Veg Directory
We know that starting to grow some of your own food can be a bit daunting. But to help you on your way we’ve created a veg directory that will help you on your growing journey.
The Basics by Michael Kelly Ways to “store” tomatoes
The Basics by Michael Kelly – Ways to “store” tomatoes
The Benefits of Yoga
Yoga helps create an inner calmness in the body. It can help to improve sleep, clear your mind and create positive thinking. Practiced regularly it is good for the mind and helps us to remind ourselves to live in the present moment.
How To Cut Your Carbon Footprint By Growing Your Own Food
With COP26 highlighting the urgency of the Climate Crisis and a target set to cut greenhouse gas emissions 45% by 2030, the time for climate action, even on an individual level, is now. However, many of...
December Grower's Calendar
Preparation Continue digging over cleared vegetable beds and adding well rotted compost or manure. Get Educated – book yourself on a course over the winter! Start a Gardening Diary (gardeners...
The Basics by Michael Kelly - Harvesting Garlic
Knowing when to lift garlic can be a tricky proposition - harvest them too early and the bulbs will be too small, but harvest too late and the bulbs will begin to loose their quality.
Richard's Ramblings Fitting Growing into your Life
Most bosses would be less than impressed if you told them you were unable to come into work as weather and soil conditions were perfect to prepare your garden for planting. Working inside all week through sunny weather to be faced with a wet weekend must be very frustrating.
Richard's Ramblings March 9th
There are two types of grower, the straightforward kind, and those who live life on the horticultural edge, Richard has picked his tribe. Have you?
Richard's Rambling March 2nd
The Impact of Storm Emma and The Beast from the East. The Arctic is the world’s refrigerator, and we have left the door open.
Caitriona Kelly; Practising What I Teach
By engaging in the simple act of sowing seeds, the feeling of low-level anxiety that I’d been experiencing, had dissipated. By the time I’d sown twelve trays, the energy in my body had shifted, and my mind had had a chance to rest, the loop interrupted.
Snow Day Discount for GIY Shop
Bring your laptop/tablet and milkshake into your bread fort and take advantage of our Snow Day Discount.
Food Empathy for Kids
Frankly the notion that eating lunch is optional is ludicrous. What message are we giving our children when we remove time for a basic biological function from their formal education? At GIY we work really hard to help connect children of all ages to their food, their health and the health of the planet.
Richard's Ramblings; inventing a new Scandinavian-sounding word to achieve fame
... there has been various Danish concepts plied as the answer to our modern discontent. These generally seem eminently sensible but blindingly obvious, apparently having a few friends round for a bite to eat and a beer makes you feel good- who knew?...