OUR GARDEN'S
ARK = ACTS OF RESTORATIVE KINDNESS
Weaving a patchwork of safe havens for Nature globally, in our gardens, schools, public spaces and beyond. Steps you can take right now in your own garden/yard/land to build an Ark! Visit our How To Build An Ark section for even more details for each step.
BACKYARD NATURE Family projects
Sign up to be a Backyard Nature Guardian and pledge to protect nature where you live!
ZERO DIG GARDENING Charles Dowding
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Bee keeping www.britishbee.org.uk & www.cbka.org.uk
THE BUMBLEBEE Conservation Trust
Established because of serious concerns about the ‘plight of the bumblebee’
In the last 80 years our bumblebee populations have crashed. Two species have become nationally extinct and several others have declined dramatically.
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ORGANIC slug repellent - Crush a bulb of Garlic and add to a litre water in a pan and boil for 5 minutes, after cooling strain and store in the fridge. Dilute the solution adding 1 tablespoon to a litre of water - spray the plants and surrounding soil
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FOREST gardens / AGRO-forestry / FOOD Forests
Pesticides - organic, homemade, and agricultural alternatives have a look at https://www.consumernotice.org/environmental/pesticides/roundup/alternatives/
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FARMING
PHOSPHATE FERTILISER 'crisis' threatens world food supply
Use of essential rock phosphate has soared, but scientists fear it could run out within a few decades
For a Sustainable Climate and Food System, REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE is the Key
Arable (organic) Farmer Profile Stephen Briggs Peterborough, Cambridgeshire