Events and training from our network
Rocket Stove Workshop at Meadow Orchard Project Wednesday 16th April
Meadow Orchard Project - 151 Park Road, Crouch End, N8 8JD
16 Apr 2025 | Accredited training
Join us on Wednesday 16th May and learn how to build a small rocket stove using clay, sand, straw and up-cycled materials!
Date Wednesday 16th April
Time 12.00 – 16.30pm
Suggested Donation £5.00
Sign-up Email meadoworchardproject@gmail.com for details
Join us on Wednesday 16th May and learn how to build a small rocket stove using clay, sand, straw and up-cycled materials!
Date Wednesday 16th April
Time 12.00 – 16.30pm
Suggested Donation £5.00
Sign-up Email meadoworchardproject@gmail.com for details
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Plants for Free
The Vine Road Pavillion, Vine Road Recreation Ground, Vine Road, Barnes
19 Apr 2025 | Accredited training
These days, we tend to see plants and seeds as something we buy, rather than something we grow. Seed and plant production has been commercialised, and plants can be costly. However, plants we have raised ourselves, that are adapted to local conditions, are often more successful than those we buy. It’s easy to get lots more plants without spending any money at all! In this workshop, we will cover seed sowing, seed saving, taking cuttings, layering, dividing and more!
These days, we tend to see plants and seeds as something we buy, rather than something we grow. Seed and plant production has been commercialised, and plants can be costly. However, plants we have raised ourselves, that are adapted to local conditions, are often more successful than those we buy. It’s easy to get lots more plants without spending any money at all! In this workshop, we will cover seed sowing, seed saving, taking cuttings, layering, dividing and more!
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Earth Day at the Teviot Centre
Teviot Centre, 1 Wyvis Street, E14 6QD
22 Apr 2025 | Event
We're excited to invite you to the Earth Day festival at the Teviot Centre from 10am-3pm on the 22nd April!
We're celebrating our vibrant community and commitment to good food.
What's on:
Below Cost Organic Stall (10 AM – 3 PM) – Thanks to Sustain’s Bridging the Gap, you can purchase delicious organic produce at a 45% discount
Food Growing Workshop (11 AM – 12 PM) – Learn skills to grow your own food
Films & Discussion (12:30 PM – 1:30 PM) plus vegan lunch!
Craft Activity (1:30
We're excited to invite you to the Earth Day festival at the Teviot Centre from 10am-3pm on the 22nd April!
We're celebrating our vibrant community and commitment to good food.
What's on:
Below Cost Organic Stall (10 AM – 3 PM) – Thanks to Sustain’s Bridging the Gap, you can purchase delicious organic produce at a 45% discount
Food Growing Workshop (11 AM – 12 PM) – Learn skills to grow your own food
Films & Discussion (12:30 PM – 1:30 PM) plus vegan lunch!
Craft Activity (1:30
Herbs and Edible Flowers half-day workshop
EcoLocal The Lodge, Honeywood Walk, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 3NX
26 Apr 2025 | Accredited training
Learn how to propagate and grow tasty herbs and edible flowers to add to your meals. Discover a range of edible plants to grow in your garden. Created and delivered by our RHS qualified tutor, the workshop includes lots of information and a pot of cuttings to take home.
Learn how to propagate and grow tasty herbs and edible flowers to add to your meals. Discover a range of edible plants to grow in your garden. Created and delivered by our RHS qualified tutor, the workshop includes lots of information and a pot of cuttings to take home.
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Organic Food Growing Course - 6 week practical course
Carshalton Community Allotment, Colston Avenue, Carshalton SM5 3NX
3 May 2025 | Accredited training
If you are just starting out, or would like to get some more detailed knowledge of organic food growing, then this course is for you. Over 6 weeks you will learn everything you need to know to confidently grow your own fruit and veg. including:
Preparing your growing area the organic way
Planning what to grow including crop rotation
Planting techniques
Taking care of your plants without chemicals
Organic techniques and feeding your soil
Harvesting and storing produce
If you are just starting out, or would like to get some more detailed knowledge of organic food growing, then this course is for you. Over 6 weeks you will learn everything you need to know to confidently grow your own fruit and veg. including:
Preparing your growing area the organic way
Planning what to grow including crop rotation
Planting techniques
Taking care of your plants without chemicals
Organic techniques and feeding your soil
Harvesting and storing produce
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Forest Gardening Course (Level 2 Award)
19-21 Garden Walk, London, EC2A 3EQ
6 May 2025 | Accredited training
Learn the skills you need to design, create and manage a forest garden with our seven month accredited online course, featuring the videos of Martin Crawford.
