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Author: Jenni Cresswell

Brighton & Hove’s Green & Pleasant Land

BHOGG member Michelle Thomasson attended the Brighton and Hove Green Spaces Forum (BHGSF) latest network meeting last month.  Here Michelle … More

Brighton & Hove Food Partnership, brighton & Hove Green Spaces Forum, city stragtegy, green spaces, local environment, networking, Tree Council

Sweet & Sour Pumpkin Chutney

Here’s our latest recipe from Weald Allotment volunteer Saskia. This is a traditional northern German recipe, my mother made it … More

chutney, pumpkin

Rewilding: the ‘Marmite’ effect

Once again, Professor Dave Goulson helps us think our way through making our gardening more sustainable.  This month he asks … More

carbon dioxide, climate change, Dave Goulson, eco facism, organic gardening, rewilding, sustainable gardening

Biofuels: Friend or Foe?

In Pat’s latest article, she warns us to ‘Beware of Biofuels’. In his book There is no Planet B Mike … More

biofuels, organic, sustainable farming

Tomato Torment: know your scourge

Here Pat gives us an interesting insight into a tomato problem that you might incorrectly diagnose as blight and shares … More

tomato blight, tomato blossom end rot, tomato diseases, tomato harvest, tomatoes

Foraged Fruit Leather from Native Hands

We return to the wisdom of Native Hands with this simple seasonal foraging recipe from Ruby. Here’s the recipe for … More

How To….Make a Wildlife Pond

A pond is a really useful resource in a garden, providing a habitat for important beneficial insects, invertebrates and vertebrates, … More

Growing with Camilla, Fred and Charlie: Part 3

Our very own ‘growing’ family share their latest learnings about keeping an organic veggie plot.  Camilla tells us what’s new: … More

allotment, chard, family, first time gardeners, harvest, organic gardening, pumpkin, tomatoes, Weald Allotment

How To … Harvest and Store Onions

Earlier in the season we produced a short film on how to sow your onion sets and shallots.  Here’s the … More

onion harvest and storage, stringing onions

Digging Green Gold

Green manures are a wonderful way of covering bare soil between crops and adding nutrients to your soil.  Here, Ruth … More

beneficial insects, green manures, organic gardening, Organic weed control, soil fertility, soil nutrients

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  • Exeter Street Hall’s £2 Talk Series – ‘Grow your Own’ with Brighton and Hove Organic Gardening Group – 18 March 2026
  • Exciting Spring Forage with Rachael – 28 March 2026
  • Fruit tree pruning with Paul Wiggins – 6 March 2026
  • Brighton & Hove Organic Gardening – event programme 2026
  • Online Organic Gardening Course 2026
  • Christmas Wreath Making Workshop, 6 December 2025
  • Organic wine making workshop with Sue, 27 Sept 2025
  • BHOGG Chair’s report 2024/2025
  • BHOGG & WAG Plant Sale, 18 May 2025
  • The Doctrine of Signatures with Craig Jorden-Baker, 4 and 5 July 2025
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