So today, I thought I would share with you my 2025 spring review. What’s gone well and what’s gone less well? How are sales going? What's up, what's down?What are the top crops and why? What improvements can be made for this year and next? And, stay tuned to the end, to hear how our third annual spring plant sale went.. So, plenty to talk about…let’s get to it. This podcast is brought to you by the Organic Growers Alliance, the UK's only grower-led organisation providing technical and practic...
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So today, I thought I would share with you my 2025 spring review. What’s gone well and what’s gone less well? How are sales going? What's up, what's down?What are the top crops and why? What improvements can be made for this year and next? And, stay tuned to the end, to hear how our third annual spring plant sale went.. So, plenty to talk about…let’s get to it. This podcast is brought to you by the Organic Growers Alliance, the UK's only grower-led organisation providing technical and practic...
OGPod Episode 22: John McCormick and Helen's Bay Organic
The Organic Grower Podcast
1 hour 33 minutes
5 months ago
OGPod Episode 22: John McCormick and Helen's Bay Organic
James speaks to John McCormick of Helen’s Bay Organic just outside Belfast. It was a real privilege to speak to John, who is entering his 34th year on the site. We speak about dealing with clay soils, particularly in spring and methods he’s developed to get production going earlier. We discuss rotations, compost, green manures, weed control and John’s large collection of machinery, which he uses to great effect. Our conversation also touches on business skills and the benefits of direct retai...
The Organic Grower Podcast
So today, I thought I would share with you my 2025 spring review. What’s gone well and what’s gone less well? How are sales going? What's up, what's down?What are the top crops and why? What improvements can be made for this year and next? And, stay tuned to the end, to hear how our third annual spring plant sale went.. So, plenty to talk about…let’s get to it. This podcast is brought to you by the Organic Growers Alliance, the UK's only grower-led organisation providing technical and practic...