• Presentation: An Evening About Peat (and going peat-free!)

    The starting pistol has sounded and we’re off! Another growing season is underway. As we all reach for the seed sowing kit and seed packets we will all be thinking about getting our hands on quality growing medium to ensure the best chances for our darling seedlings & plants. Join us for a Q&A session […]

  • Peat Free Growing // FebFest Day 1 of 6

    Anton Rosenfeld has been with Garden Organic for 15 years. His work has ranged from projects with commercial field-scale growers to small-scale community gardens and allotments. He has worked as a grower, runs many training courses and regularly writes for Grow Your Own and Kitchen Garden magazine. He has a passion for soils, composting and growing […]

  • Lost and Found: vegetable journeys and seed diversity // FebFest Day 2 of 6

    Take a journey through the past and present trajectories of Scottish heritage vegetables. Rowan Lear will introduce Glasgow Seed Library and chair a panel of local speakers, each with a perspective on plant biodiversity and traditional varieties, why we want to grow them and how best to do this. Trained as a plant breeder of vegetable […]

  • Allotment Forest Gardening // FebFest Day 3 of 6

    Watch the recording A different type of cultivation based mostly on perennial leaf, shoot, fruit and nut crops. Alan Carter, author of ‘A Food Forest – plant it, grow it, cook it’, will talk about his experiences over twenty years on his allotment and answer questions on: – Designing a forest garden– Implementing a forest […]