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Today is the day to shine a spotlight on garlic on National Garlic Day! The powerhouse plant boasts many benefits on human, planetary, and soil health. 🧄 Here are some facts about garlic that you may not already know… 🧄 Natural pest repellent: garlic emits natural compounds that deter common pests such as aphids or and fungal infections, meaning it can be planted alongside other crops to protect them 🧄 Growing garlic in crop rotations contributes to soil health and fertility by breaking disease cycles 🧄 Digestion and detoxification: garlic supports liver function and helps eliminating toxins from the body, and also stimulates digestion 🧄 Regeneration: garlic can be regrown from garlic bulbs straight into the garden, or kept in water in your kitchen window to produce tasty garlic chives As a business, we believe in championing diverse and organic plant-based produce where possible. It’s all about being able to band together to improve our future food system - whether it’s by embracing seasonal vegetables, or testing out planting your own. #FoodForBiodiversity #NationalGarlicDay #Organic

I love watermelon and so do my worms! Worms really do have favorite foods in the compost. They love anything that is soft, sweet, and easy for them to consume. Brown bananas, melons, squash, avocado, strawberries are great options to start with. But don't forget that worms need a well-balanced meal so we can harvest their nutrient-dense castings for our own gardens and provide all the macro and micronutrients required for healthy plants. If you have an old salad in the fridge, worms will suck on the bacteria and fungi growing on these vegetables. Bacteria, fungi, and other tiny soil organisms will break down the organic material first, which then allows the worms to consume these decomposes and cycle the nutrients back into the soil. If your bin needs some help with bacteria inoculation, grab a handful of potting soil or some leaf litter and sprinkle it on top of the food scraps. I love using leaves because they break down easily and the worms seem to prefer a more natural bedding, but just be aware of the invasive asian jumping worm (which I will probably talk about next because I had an unpleasant experience with them recently). When I first started worm farming, I thought that it was going to be as easy as just dumping old food waste into a bin and waiting for it to decompose. But worms have taught me how to have a healthier diet. When I'm at the store or the farmers market, I think about whether the worms will want to consume whatever I don't eat. I also think about if the worms receive enough variety in their diet, which helps me to eat a variety of foods as well. Anyways happy worm farming! & thanks for reading 😊🪱💩 #wormfarm #vermicompost #vermicomposting #vermiculture #wormcastings #composting #SoilHealth #soilscience #worms #reducewaste #reducecarbonfootprint #reducefoodwaste #foodscraps

Are you planning on growing Winter Veg? Improve the health and nutrient levels of the soil in your empty veggie beds by mixing Verasoil Organic Worm Castings to add the necessary nutrients for optimal plant and soil health. Some common choices to plant this winter are peas and broad beans. However, if you are growing broccoli our tip is: Pick the first heads that appear on broccoli as soon as they form, then quickly follow with worm castings in a liquid worm tea form. When you continue to liquid fertilise your broccoli plants, this encourages more heads to develop for an optimal season. Visit our website for more Tips and Tricks. https://lnkd.in/gMB8mg8J #Verasoil #Broccoli #PlantingTime #WinterVeg #AllNatural

🥑 Unleash the Power of Worm Hit Bricks for Avocado Trees 🌱 Did you know that Worm Hit Bricks are ideal for nurturing avocado trees? Our 1.25kg slow-release biological fertiliser bricks are a smart solution, designed to be easily broken in half for convenience. 🌱 Ideal for: Avocado, citrus, stone fruit, almonds, and more. Microorganisms in these bricks provide a steady nutrient stream for new growth, targetting the rhizosphere to propel your trees into commercial production faster and more efficiently. 🍃 Brimming with Benefits: Packed with beneficial soil microorganisms – bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and nematodes – these 'good guys' work to convert nutrients into plant-friendly forms for robust growth and higher yields. 🌳 Application Rates: For larger trees like avocados, citrus, nuts, and more: 1 or half a brick per tree. Smaller trees and shrubs: Half a brick per plant. Discover the difference that Worm Hit Bricks can make in your avocado grove. #avocadotrees #australianavocado #ourgreengold #avocadogrove #avocadoplant #wormhit #organicfertiliser

Growing of sweet pepper 🫑🫑in a green house 🏡 We got two types; red knight and flavor burst. Sweet pepper are flavorful and colorful vegetables and are often used in cooking for their sweet taste. These can be used in various ways of cooking like raw salads, stuffed pepper 🫑, grilled or roasted and other forms. Interesting part of growing sweet pepper in a green house 🏡 is that there is controlled temperature favourable for proper growth of sweet pepper 🫑, protection from pests and diseases, optimized watering, increased yields mainly for commercial growers, extended growing seasons and many more. Sweet peppers🫑 are rich in vitamins, have the antioxidant and anti inflammatory property, weight management and also regulate blood sugars and many more benefits. Wonderful practice of agroforestry with fruit trees. We do this by planting Hass avocados 🥑 Hass avocados are types of avocado that are rich in nutrients, high in healthy fats, they are a good source of dietary fiber, has antioxidant property and help to maintain healthy blood pressure levels. In so doing we are fighting climate change, biodiversity conservation, soil conservation and many more other importance. #youthempowerment with Kisaamo Emmanuel Solomon