Learn from videos, handouts, interactive quizzes and online assessments leading you to qualify for a Level 2 Award in Forest Gardening.
Supporting the online materials are seven interactive online tutorials.
Cost £570 - £800 payment by monthly instalments is available.
Learn the skills you need to design, create and manage a forest garden with our seven month accredited online course, featuring the videos of Martin Crawford.
Learn from videos, handouts, interactive quizzes and online assessments leading you to qualify for a Level 2 Award in Forest Gardening.
Supporting the online materials are seven interactive online tutorials.
Cost £570 - £800 payment by monthly instalments is available.
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Growing in Small Spaces
The Vine Road Pavillion, Vine Road Recreation Ground, Vine Road, Barnes
17 May 2025 | Accredited training
The reality of living in an urban area is that many of us do not have access to a large growing space. You might have a balcony, a few containers or even just a windowsill. You might be renting and need to create a garden you can easily dismantle and move. But you can grow something in almost any situation. In this workshop, we will look at tips for growing successfully in these spaces, what plants work well and how you can grow your own food even if you only have a windowsill!
The reality of living in an urban area is that many of us do not have access to a large growing space. You might have a balcony, a few containers or even just a windowsill. You might be renting and need to create a garden you can easily dismantle and move. But you can grow something in almost any situation. In this workshop, we will look at tips for growing successfully in these spaces, what plants work well and how you can grow your own food even if you only have a windowsill!
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Plant Health the organic way - one day workshop
EcoLocal The Lodge, Honeywood Walk, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 3NX
31 May 2025 | Accredited training
From mini-beasts to mega-beasts, diseases & nutrient deficiencies, it can feel as though our plants are under constant attack! This information-packed workshop will help you identify friend from foe and bid farewell to chemical interventions. This workshop gives you the knowledge you need to navigate your way to a thriving and pest-free plot.
From mini-beasts to mega-beasts, diseases & nutrient deficiencies, it can feel as though our plants are under constant attack! This information-packed workshop will help you identify friend from foe and bid farewell to chemical interventions. This workshop gives you the knowledge you need to navigate your way to a thriving and pest-free plot.
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Mushroom Cultivation Workshop - from Spore to Mushroom
The Remakery, 51 Lilford Road, London, SE5 9HY
21 Jun 2025 | Accredited training
Learn how to grow mushrooms from spores with Adi on Saturday, 21st of June from 13:00 - 16:30.
Do you want to learn how to start growing specialty and medicinal mushrooms? Besides engaging with fascinating facts about mushrooms and fungi, you'll have hands-on fun by creating your own grain spawn that you can then take home to grow Oyster mushrooms. You will be able to learn how to work in a mycology lab to create cultures from spores or clones and learn about how to produce grain spawn.
Learn how to grow mushrooms from spores with Adi on Saturday, 21st of June from 13:00 - 16:30.
Do you want to learn how to start growing specialty and medicinal mushrooms? Besides engaging with fascinating facts about mushrooms and fungi, you'll have hands-on fun by creating your own grain spawn that you can then take home to grow Oyster mushrooms. You will be able to learn how to work in a mycology lab to create cultures from spores or clones and learn about how to produce grain spawn.
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Summer prune your currants half-day workshop
Carshalton Community Allotment, Colston Avenue, Carshalton SM5 3NX
28 Jun 2025 | Accredited training
Summer pruning rewards your efforts with healthier, more productive currant bushes that give better quality fruit without using up too much of the plant’s resources. Mid-summer is the ideal time to do your summer pruning, and our short, practical workshop will give you the skills and confidence you need to tackle your own fruit garden.
Summer pruning rewards your efforts with healthier, more productive currant bushes that give better quality fruit without using up too much of the plant’s resources. Mid-summer is the ideal time to do your summer pruning, and our short, practical workshop will give you the skills and confidence you need to tackle your own fruit garden.
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