by John McCormick | Mar 30, 2021 | John's Blog, News
II have been talking often twice a week with Ahmed for 24 years yet we have never met. More about this later. The Hungry Gap is the hardest time of year for us farmers: a few weeks, usually in April, May and early June, after the winter crops have ended but... 
by John McCormick | Nov 17, 2020 | John's Blog, News
The amount of fruit and veg sold in the UK containing a “cocktail” of pesticides has risen in the last year with strawberries and lemons topping the list, an annual pesticide ranking list has revealed. The so-called ‘Dirty Dozen’ list, which is compiled by the... 
by John McCormick | Oct 20, 2020 | John's Blog, News
I started my working career in banking so if we compare agriculture to banking the soil is our capital . Healthy soils are alive with a careful balance of bacteria, fungi , earthworms and a myriad of other organisms within and on top of the soil busy making soil... 
by Helen's Bay Organic | Apr 23, 2019 | News
We are very pleased to announce that we are going single-use plastic free from this week! After months of brain picking and testing out various compostable bags, we’ve found a solution which will benefit the environment as well as reduce the necessity for single-use... ![Are you tweeting while you’re eating? [Recipe]](https://www.helensbayorganic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/NW-tweeting.jpg)
by Helen's Bay Organic | Mar 26, 2019 | News
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I have just sat down after another busy day. I am hungry to eat and hungry to write this article in equal measures, as the concept has been swimming around my mind for some time. As I settle myself into my orangey, my phone is... 
by Helen's Bay Organic | Mar 17, 2019 | John's Blog, News
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Kale is part of the Brassica/cabbage family, along with broccoli, cauliflower Brussels sprouts and of course cabbages. It is grown for its edible leaves but unlike cabbage it doesn’t develop a head. It originated in the eastern...