Apple Festival October 2024
Looking forward to Potato Day? Well, while you’re here, let’s get another date in your diary. The 2024 BOG Apple Festival will be on 5th and 6th October 2024.
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Potato Day 2024 Green Fair stalls
We are delighted to announce that once again we have had a strong demand for stalls at BOG’s Potato Day Green Fair and with all the space taken, there will be the usual favourites and a few new faces. Here’s this years stallholders.
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Tweed Meadows Project
Most of the UK’s upland hay meadows have disappeared since the late 1940’s. The Tweed Meadow Project, run by Merlindale Nature, seeks to reverse this loss.
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Potato Day 2024
BOG’s acclaimed Potato Day is coming soon – on Sunday 3 March 11.00 – 3.00 at Borders Event Centre, Springwood Park, Kelso.
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Gardening leaflets
If you are interested in learning more about the organic approach to gardening please read on. Our leaflet series covers topics ranging from composting to choosing apple trees and is designed to provide basic information to help you develop your organic gardening skills.
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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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Making leafmould
I had a lovely half hour today bagging up my leafmould (made from last year’s leaves), ready to use in potting up plants during the coming year. It’s so much easier to make than I ever thought and, with my system, doesn’t take up much time or space in the garden.
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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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