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    WORKING THE MAGIC WITH NO-DIG

    Dec 30, 2021 4 minutes

    I started to grow using the organic no-dig gardening method 13 years ago because it saved time, there were fewer weeds and it creates a healthy environment for great harvests. Not digging also felt much more natural and kinder to my back and to worms! No-dig grows great veg, but did you know that it is also hugely beneficial for the environment?

    One of the simplest, easiest things you can do to help create a climate-friendly garden and do your bit to reduce climate change is to stop digging. Digging the soil and exposing it to the air releases carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere: not

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