Emma Cooper

The Alternative Kitchen Garden podcast, produced and presented by Emma Cooper, is all about growing edible and useful plants in an environmentally-friendly way. It is completely free to download and listen to.

An insect habitat at Ryton Organic Gardens

The news from the online gardening world this week is that there is a new gardening blog in town, from The Guardian. Research suggests that gardening can boost men’s sex lives and the economic downturn may be good for allotments.

This week’s show is all about getting out and about. There are plenty of seed swaps and potato days going on – in January and February. Keep an eye on the blog for events later in the year.

You may be able to attend gardening lectures or courses in your local area. Oxford Botanic Garden run a public education series every year, and GardenOrganic have day courses and workshops. The Eden Project has a full programme of events, and CAT run all kinds of courses.

Later in the year there will be open days and open gardens. Jekka’s Herb Garden opens for several weekends a year to the public, and there are workshops and talks on the day. You can look for open gardens near you, and find out about the Yellow Book, and the NGS website.

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