Planning the veg-growing area
30 March Valerie's Veggies and Plants, Feliz, Ginns Road, Stocking Pelham, Herts SG9 0JD This is for anyone who wants to grow veg and/or fruit, in an allotment, a city, rural, coastal, or roof-top garden or a smallholding. Particularly useful for smallholders as mistakes in planning can ...
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Starting with sheep
30 March Clun Valley Organics, Brynmawr Farm, Newcastle on Clun, SY7 8QU Many people are buying houses with land which, though its romantic at the time, suddenly leaves them with a problem. This land needs maintaining. You could just mow it but where’s the fun or benefit ...
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All about seeds
06 April Valerie's Veggies and Plants, Feliz, Ginns Road, Stocking Pelham, Herts SG9 0JD Anyone interested in growing their own veg, herbs or flowers, needs to be able to germinate seeds of different species and varying physical characteristics. This course provides an overview of common...
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Smallholding/small scale farming
06 April Clun Valley Organics, Brynmawr Farm, Newcastle on Clun, SY7 8QU Many people are buying houses with land which, though it is romantic at the time, suddenly leaves them with a problem. This land needs maintaining. You could just mow it but where’s the fun or benefi...
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Cheese making
10 April Abbey Home Farm, Burford Road, Cirencester GL7 5HF Course participants will all make our soft cheese 'dancys fancy' which has won a silver medal in the British Cheese Awards, and learn about the various cultures and methods used to make a variety of ...
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Introduction to soil
13 April Wortley Hall Walled Garden, South Yorkshire, S35 7DB Introduction to understanding what you need to know about this fundamental topic, good soil being the key to healthy crops. Methods of identifying types of soil, improving soils with green manures an...
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Vegetarian world fusion
13 April Abbey Home Farm, Burford Road, Cirencester GL7 5HF Spanish, Italian, Mexican, Moroccan, Thai… so many cultures influence foods that are easily found in shops and restaurants. Learn the secrets of the influential flavours as we teach you how to find y...
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Introduction to organic growing
13 April Valerie's Veggies and Plants, Feliz, Ginns Road, Stocking Pelham, Herts SG9 0JD Suitable for those starting to grow veg, fruit or garden plants in a garden, allotment, or on a patio or balcony. Provides an overview of organic practices and how these differ from non-organic. Cove...
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Forage and feast April workshop
13 April Clun Valley Organics, Brynmawr Farm, Newcastle on Clun, SY7 8QU With Rob Rowe and Julia Walling of Woods for Wellbeing. There's a sense of wonder in learning how to find and identify edible plants and how to harvest and cook them. Rob captures that wonder and is ...
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