GARDEN ORGANIC The national charity for organic growing Pioneers of the Organic Growing Guidelines Supported by Patron HRH The Prince of Wales, KG. , KT. , GCB Garden Organic is the working name of the Henry Doubleday Research Association. Registered Charity No. 298104
Our main activities Demonstration of organic growing Promotion of organic methods and solutions Conservation of threatened vegetable varieties Research into organic horticulture
Organic Horticulture Programme
GO Research Programmes… Vegetable Varieties and Organic Seed Socio- economics Weed Management Fruit Production Organic Horticultural Systems Pest and disease management Soil Fertility …. to address technical challenges
Promoting participation…. . Vegetable Varieties and Organic Seed Farmer producer groups Weed Management Farmer Researcher groups Socio- economics Network farms Organic Horticultural Systems E-mail groups Pest and disease management Fruit Production Open days, farm walks, websites, factsheets, books Soil Fertility …… for adaptation and change.
Research and Knowledge for Organic Growers • Rationale: develop and improve technical knowledge for organic horticultural systems • Programmes: research for growers, advisors and other stakeholders • Outputs: research results, practical information and knowledge, stakeholder engagement in research, resilient and sustainable farming systems
Conservation Garden Organic’s Heritage Seed Library • • • To preserve the diversity of traditional horticultural crop varieties in the UK as part of our heritage Living collection – 15, 000 members Free seeds to grow and save • Grow unusual and great tasting vegetables 50% in house, 50% seed guardians • Adopt a Vegetable •
Conservation Garden Organic’s Heritage Seed Library • Landraces, Heirloom, Ex-commercial • 1000 varieties of 46 horticultural crops. • accessions-800 varieties • Preaccessions- 200 varieties • Data Base, Annual Catalogue, Varieties characterization, publications. • Gene Bank-Wellesbourne Seed Bank.