by Neil Hickson | Sep 7, 2017 | Essay, Organic
Its ‘s Organic September! That’s what the news says but we have to be very careful with how we describe organic growing on our farm. We have always grown ‘organically,’ that is to say we never use any pesticides, herbicides or artificial...
by Neil Hickson | Sep 3, 2017 | Event
I have been asked to give a presentation for a new project being run by Burscough Hub Group. The Hub have previously run a project to help people gain access to the internet. The new project wants to tackle the issue of loneliness and its negative effect on our health...
by Neil Hickson | Aug 26, 2017 | Event
Let’s just say that food is important to us at Burscough Community Farm. Eating good food is a pretty big incentive to growing it as far as I am concerned. It’s a good job that earning money isn’t at the top of the list of reasons why we do it. Seeing what someone...
by Neil Hickson | Aug 24, 2017 | Survey
Seasonality or eating fruit and vegetables within the season that we can grow them here in the UK is something that many people have lost touch with. Go into any Supermarket and the shelves are full with whatever you want. Strawberries in January, no problem,...
by Neil Hickson | Aug 22, 2017 | Recipe
We tried a few cucumbers last year but they weren’t planted or maintained very well; this year we seem to have got everything right and I am astonished how productive our plants are. Our plants are pumping them out like crazy and what a great summer vegetable it...
