The Incredible Edible movement has ballooned to over 1,000 groups worldwide, and IE Carmarthenshire is an inspiring one. Marie Turke, the co-founder and director of the group, has adopted another core message of Incredible Edible Todmorden – spreading kindness. All IE groups grow food to share so that anyone may benefit from it.
Last year, IE Carmarthenshire took it one step further and addressed food poverty issues highlighted by the pandemic. They stepped in to take care of the Back2Basics Community Garden in Llanelli after the first lockdown. Marie and five volunteers planted, watered and produced an unbelievable amount of food during the growing season.
Together with some of the supermarkets’ surplus food, this produce was shared amongst the local community as part of Incredible Food Share. The group hosted bread-making and sustainable craft courses and helped other organisations start or rejuvenate old gardening projects while keeping community spirits high. Sharing food, supporting the vulnerable and showing people how to grow has made a real difference.
IEC’s social media following has seen a spike in response to their provision of much needed online advice for first-time growers. In 2017, Incredible Edible Carmarthenshire were the winners of a Renew Wales’ Community Engagement and Collaboration Award’, and the events of 2020 have proven once again that it was well-deserved.
The more you use insecticides, the less they work to keep plants bug-free. Colin Bell talks integrated pest management and why it’s crucial to a healthy garden.
The Aquaponics Lab is a group of small-scale producers and backyard farmers creating simple technology to make growing less time-consuming and more productive.
The Incredible Edible movement has ballooned to over a thousand groups worldwide, and IE Carmarthenshire is an inspiring one focused on spreading kindness.
The Plant Room is a collaborative botanical studio and shop selling plants and ceramics, but it’s far from your typical plant shop!
Offshoots Community Garden in Burnley helps people reconnect with nature and develop health, well-being, and gardening skills at the same time!
Powdery mildew is a common curse many gardeners face every growing season. What is it and how can you get rid of it? Stephen Brookes fills us in.
Pests and diseases can be devastating to your beloved crops. But did you know plants can produce their own pest control? Dr. Callie Seaman tells us how.
Whitefly infestations are brutal! This garden pest reproduces rapidly and is very destructive. Rich Hamilton shares tips on preventing and controlling them.
Many people think most wild mushrooms are poisonous, but that’s not the case! Caroline Rivard tells us about some of the best medicinal mushrooms out there.
Gardener or farmer, we should all be striving to build healthy soils! Anne Gibson talks about vermicast, free fertilizer, and fighting pests and diseases.
