Climate Change

Borders Organic Gardeners feel strongly that the organisation should be seen to be playing a leadership role in discussions about Climate Change. Our long experience of working in a sustainable way upon the land provides useful insights into what individuals can achieve.

A year on from  Glasgow – COP 27
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.
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Taking the message to Young People
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.
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Peat Free Directory
Do you struggle to find peat free compost or plants grown in peat free material? Well, this new Directory may help you.
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Ways to reduce your carbon footprint in the garden
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.
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Bags of Compost
Stopping the use of peat
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…
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