Today is National Cabbage Day! For more than 4,000 years, cabbage has remained one of the healthiest food options available and is packed with various vitamins and minerals. Here's a few fast facts about this agricultural powerhouse: 1️⃣ Cabbage is rich in nutrients like vitamin C and K. 2️⃣ It's a cool-season crop, thriving in various climates. 3️⃣ Cabbages play a key role in crop rotation, promoting soil health. 4️⃣ It's a staple in diverse cuisines worldwide.

Why does Honey cost so much? Honey is one of the common sweeteners that #people consume around the world. It is something that people love to enjoy with green or black tea, desserts, pancakes, etc and is considered very beneficial for #health. It is rich in several nutrients. It's a natural product, subject to seasonal variations in availability. Harvesting honey is a process that requires careful attention to detail and timing and very labour intensive if you aim to minimise stress and disruption during harvesting. On an average, the cost of honey varies depending on several factors such as the type of honey, the location where it's produced, and the #quality of the honey. It is expensive because bees expend a significant amount of #energy to produce the wax comb that makes the honey. It's been estimated that one bee needs to ingest between six and eight pounds of honey just to produce one pound of beeswax. We can have sweet because of the labor & stings somebody put in to get it to us. #nature #science #healthcare #climate #environment

You’ve learned about the star of our show, #Redfish… and our co-stars, carbon-sequestering #Mangroves and salt-loving Sea Purslane. Now we’re taking you behind the scenes again to introduce the two other members of our halophyte food trio: Barilla and Samphire. Along with our Sea Purslane, these #superfoods play a major role in the future of our #foodsystem. Soil salinization is affecting over 20% of our historical #agriculture (plant production) land. This is largely driven by increased droughts, increased coastal flooding, and conventional irrigation practices flooding more salts to the surface soils. As food producers, we are always searching for nutrient-rich superfoods to add to our plant production; foods with nutrient dense #biomass even in these changing conditions. Enter our sea veggies. These plants thrive in land and water containing high salt, making them a great adaptive solution. They are truly versatile, being great sources of #nutrients, fuel, fiber, and oils. Also, they have medicinal qualities. In some cases, they can even help remediate or reverse salinization. Now that is something truly SUPER! Barilla has a peppery and nutty flavor, making it a great addition to salads or even dried and sprinkled on popcorn. Samphire, or Sea Asparagus, has a well-established following in Europe. It is a perfect side dish for FISH (hint hint) when sautéed with butter and garlic or charred and added to pasta. We love these #greensolutions for what they do for the #circularity of our redfish production process… but also what they mean for the future of #aquaculture siting that works within our planetary means. We have the ability to improve our access to blue, nutrient-dense foods that also improve our planet. Thanks for joining us behind the scenes these past few weeks. GROW the excitement along with Pine Island Redfish! #regenerativefarming #sustainable #healthyeating #circulareconomy

Enjoy local, seasonal produce when you can. The benefits for your body and wellbeing are just as good for our planet. It tastes better, it's fresher - providing higher nutritional value (less time from plant/ground to plate), whilst at the same time supporting local farmers and shops, requiring less food mileage and storage processes, and helps reduce demand for out-of-season produce. Gain extra feel good points if you can walk or cycle to buy, forage or harvest your own. By eating seasonally you get to enjoy and try produce that you might not have been aware of before, as well as discover inspiration for new recipe ideas. What flavours or ingredients are you inspired by this season? Which produce do you look forward to most during the year? #KitTheDog #BrandIllustration #BrandValues #Wellbeing #Nature #Wildlife #RestoreOurPlanet #Seasonal Wiltshire Wildlife Trust The Woodland Trust Leading Wild Riverford Organic Farmers

Enjoy local, seasonal produce when you can. The benefits for your body and wellbeing are just as good for our planet. It tastes better, it's fresher - providing higher nutritional value (less time from plant/ground to plate), whilst at the same time supporting local farmers and shops, requiring less food mileage and storage processes, and helps reduce demand for out-of-season produce. Gain extra feel good points if you can walk or cycle to buy, forage or harvest your own. By eating seasonally you get to enjoy and try produce that you might not have been aware of before, as well as discover inspiration for new recipe ideas. What flavours or ingredients are you inspired by this season? Which produce do you look forward to most during the year? #KitTheDog #BrandIllustration #BrandValues #Wellbeing #Nature #Wildlife #RestoreOurPlanet #Seasonal Wiltshire Wildlife Trust The Woodland Trust Leading Wild Riverford Organic Farmers