Nourished Earth

 All of the new plants that I've put into my new garden have flourished - except for one.  I bought a fuchsia bush in Hereford, and first all the flowers fell off, and quite quickly it turned into a desiccated stick.

So I needed a replacement - not another fuchsia this time.

I stopped by the big plant stall on the market, but nothing seemed quite right for the space, and then I saw a few elderflower bushes at a stall closer to the Clock Tower.

This was the plant nursery and worm farm Nourished Earth, which was set up this year near Painscastle.  They sell worm tea (don't try to drink it!), biochar, and soft fruit bushes (there's a family connection with growing blackcurrants for Ribena!).  As well as the market stall, they have a website at www.nourishedearth.co.uk

[Edited to add:  I mistakenly said that they sell peat-free compost.  They don't, but they know someone who does!  Hay Regenerative Soils at https://haywegotworms.bigcartel.com/ who also take kitchen waste to turn into compost as a subscription service]

 

They're also making connections in local communities.  For instance, they were selling some tomato plants for a charity called #BeMoreFrank, which was set up to provide help for families in Herefordshire and surrounding counties who have a child suffering from cancer. It was set up by the family of Frank, who sadly died of cancer at the age of 13.  The family would have appreciated help with things like travel to Birmingham Children's Hospital, parking fees, hotels and so on, so when Frank died they decided to do something to provide that help to other families in a similar situation.  They can be found at www.bemorefrank.org

They're also involved with On The Verge in Talgarth, a group that is encouraging anyone with even a tiny plot of ground to get involved to increase biodiversity and create wildlife habitats. They can be found at www.ontheverge.wales

I had a fascinating chat with the chap on the stall, and I came home with one of the elderflower bushes - which still looks healthy so far!