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Events and training from Capital Growth

22
May
2024

Create your food growing curriculum

Learn how to create a school garden curriculum through the school calendar year.

In person event14:0016:30

21
Sep
2020

Age-friendly Volunteering in Community Food Gardens

Capital Growth and Ageing Better led a webinar to discuss the importance of age-friendly and inclusive volunteering in the...

Webinar10:3000:00

20
Sep
2020

Online Produce Show

On Sunday 20th September our friends at Cordwainers Grow hosted our first ever Virtual Produce Show!

Webinar14:0000:00

19
Sep
2020

Drawing from Nature workshop

This online workshop was an introduction to drawing from nature and how this brings you closer to the natural world,...

Webinar11:0000:00

19
Sep
2020

London Digital Harvest Festival

Social Farms and Gardens ran a packed London Digital Harvest Festival on 19 September opening up the buzzing life of...

Webinar10:0000:00

18
Sep
2020

Food for Resilience: Transatlantic Lessons from Community Gardens and Farms

This webinar brought together community gardens and farms from London, New York and Toronto in a fascinating conversastion...

Webinar15:0000:00

9
Sep
2020

No Dig Gardening and Mulching Techniques

Find out why no-dig gardening is so good for the soil (and your crops!) and how mulching can help you to achieve soil health.

Training (online)18:0000:00

2
Sep
2020

Growing Autumn and Winter Vegetables

Find out how you can grow your own vegetables all year round.

Training (online)18:0000:00

19
Aug
2020

Introduction to Medicinal Plants

Find out the history, legends and beneficial properties of some common plants that grow all around you.

Training (online)18:0000:00

12
Aug
2020

Vegan DIY Food Fermentation

Learn how to easily ferment food at home.

Training (online)18:0000:00

5
Aug
2020

Growing Alternative Crops for a Changing Climate

Find out what crops are most adaptable to the changing climate in the UK.

Training (online)18:0000:00

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Make Your Own Natural Fertiliser

The Vine Road Pavillion, Vine Road Recreation Ground, Vine Road, Barnes

10 Jun 2024

Join us at the Community Growing Project on Monday 10th June as we celebrate Great Big Green Week! Make and take home your own natural fertiliser and pest repellent! During this session, we will be looking at how to swap chemicals for natural alternatives in the garden. Find out how to make a nutritious fertiliser out of nettles, how to re-purpose your coffee grounds to feed your plants and how to deter pests using a few common store cupboard ingredients. Families are welcome at this activity.

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Summer talks: Earthworms and How to Help Them

The Vine Road Pavillion, Vine Road Recreation Ground, Vine Road, Barnes

15 Jun 2024 | Free

At this free talk in June, we will welcome James Skillicorn for an informative and humorous discussion on earthworms. James will demonstrate how to set up and look after a wormery, and demonstrate how worms can turn household food waste into fabulous compost. He will talk about the environmental importance of earthworms and what we can do to help them. There will be a chance to get involved in some hands-on activities, and plenty of time for questions. Families are welcome.

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Orchard Management - Level 3

19-21 Garden Walk, London, EC2A 3EQ

3 Sep 2024 | Accredited | Free

Our Level 3 Orcharding Certificate (CICO) is a unique course that combines high quality online learning with 7 face-to-face training days. You will learn from orchard experts at a range of projects in North East London and top up your learning at home with over 100 online resources. Starting in Sept 2024 and running until Jun 2025 we have eight places on this course funded by City Bridge Trust for people meeting the eligibility criteria. We also have general admission and concessionary places

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