Nottingham Organic Gardeners

Wilkinson St Nottingham, NG8 5FL

Welcome to Nottingham Organic Gardeners. 

 We are a voluntary organisation, a friendly group in Nottingham, open to all.

 We aim to promote organic and sustainable gardening, and a more localised food culture. 

 We have an Organic Demonstration Garden at Whitemoor Allotments in Nottingham and hold regular talks, workshops and events with an organic theme. 

 Please note we cannot endorse or recommend specific gardening suppliers, businesses or growers.

Potato Day 2024 - review

February 12, 2024  /  nogs website

What a great day - It was spudtacular!

The queue was building by 9.30 am, with seasoned potato growers and first timers chatting and sharing ideas while waiting for the 10.am start. We had 35 varieties on sale along with red and white onion sets and shallots and ooh the scrumptious cakes donated by members for the cafe.

A big thank you to all our stallholders selling honey, Artisan seasonal foraged foods, mushrooms, gardening book donations, Thomas Etty Seeds and Canopy 2050 who were distributing tree seeds as part of the greener Nottingham Initiative. Pulp Friction joined us and Sherwood Open Gardens also had a stand and talked to people about the forthcoming  event planned for June 2024

Additionally we had well-attended talks on growing potatoes in containers and on hints and tips for successful growing.

Demand was high and the queue hardly slowed for the first two hours to the extent that our supplies began running low by 1.00pm and had effectively run out by 2.00pm – a full hour before planned closing! Late comers were disappointed inevitably but at least did have a chance to catch up with friends over coffee or tea and cakes.

This was unprecedented - we usually have tubers left over to distribute to community groups. We will be looking at numbers and orders and making some careful changes for next year. It really was the busiest potato day ever.

We received a lot of media attention for the event, we had a great radio interview with BBC Radio Nottingham live from the event and Left Lion came and took photographs.

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