A kitchen has been broken into, and polytunnels have been ripped by vandals “punching and kicking” at Southside Farm in Hereford, where volunteers from Growing Local CIC (Community Interest Company) spend their time planting and growing vegetables for distribution, as well as educating visitors on local produce. The 19-acre Belmont-based site produces seasonal, organic vegetable…

BBC Paul Rodgers is growing Brussels sprouts for Christmas, among several other crops A gardener who has lovingly tended the same allotment for almost 62 years says he is “mastering it slowly”. Growing vegetables has been a lifelong passion for Paul Rodgers, who started cultivating part of his father’s plot in Paignton, Devon, in 1963,…

In his weekly Jamie’s Little Allotment column, Jamie Marsh talks veg… Another week has passed since I was talking about the driest spring I can ever remember. Non-gardeners will love the constant sunshine and above-average temperatures, but the subject I’m going to talk about today needs plenty of water regularly, especially if it’s abnormally sunny.…

For years, I didn’t think of myself as a “real” farmer. Not until about two years after buying my first high tunnel. Within more than 100 acres of trees, gullies, and glades, we carved out 15 acres for a home, a few horses, and a garden. Growing vegetables on a ridge has its challenges. Trees…

However, this is exactly where Isaac McHale, chef-owner at The Clove Club in London, set up his small holding earlier this year. “We only got going in May,” McHale says as we walk past the school football (or soccer, if you prefer) pitch. “It was really late so we’ve been playing catch up – we…

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah — Want to grow your own vegetables? Students at Hawthorn Academy in South Jordan are doing just that, minus the soil. “I want to grow a farm or a garden,” Grace Egege, a second-grade student in the program, told FOX 13 News. “This is going to help us when we get older.”…

Key Takeaways Most vegetables require full sun to thrive, so planting a vegetable garden near trees or a structure could create a shady environment that inhibits growth. Pollution or chemicals, whether they’re from runoff, other plants, or buildings, can potentially damage vegetables—and create veggies you won’t want to consume. Raised beds are the best way…

The new farmers who are working the land at Sarn – Image: Powys County Council Farmers in mid-Wales will take part in a new pilot to see if council owned land can be used to grow fruit and vegetables agro-ecologically on a commercial scale. 36 acres of Powys County Council-owned land in Sarn will be…

Ghana’s vegetable exporters face growing uncertainty as they await clarification on a possible eviction from their long-established base in Cantonments, a move they say could severely disrupt exports of highly perishable produce. The Vegetable Producers and Exporters Association of Ghana (VEPEAG), which…