Compost links

• Free Green Cone & Food Waste Digester Workshops: Leicestershire Waste Partnership are offering residents the chance to find out just how useful food waste digesters are. The free workshops are a great opportunity to see what units are on offer and get advice on which type would suit you best. A local workshop will be held on Sat 25th July at Loughborough Town Hall, from 10:00am - 12noon.
• If you can't make a workshop then read about Food Waste Digesters and take the opportunity to buy a digesters at up to 60% off the RRP.
• Wiggly Wigglers sells plenty of worms. However, the site, set up more than 10 years ago, also has more than 2,000 gardening goodies to help create an environmentally friendly Eden in your backyard.

How green is your garden?

How green is your garden? asks an article in The Guardian today, in the context of this year's Chelsea Flower Show theme: climate change. The article is interesting as it suggests that many gardeners are still not thinking green, despite the fact that some major gardening retailers are trying to clean up their act in response to consumer pressure.

The RHS website has a very useful section on Conservation and the Environment, with links to factsheets and a wide range of online articles. For Leicestershire residents, low-cost compost bins and advice can be obtained from RecycleNow.