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Green Stories from The MERL Garden: Summer

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Tying Up Threads

Bee Ready to Play

The Hicc-Story of Brewing Beer

Ploughing Pioneers: Tractor history through The MERL collections

Turning Wasted Opportunities into Food Futures

Suffrage and the Sewing Machine

The story of Suttons Seeds: 1806 – present

Learn about the history of Suttons Seeds, a Reading company who revolutionised the UK seed-growing industry.

Winter gardening with The MERL gardening volunteers

Hear from The MERL’s gardening volunteers about how they have prepared the garden for winter and what they are planning for 2023.

Why do we eat turkey at Christmas?

Explore the history of why we eat turkey at Christmas and the story behind its growth in popularity over the last 500 years.