🌱 Seeking legislation to end the sale and supply of peat in the UK
🔗 peatfreepartnership.org.uk
Our legislative asks are now up on our website. See the full description of what we're campaigning for:
peatfreepartnership.org.uk/who-we-are/o...
We're going to be diving deeper into this question as we advocate for legislation to #EndPeatSales, protecting #nature and #climate
A free read for your Friday 👇
https://peatfreepartnership.org.uk/peatland-carbon-are-the-sums-right/
We're going to be diving deeper into this question as we advocate for legislation to #EndPeatSales, protecting #nature and #climate
A free read for your Friday 👇
https://peatfreepartnership.org.uk/peatland-carbon-are-the-sums-right/
Add your voice to the nationwide call to #EndPeatSales once and for all, to level the playing field and protect our peatlands.
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sales
#Gardening #Horticulture #Nature
Add your voice to the nationwide call to #EndPeatSales once and for all, to level the playing field and protect our peatlands.
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sales
#Gardening #Horticulture #Nature
Our legislative asks are now up on our website. See the full description of what we're campaigning for:
peatfreepartnership.org.uk/who-we-are/o...
Our legislative asks are now up on our website. See the full description of what we're campaigning for:
peatfreepartnership.org.uk/who-we-are/o...
In May 2024 we responded to a consultation on the #LEAFMarque standard that recognises #farming with reduced impact on the #environment.
Beginning next May, the new version will include measures aimed at eliminating peat-based growing media.
Another step forward for #peatfree 🙌
In May 2024 we responded to a consultation on the #LEAFMarque standard that recognises #farming with reduced impact on the #environment.
Beginning next May, the new version will include measures aimed at eliminating peat-based growing media.
Another step forward for #peatfree 🙌
UK Gov has announced they plan to introduce legislation to #EndPeatSales
This is a huge step forward in protecting our peatlands. Now we just need to turn promises into action.
Read our full statement:
peatfreepartnership.org.uk/uk-governmen...
#PeatFree #Gardening #Horticulture
UK Gov has announced they plan to introduce legislation to #EndPeatSales
This is a huge step forward in protecting our peatlands. Now we just need to turn promises into action.
Read our full statement:
peatfreepartnership.org.uk/uk-governmen...
#PeatFree #Gardening #Horticulture
Join us in demanding a #PeatFree future by signing up to our newsletter:
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Join us in demanding a #PeatFree future by signing up to our newsletter:
peatfreepartnership.org.uk/who-we-are/
Baroness Brown @ #BBCToday on need to ramp up adaptation for 2+ degrees of warming.
Meanwhile #emissions from #peat extraction continue. Industry efforts to go #peatfree are unmatched by Gov. willingness to legislate.
#EndPeatSales
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Baroness Brown @ #BBCToday on need to ramp up adaptation for 2+ degrees of warming.
Meanwhile #emissions from #peat extraction continue. Industry efforts to go #peatfree are unmatched by Gov. willingness to legislate.
#EndPeatSales
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It's vital that #peatfree is a part of sustainable tree production. Many have already switched and avoid #HiddenPeat in cells.
Read the report: hta.org.uk/strong-roots
It's vital that #peatfree is a part of sustainable tree production. Many have already switched and avoid #HiddenPeat in cells.
Read the report: hta.org.uk/strong-roots
New blog from Green Alliance calling for legislation on peat sales in #horticulture as part of Emma Reynold's to-do list:
greenallianceblog.org.uk/2025/09/18/n...
New blog from Green Alliance calling for legislation on peat sales in #horticulture as part of Emma Reynold's to-do list:
greenallianceblog.org.uk/2025/09/18/n...
What's one thing you wish politicians knew about growing plants?
#Gardening #Horticulture #UKPolitics
What's one thing you wish politicians knew about growing plants?
#Gardening #Horticulture #UKPolitics
Public consultations are a key part of #advocacy work and our responses give more insight on our position.
Head to peatfreepartnership.org.uk/consultation-responses to dive into the lore 📚
#EndPeatSales
#Conservation #Environment #UKPolitics
Public consultations are a key part of #advocacy work and our responses give more insight on our position.
Head to peatfreepartnership.org.uk/consultation-responses to dive into the lore 📚
#EndPeatSales
#Conservation #Environment #UKPolitics
Meanwhile we're working multiple angles across the UK to #EndPeatSales
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#Gardening #UKPolitics
Meanwhile we're working multiple angles across the UK to #EndPeatSales
Stay in the loop w/ our free newsletter:
peatfreepartnership.org.uk
#Gardening #UKPolitics
But #Labour must go further to join up policy by committing to legislation to #EndPeatSales - in 2023 761,479 m3 was used for horticulture.
