The Conference of Parties, or COP 27, is imminent. Here
is an update for us by Ilona McDowell, who instigated and led a
Climate Change group within BOG. Ilona continues to be an
extremely strong advocate of any efforts by BOG members to
reduce our own carbon emissions and to encourage others to do
so.
A number of BOG members took part in the march for Climate Justice on Saturday 6th November in Glasgow, during COP26. This is how they got on.
BOG loves young people!
Children make natural gardeners. Organic gardening is good for them in countless ways, from teaching them about how plants grow, to giving them low cost exercise. In the Climate Emergency young people can become ambassadors for organic gardening to reduce carbon emissions and increase biodiversity.
Read on to find out some of the ways BOG already involves the younger generation.
Do you struggle to find peat free compost or plants grown in peat free material? Well, this new Directory may help you.
Although gardening appears to be a carbon-neutral, environmentally-friendly activity, the way we garden and the products we buy do have an environmental impact and add to the carbon released into the atmosphere. In this article BOG’s Lesley Blackthorn explores some of things gardeners can do to reduce the carbon impact of their activities in the garden.
Peat bogs not only store vast amounts of carbon but are also important for biodiversity. To avoid destroying peat bogs to provide compost for gardeners we are urging all BOG members as well as local garden centres to avoid the use of peat-based composts. Find out what you can do…
Here are a few of the practical steps BOG as an organisation is taking to further reduce its impact on the environment.
At a recent workshop, BOG members produced this list of practical steps that BOG as an organisation can take to counter Climate Change.
At a recent workshop, BOG members produced this list of practical steps we as organic gardeners can take individually to counter Climate Change.