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<\/a>Thames Ditton, UK \u2013 21st April 2008. A team from Ed\u2019s Garden Maintenance, a provider of prompt, reliable andefficient services to maintain gardens, has pulled on their wellies and run 10k, raising \u00a3225 for the UK\u2019s leading organic growing charity, Garden Organic.<\/p>\nEdward Mauleverer, of Thames Ditton, and four of his colleagues joined hundreds of runners and walkers at Shalford Park, Guildford, to take part in the 10K trek on the morning of Sunday 20 April 2008.<\/p>\n
Garden Organic which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2008, is specifically raising funds to help maintain its world class organic demonstration gardens and to support the vital work of its Heritage Seed Library, which preserves over 800 varieties of vegetables under threat of extinction. It is also intending to widen its education programmes to help more children learn about food and organic growing, and enable growers worldwide to adopt organic methods through its international development programmes.<\/p>\n Edward Mauleverer, founder of Ed\u2019S Garden Maintenance says, \u201cWorking in wellington boots is one thing, but running in them is certainly another! At Ed\u2019S, we are often required to provide our customers with the work needed to set the foundations for organic growing, whether we\u2019re turning top soil on allotments or advising on compost facilities. So we\u2019re delighted to be supporting the really important contribution Garden Organic makes to encouraging a sustainable future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a>The Ed\u2019S team took part in the fun run to kick-off a week long series of fundraising activities supporting National Welly Week, which begins today. Garden Organic launched Welly Week five years ago aiming to raise funds to help educate and inspire people about organic gardening, farming and food for a sustainable future for ourselves, our children, our environment and our planet.<\/p>\n