Fantastic opportunity to train in agroecological horticulture 2025-2026! 'Pathways to Farming' starting on 7th November agroecologicalhorticulture.co.uk/training/

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