Sally Cunningham

I’ve worked closely with Garden Organic /HDRA for nearly 20 years now. A lifelong professional gardener, I started in the late 1980’s when amenity growing was much more chemical based – the ‘simazine border’ was being proclaimed as the latest new labour saving device and embraced by local councils following Thatcher’s spending cuts. I’ve always been fascinated by nature and this seemed so wrong to me, so organic gardening was the natural path to try to follow whenever I could.

While I’ve worked in horticulture I’ve always tried to find out about the creatures I come across: I’ve been a wildlife recorder for most of my adult life, although there are still many wee beasties I don’t recognise! Other interests include growing on my own garden and allotment whenever I have the time (sadly not often enough right now), then cooking and eating what I grow, which is probably why I’m one of the rounder members of staff…

One of the most important projects I’ve completed with GO was Sowing New Seeds, and if I can be acknowledged to have introduced lablab beans to a wider audience I’ll be very happy…