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Forms Required for Stockfree Organic certification
The Soil Association and Vegan Organic Network require licensees to send in specific forms, when their holdings require derogations from certain Stockfree Organic standard. These forms need to be emailed to Certification Office prior to applying respective restricted...
The Ugly
If you think the previous two problems are awful, this one is truly devastating, almost too ugly for two words. And the two words are aminopyralid and chloropyralid This is the active ingredients in an increasingly commonly used herbicide against broad leaf weeds in...
The Bad
Slugs. We all hate them and just like the story with rats, we have been brought up to despise and almost fear them. But just like the rats, they too have in important role to play within biological systems in clearing up mess and converting it into available nutrients...
The Good
You may be wondering what is good about rats on and around the farm. Well, they are mammals like us and need all the same basic needs as we do, food and shelter being top of their list. They play a vital role in the natural world in cleaning up the mess that other...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
By Iain Tolhurst, Tolhurst Organic Partnership CIC As growers, we face a regular barrage of potential threats to our farms. The weather is generally responsible for the most difficult of these problems and we are not able to change that. However, we can build...
Being values-led helps through the highs and lows of running a stockfree organic business
Interview with Neil Marshall of Growing with Grace Growing With Grace's Neil Marshall says being Stockfree Organic accredited by VON will give the box scheme grower a wider network and is the culmination of more than 20 years work. Clapham, North Yorkshire-based...
At the beginning of the food chain
Work attracting new Stockfree organic growers to start up farms is beginning to bear fruit. New entrepreneur Alice Rixon is now growing on seven acres in Chettle, North Dorset. She has spent the last year setting up the farm and will be selling her vegetables from...
Plant-based producers to benefit from renewed certification scheme – Stockfree Organic
Stockfree Organic Certification
Stockfree Organic Certificate of Conformity for approved farmers and growers
All our members - organic farmers and growers - who pass the organic inspection and Stockfree Organic checklist to the standard can benefit from - £170.00 refund of the additional certification fee (upon presenting the inspection report) - discounts to VON Stockfree...
Stockfree Organic Services have a new member!
“Easy peasy, very simple,” is what Fred Bonestroo says about applying for the Stockfree Organic standard. “All the rules apply to me, and all the limitations. I knew what I was getting into I’ve been Stockfree organic by default for at least two years.” Having passed...
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Forms Required for Stockfree Organic certification
The Soil Association and Vegan Organic Network require licensees to send in specific forms, when...
The Ugly
If you think the previous two problems are awful, this one is truly devastating, almost too ugly...
The Bad
Slugs. We all hate them and just like the story with rats, we have been brought up to despise and...
The Good
You may be wondering what is good about rats on and around the farm. Well, they are mammals like...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
By Iain Tolhurst, Tolhurst Organic Partnership CIC As growers, we face a regular barrage of...
Being values-led helps through the highs and lows of running a stockfree organic business
Interview with Neil Marshall of Growing with Grace Growing With Grace's Neil Marshall says being...
At the beginning of the food chain
Work attracting new Stockfree organic growers to start up farms is beginning to bear fruit. New...
Plant-based producers to benefit from renewed certification scheme – Stockfree Organic
Stockfree Organic Certification
Stockfree Organic Certificate of Conformity for approved farmers and growers
All our members - organic farmers and growers - who pass the organic inspection and Stockfree...
Pest and disease management techniques – beetle banks
By Iain Tolhurst Beetle banks on agricultural holdings have been around since the 80s. Primarily...
Stockfree Organic Services have a new member!
“Easy peasy, very simple,” is what Fred Bonestroo says about applying for the Stockfree Organic...
Stockfree Organic farms awarded PETA Farming Awards
"Climate friendly farms in the UK are being recognised with a new award.Agriculture is a major...
Relay Green Manures
by Iain Tolhurst, published in GGI Winter issue 2022 The under sowing of green manures is...
First public appearance of our website – at largest global event on alternative farming
Our first public event with the launch of this website
Green manures for stockfree farmers
Introduction Green manures are plants that are grown specifically to benefit the soil, replacing...
Composting
By Jenny Hall Introduction Composting is a natural biochemical process of decomposition. It...
Chipped Branch Wood
By Dave of Darlington Introduction Chipped branch wood is wood consisting of twigs and of...
Turning off the tap
by John Walker ‘Peak oil’, when global supplies begin to decline, is now only a matter of when,...
Growing up
Forest gardening offers an environmentally sound way of growing, but has it lived up to...
Growing for Seed
by Pippa Rosen I started my business in southwest Wiltshire in the UK over 20 years ago,...
Growing For Health: Beneficial Broccoli
by Pauline Lloyd Cultivation: This hardy, nutritious and extremely useful green vegetable belongs...
Deforestation: livestock destroying the living earth
By Amanda Rofe “The livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or three most significant...
Agro Ecology Deliberations
by Stephane Groleau Last February, I attended a lecture by Miguel Altieri, a renowned researcher...
A Place for Pulses
by Amanda Rofe Soya Beans ( Glycine max ) In May this year (2008) I grew Thompson & Morgan’s...
The importance of earthworms for soil structure
by Dave of Darlington It was in 1881 that Charles Darwin published his influential book ‘The...
More on no-dig potato growing
by Dave of Darlington (with apologies to the H.D.R.A.) The very dry summer of 2006 had an adverse...
Myths of organic farming
by Dave of Darlington A few years ago Anthony Trewavas, Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology at...
Training & Events
WE have planned four farm walks in 2023, at Tolhurst Organic. Stockfree Organic certified growers can enjoy 10% discounts to all our events for up to 3 members of staff. Please pay in full at Eventbrite and redeem your refund by contacting us. If you are a member of VON, you will receive invitations by email to all events.
