Ben is the Head of Horticulture at the Soil Association, co-chairs the newly formed Defra Edibles Horticulture Roundtable, sits on the boards of the Organic Growers Alliance and Community Supported Agriculture Network UK.
How to Grow Mushrooms on Woodchip
Growing mushrooms on woodchip can be done under trees in the field or garden, or you can put the chip into containers and grow either inside or outdoors. Scale of production, available facilities, and time at one’s disposal are things that might affect your choice of system.
November 16, 2021
The Woodchip Handbook: A Complete Guide for Farmers, Gardeners and Landscapers: Excerpt
With the potential for woodchip to boost soil health, hold onto water and promote plant growth, it is a small step to look at how to effectively harness that potential for rescuing degraded and damaged soils.
October 29, 2021
Silvopasture: The Benefits of Integrating Livestock and trees
We are now starting to learn from other countries – and from an increasing body of research – the numerous benefits of silvopastoral systems. There is also an urgency that climate change brings for an uptake of these systems. Project Drawdown, a climate mitigation project, identified silvopasture as one of the top ten climate solutions.
November 8, 2019