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Where does chocolate come from?

February 9, 2012
Author: Guest

As part of our festival of chocolate, cocoa grower Kouame Alphonse Fasseri from Africa’s Ivory Coast, tells us his part of the story – including how Fairtrade chocolate has made a difference to his daily life. Kouame is a member of the 6,000-strong Kavokiva Fairtrade co-operative providing cocoa beans that are sent over to the [...]

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Eden Project’s 10 tips for gardeners in February

February 2, 2012
Author: Tom

10 tips for gardeners in February from the Eden Project video If you haven’t got a greenhouse (or a Biome!), use a cold frame to get things growing in fluctuating spring temperatures. While its still quiet in the garden take the opportunity to do any hard landscaping work. Plan ahead and order your tender summer [...]

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Eden’s wildlife helpers: new video

January 11, 2012
Author: Hannah

Meet the unusual wildlife helpers that Eden’s gardeners have enlisted to keep plants healthy and reduce chemical use, in this new video. Warning, contains close-up scenes of insects engaging in bug warfare!

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Free tools for school and community gardens in Cornwall

January 10, 2012
Author: Hannah

Budding gardeners, young and old, are being given the chance to win sets of special tools. The trowels, forks, hoes and more have been recycled through Eden’s Tool Shed initiative, which gives inmates at prisons around the country the opportunity to learn new skills. The project has been running since last spring, when we teamed [...]

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Eden Project’s 10 tips for gardeners in January

January 6, 2012
Author: Tom

10 tips for gardeners in January from the Eden Project video 1. It’s time to prepare for growing in the year ahead: clean and sharpen your tools and, if necessary, replace tools. 2. Dust and scrub your pots, trays and labels. 3. Check you have enough of the seeds you intend to sow and that [...]

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New short gardening courses taught by Eden gardeners

December 28, 2011
Author: Hannah

Gardeners from the Eden Project will be showing people how to make the most of their gardens, whatever shape or size, in a series of one-hour courses in Truro, Cornwall, from January through to March. There will be seven Gardening in the City sessions in all, covering a range of essential gardening skills, such as [...]

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Eden Project’s 10 tips for gardeners in December

December 13, 2011
Author: Tom

10 tips for gardeners in December from the Eden Project video 1. Harvest your kale, leeks, cabbages and chard. 2. Prune soft fruit. 3. Go careful when watering protected plants by doing it in the morning to ensure the plants are dry before cool night temperatures. 4. If you’ve got any veg that needs eating, check [...]

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Christmas flowers that are good enough to eat

November 17, 2011
Author: Nina

We love our new, inspired Christmas flowers. They have lots of seasonal flair but with an extra special twist. You can cook with them. Working closely with our local grower, Tregothnan, we’ve created a range of bouquets, wreaths and garlands that look traditional, with their rich, wintery reds and wonderful evergreens  and are made using chillies, bay, sage [...]

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Sowing the seeds of Britain’s biggest flower, Titan Arum

November 17, 2011
Author: Guest

Remember the giant Corpse flower that caused a stir in the Rainforest Biome when it bloomed for a few rare days this summer? Well our gardeners have just harvested its ripened fruits, to collect seeds for a new plant. Each gorgeous orange fruit contains one or two seeds, which we’re now extracting in our nursery [...]

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How to grow mushrooms

November 4, 2011
Author: Nina

Have you ever wondered how to grow mushrooms at home? We have! We’re keen lovers of good food at Eden, and also fond of an occasional spot of gardening, so we’ve joined forces with a local Cornish mushroom farm to bring you the Mushroom Log. Harvested from sustainable woodlands, and available in either Cornish Beech [...]

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