Perhaps the last sunny day of April saw 18 Master Gardeners make their way to Hill Holt Wood in North Kesteven to be hosted in the delightful surroundings of a 38 acre ancient wood. The venue itself was a splendid eco-building complete with composting toilets. Garden Organics’ Dr Anton Rosenfeld didn’t disappoint with his exciting [...]

This weekend saw the fourth induction of Lincolnshire Master Gardeners. 16 keen volunteers spent a sun filled spring weekend at the welcoming Woodlands organic farm in Kirton, near Boston. The two days saw sessions developed to help train and support a Master Gardener in their role in helping advise and support households and community gardens. [...]

Garden Organic is inviting Lincolnshire Master Gardeners to become ‘Local Leaders’ for the Games. As the UK’s leading organic growing charity, we use innovation and inspiration to get more people growing in the most sustainable way. We’re engaging 1,000 of our local Master Gardeners and Composters to celebrate the Games with their community. Some of [...]

We’ve sent out 400 questionnaires this week to the Master Gardeners and the lovely people they mentor to grow their own food. We’re working with Coventry University to monitor and evaluate the health, social and environmental impacts of the programme. It’s very exciting with intriguing questions – and already intriguing findings from our autumn research. [...]

A perfect clear sky greeted 20 Master Gardeners for their second in-service training this weekend (3rd December), the first since all five districts started. The day was spent at Woodlands Organic Farm near Boston and there didn’t seem to be enough time in the day to cover all the interesting activities, but isn’t that always [...]