Bee Friendly Gardener competition, cash prize!

Do you have thistles in your garden, or ceanothus and a lime tree? Maybe you grow courgettes and beans on your allotment? Then you are on your way to being a bee friendly gardener. There are over 150 bee friendly... More >

To order your copy of the Earth Words poetry anthology

Copies of Earth Words can be ordered by post. Please send a cheque for £3 payable to Rutland Friends of the Earth to Gabrielle Maughan, 10 Bayleys Close, Empingham, Rutland LE158PJ. You can also read Earth Words online. If you've liked what... More >

"A love song to the Earth is more powerful than a sermon"

This year Rutland Friends of the Earth held a poetry competition. Earth Words was devised in order to mark the 40th anniversary of the founding of Friends of the Earth. We were looking for a different and more powerful way to encourage people to... More >

"Earth Words" - Rutland Friends of the Earth Celebratory Poetry Competition

To celebrate 40 years of Friends of the Earth, Rutland Friends of the Earth is hosting "Earth Words", a poetry and illustration competition, with the theme of 'being friends with our Earth'. With celebrity judges including broadcaster Clive... More >

Orchard project bears fruit

We set up our community orchard in conjunction with the Woodland trust on the edge of Braunston Seek Wood in 2007. We started with one apple tree and now have 19 assorted fruit trees, including pears, damsons, greengages, medlar,and quince. We have... More >