Level the playing field and hit a win-win for #Nature and #Horticulture!
But #Labour must go further to join up policy by committing to legislation to #EndPeatSales - in 2023 761,479 m3 was used for horticulture.
Level the playing field and hit a win-win for #Nature and #Horticulture!
Down in Cornwall, Harriet’s Plants is on a mission to sustainably and thoughtfully grow #houseplants. Growing from seeds and cuttings, they're hitting 100% peat-free production.
#EndPeatSales #Gardening
https://youtu.be/z4GJxPXIexg
Down in Cornwall, Harriet’s Plants is on a mission to sustainably and thoughtfully grow #houseplants. Growing from seeds and cuttings, they're hitting 100% peat-free production.
#EndPeatSales #Gardening
https://youtu.be/z4GJxPXIexg
Down in Cornwall, Harriet’s Plants is on a mission to sustainably and thoughtfully grow #houseplants. Growing from seeds and cuttings, they're hitting 100% peat-free production.
#EndPeatSales #Gardening
https://youtu.be/z4GJxPXIexg
Down in Cornwall, Harriet’s Plants is on a mission to sustainably and thoughtfully grow #houseplants. Growing from seeds and cuttings, they're hitting 100% peat-free production.
#EndPeatSales #Gardening
https://youtu.be/z4GJxPXIexg
Suppliers (or the RHS/NAS) should sell us signs or stickers we can all display on our plots!
In the meantime, @allotmentnews.bsky.social and I have gone ‘DIY’.
deborahburn.me.uk/peat-free-al...
Across the UK growers are facing up to species like #Meconopsis and #Sarracenia which can be more challenging to grow #PeatFree
See the evidence:
https://peatfreepartnership.org.uk/why-peat-free/you-can-grow-anything-peat-free/
#Horticulture #Gardening
Across the UK growers are facing up to species like #Meconopsis and #Sarracenia which can be more challenging to grow #PeatFree
See the evidence:
https://peatfreepartnership.org.uk/why-peat-free/you-can-grow-anything-peat-free/
#Horticulture #Gardening
Things are starting to change, but legislation means you don't have to worry about #HiddenPeat and supply chains go peat-free faster.
That's why it's so important for us to finally #EndPeatSales
#PeatFree #Gardening #Allotment
Things are starting to change, but legislation means you don't have to worry about #HiddenPeat and supply chains go peat-free faster.
That's why it's so important for us to finally #EndPeatSales
#PeatFree #Gardening #Allotment
Our industry-focused series lets you hear from real professionals in #horticulture who are thriving with #PeatFree growing.
Don't let us tell you it's perfectly possible - hear it from them 👇
https://peatfreepartnership.org.uk/get-involved/hort-shorts/
Our industry-focused series lets you hear from real professionals in #horticulture who are thriving with #PeatFree growing.
Don't let us tell you it's perfectly possible - hear it from them 👇
https://peatfreepartnership.org.uk/get-involved/hort-shorts/
Time to celebrate one of the UK's least loved habitats. Remote, severe, and damp underfoot, peat bogs are iconic landscapes.
Follow to stay tuned for action this August to #EndPeatSales - we'll need your help 💪
#Nature #Climate #PeatFree
Time to celebrate one of the UK's least loved habitats. Remote, severe, and damp underfoot, peat bogs are iconic landscapes.
Follow to stay tuned for action this August to #EndPeatSales - we'll need your help 💪
#Nature #Climate #PeatFree
Read about endangered #peatland species, what peatlands mean to Ulster Wildlife's team, and what we hoped the Labour government would have delivered...
https://peatfreepartnership.org.uk/latest-news/
#Nature #Environment #Writing
Read about endangered #peatland species, what peatlands mean to Ulster Wildlife's team, and what we hoped the Labour government would have delivered...
https://peatfreepartnership.org.uk/latest-news/
#Nature #Environment #Writing
1. Visit your local peat bog
2. Draw or paint these peatland species!
3. Sign up for our newsletter:
peatfreepartnership.org.uk
📸 Richard Lindsay
1. Visit your local peat bog
2. Draw or paint these peatland species!
3. Sign up for our newsletter:
peatfreepartnership.org.uk
📸 Richard Lindsay
Head over to a peat-free open garden near you this summer to get inspired to take action for peatlands this summer.
#EndPeatSales
#Gardening #Garden #Horticulture
Head over to a peat-free open garden near you this summer to get inspired to take action for peatlands this summer.
#EndPeatSales
#Gardening #Garden #Horticulture