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Organic Gardening:
Useful Addresses for the UK Organic Gardener
by Frann Leach
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This list of addresses, for most of which a link is provided, will give the organic gardener in the UK a number of useful resources at his fingertips, including:
Organic Growing Associations,
Conservation Societies,
Environmental Organisations,
and Suppliers of both seeds, gardening materials and equipment.
Organic Growing Associations |
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| Biodynamic Agricultural Association Woodman Lane Clent Stourbridge DY9 9PX 01562 884933 |
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| British Organic Farmers/The Organic Growers Association (BOF/OGA) 86 Colston Street Bristol BS1 5BB 01272 299666/299800 |
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| Elm Farm Research Centre Hamstead Marshall Newbury Berks RG15 0HR 01488 58298 Soil testing service for organic growers |
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| Garden Organic formerly the Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA) Ryton Gardens Ryton-on-Dunsmore Coventry CV8 3LG 01203 303517 Organic Directory |
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| The Permaculture Association Old Cuming Farm Buckfastleigh Devon TG11 0LP 01364 43988 |
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| The Soil Association (SA) 86 Colston Street Bristol BS1 5BB 01272 290661 |
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| Working Weekends on Organic Farms (WWOOF) 19 Bradford Road Lewes Sussex BN7 1RB 01273 476286 |
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Conservation Societies |
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| The Bat Conservation Trust 15 Cloisters House 8 Battersea Park Road London SW8 4BG 020 7627 2629 Bat Bazaar |
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| British Beekeepers Association National Agricultural Centre Stoneleigh Kenilworth Warwicks CV8 2LZ 01203 696679 |
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| British Butterfly Conservation Society PO Box 222 Dedham Colchester Essex 01509 412870 |
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| British Hedgehog Preservation Society Hedgehog House Dhustone Ludlow Shropshire SY8 3PL 01584 890801 Hogalogue |
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| The Countryside Council for Wales Plas Penrhos Bangor Gwynedd LL57 2LQ 01248 370444 |
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| The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Information Resource Centre Lower Ground Floor Ergon House c/o Nobel House 17 Smith Square London SW1P 3JR 08459 335577 or 020 7238 6951 |
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| English Nature (EN) Northminster House Northminster Road Peterborough Cambs PE1 1UA 01733 340345 |
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| The Marine Conservation Society 9 Gloucester Road Herefordshire HR9 5BU 01989 66017 |
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| International Tree Foundation (formerly Men of the Trees) Sandy Lane Crawley Down Crawley West Sussex RH10 4HS 01342 712536 |
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| National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens (NCCPG) Wisley Gardens Woking Surrey GU23 6QB 01483 211465 |
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| Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) The Lodge Sandy Beds SG19 2DL 01767 80551 |
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| Scottish Natural Heritage 12 Hope Terrace Edinburgh EH9 2AS 0131 447 4784 |
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| Wildlife Trust Partnership The Green Witham Park Lincoln LN5 7JR 01522 544400 Contact to find out the address of your local Wildlife Trust |
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| Wild Flower Society 68 Outwoods Road Loughborough Leics LE11 3LY 01509 215598 |
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| Woodland Trust Autumn Park Dysart Road Grantham Lincs NG31 6LL 01476 742297 |
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Environmental Organisations |
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| Centre for Alternative Technology Llwyngwern Quarry Machynlleth Powys SY20 9AZ 01654 702400 |
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| Friends of the Earth 26-28 Underwood Street London N1 7JQ 020 7490 1555 |
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| Greenpeace Canonbury Villas London N1 2PN 020 7354 5100 |
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| The International Pesticides Action Network c/o The Pesticide Trust 23 Beehive Place London SW9 7QR 020 7274 8895 |
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| National Society for Clean Air and Environmental Protection 136 North Street Brighton BN1 1RG 01273 26313 |
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Suppliers |
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| Agriframes Limited Charlwoods Road East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 2HG 01983 209209 Supplier of ventilated polythene tunnel cloches |
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| D.T. Brown & Company Limited
Bury Road Kentford Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7PR 0845 766 2275 |
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| John Chambers 15 Westleigh Road Barton Seagrave Kettering Northants NN15 5AJ 01933 652562 Seeds of native wild flowers and mixes; grasses; herbs; and green manure crops. |
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| Chiltern Seeds
Bortree Stile Ulverston Cumbria LA12 7PB 01229 581137 The most amazing selection of seeds. Utterly incredible. |
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| Cumulus Organics and Conservation Limited Timber Yard Two Mile Lane Highnam Gloucester GL2 8DW 01452 305814 Suppliers of soil test kits, organic fertilisers, and leather meal and Swiss reciprocating hoes. |
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| DIY Plastics
Regal Way Faringdon Oxfordshire SN7 7XD 01367 242932 Plastics and plastic sheet for every project |
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| Samuel Dobie and Son Ltd PO Box 90 Paignton Devon TQ3 1XY 0870 112 3625 Suppliers of knee pads and seeds |
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| Mr Fothergill's Seeds
Gazeley Road Kentford Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7QB 01638 751161 |
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| Jemp Engineering Limited Roe Works Dudley Road Halesowen West Midlands B63 3LR 01384 896666 Supplier of propagators, electric propagator bases and soil warming cables. |
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| E W King & Company Limited Monks Farm Kelvedon Colchester Essex CO5 9PG 01376 570000 Vegetable seeds, also seeds for flowers, herbs, green manures. |
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| S E Marshall & Co Ltd Regal Road Wisbech Cambs PE13 2RF 01945 583407 |
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| Maxicrop Garden Products Limited Bridge House High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1DR 0870 0115117 Supplier of liquid seaweed |
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| Metpost Limited
Expamet Building Products Metpost Division PO Box 52 Longhill Industrial Estate Hartlepool TS25 1PR 01429 866611 Gate, fence and railing system, rot-proof trellis and metal products |
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| Seed Savers Exchange Rural Route 3 Box 239 Decorah Iowa 52101 U.S.A. Yearly publications through which members can offer and track down unique vegetable varieties. |
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Suffolk Herbs Limited Monks Farm Pantlings Lane Kelvedon Essex CO5 9PG 01376 572456 |
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Sutton Seeds Limited Hele Road Torquay Devon TQ2 7QJ 0870 220 2899 |
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Tamar Organics
Unit 5q, Westbridge Trading Estate Tavistock Devon PL19 8DE 01822 618765 Seed and Organic Garden Supplies |
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Thompson & Morgan (Ipswich) Limited London Road Ipswich IP2 0BA 01473 688821 |
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Transatlantic Plastics 23 Brighton Road Surbiton Surrey KT6 5LR 02380 869999 Suppliers of black polythene, bubble wrap, silica gel etc. |
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Turning Worms Unit 42 Glan Yr Afon Industrial Estate Llanbadarn Aberystwyth Dyfed SY23 3JQ 01970 617574 Supplier of seed and potting composts |
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Two Wests & Elliott's Unit 4 Carrwood Road Sheepbridge Industrial Estate Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9RH 01246 451077 Quality equipment for Greenhouse, Conservatory and Garden |
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Unwins Seeds Limited Alconbury Hill Huntingdon Cambs PE28 4HY |
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Wallis Seeds Broads Green Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1DS 01245 360413 A small firm, with an interesting selection of more unusual vegetable seeds |
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