The Organic Growers’ Alliance (OGA) has a busy summer programme of events lined up, including visits to small and large box schemes and a seminar on machinery for intensive organic producers.

On August 2, the OGA will host a farm walk in Aberdeenshire, its first time in Scotland. The venue is Vital Veg, a 53-hectare farm. And the visit will include a tour of the vegetable crops in the field and tunnel, leys and the transplant raising area.

There will be a farm walk and tour of Riverford Organic Vegetables on August 5, in Devon. The day will include a tour of the farm, including field-scale vegetable production, tunnels, the packhouse and a visit to a South Devon Organic Producers co-op farm nearby. Riverford is one of the UK’s largest and best-known vegetable box schemes.

On August 11, a seminar entitled Machinery for the Intensive Organic Producer will take place at Tolhurst Organic Produce in Reading. A statement from the OGA says: “If you are thinking about what basic machinery you need to grow multiple crops, or what specialist equipment you might need, this event is for you.”

For more information, call James Clapp on 07973 426152.

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