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Behind Sissinghurst’s Beautiful Borders: People, Soil and a Second Life for Garden Waste
Go behind Sissinghurst’s borders to discover how gardeners and volunteers care for the garden, and how compost cakes give garden waste a second life.
Activated EM-1 for crops and compost: what the research shows.
In this guest blog, Joseph Barrington, founder of Dr Forest, explores what published research tells us about activated EM-1—from crop growth and yield to composting—and what the findings could mean for growers and gardeners.
From Corner Shop to Community Sanctuary: 5 Things LOVE Farm Oxford Can Teach Us About Land, Food and Belonging
What if a farm's most valuable crop was community? Discover LOVE Farm Oxford, the thinking behind Local Organic Voluntary Economies, and how growing food, caring for soil and helping people can become part of the same system.
Apple Pulp Bokashi: An Updated Guide to Turning Pressings Back into Soil
Apple pressing leaves behind a valuable resource. Our updated apple pulp Bokashi guide explains two practical recipes using straw or woodchip, how to manage moisture and why fermentation is only the first step towards returning that organic material to the soil.
Peat-Free Growing: Are We Feeding Our Plants Too Much and Overlooking the Soil?
New RHS research suggests that more fertiliser isn't always better for peat-free plants. We explore what this means for growers and how compost, soil biology and better growing protocols could help shape sustainable horticulture.
Compost for Nature: Five Autumn Workshops to Get More from Your Compost
Discover five autumn composting workshops with Sustainable South Hams, exploring compost ecology, biochar, home composting, wormeries and Bokashi. Agriton’s Martyn Richards will support the Bokashi session, with a practical green waste Bokashi video to help you get started.
The Market Garden Drought Problem Starts in the Soil
Five years of Wageningen research reveals how Bokashi, compost and local organic materials can help market gardens build healthier, more resilient soils.
Less Turning, More Inclusion: Introducing Bokashi at ARK at Egwood CIC
ARK at Egwood CIC is introducing a no-turn Bokashi system to process its garden and kitchen waste. The new approach reduces heavy work, makes composting more accessible and returns valuable organic matter to the soil.
Two years ago, we talked compost with Nicky Scott. Now his new book is here.
Two years after we sat down with composting expert Nicky Scott, we revisit our original interview to celebrate the launch of the third edition of How to Make and Use Compost—a practical guide to composting, bokashi, healthier soil and making better use of organic waste.
Birch Farm: Building Fertility with Indigenous Microorganisms, EM and Natural Farming
Discover how Birch Farm builds soil fertility using Indigenous Microorganisms, Effective Microorganisms, polycultures, agroforestry and natural farming methods, with minimal reliance on imported compost and external inputs.