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Short Training Courses (10
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Horticulture and Small Holding
Practical and theoretical training in gardening, permaculture and
small holding. Everything from winter pruning of fruit trees to
housing your hens.
September 2010
11/09/2010 Gardening for
wildlife talk afternoon
Northamptonshire, Forestry Commission. Contact: 01780
444691
11/09/10 Creating and Designing Wildlife Garden
1 day
SAC Ayr , BTCV Scotland Contact:
01786 479697,
www.btcv.org/scotland18/09/2010
Managing pests & diseases 1
day
Brighton, Brighton & Hove Food Partnership. 01273 431700,
harvest@bhfood.org.uk,
www.harvest-bh.org.uk
24/09/2010 Wildlife Garden
Design 1 day
Kings Cross, BTCV London. Contact: 020
72784294,
london@btcv.org.uk
Learn basic garden design concepts, & apply these to develop &
enhance your garden or site to attract a greater diversity of wildlife.
26/09/2010 Cyder Making - an
introduction 1 day
Assington, Suffolk, Assington Mill. 01787 229955,
info@assingtonmill.com,
www.assingtonmill.com
£75 p.d. inc. mats & lunch. Do you have a glut of apples/pears in the
autumn? Come & find out what to
do with them with professional cyder maker, Simon Reed, of the Rough Old
Wife press in Kent.
30/09/2010 Seed Saving
1 day
Brighton, Brighton & Hove Food Partnership.
Contact: 01273 431700,
harvest@bhfood.org.uk,
www.harvest-bh.org.uk
October 2010
03/10/2010 Keeping a Few Pigs
1 day
Assington, Suffolk, Assington Mill. 01787 229955,
info@assingtonmill.com,
www.assingtonmill.com
£75 inc. lunch.The basics of pig-keeping:
what breed, housing, enclosures, feeding & breeding, etc.
Leader: Kevin Blundell.
05/10/2010 Animal Welfare & the
Future of Sustainable Farming 4 days
Oxford, University of Oxford. Contact: 01865 286951,
john.lee@conted.ox.ac.uk,
www.conted.ox.ac.uk/awlp1001
Oxford University & the Food Animal Initiative offer masters-level
training over two modules aimed at food industry graduates. Module 1
covers animal welfare in meat production & introducing improvements
within a sustainable framework. Module 2 looks at science & evidence
assessment of animal welfare, & welfare research and commercial
implementation. Module 2 will be held for 4 days commencing 11/1/11.
09/10/2010 Beekeeping for
Beginners 1 day
Assington, Suffolk, Assington Mill. 01787 229955,
info@assingtonmill.com,
www.assingtonmill.com
£75 inc lunch. Students will learn how to set up an apiary, what
equipment to buy, beekeeping terminology, the life cycle of the bee, how
to identify the different members of the hive, the bee calendar, &
diseases. Simon Cousins
17/10/2010 Food for Free
1 day
Assington, Suffolk, Assington Mill. 01787 229955,
info@assingtonmill.com,
www.assingtonmill.com
£55 inc lunch. Walk around the farm to learn about the edible roots,
stems, leaves, fungi & fruits of our common plants.
Leaders: Ian Rose & Emma
Eastham.
November 2010
23/11/2010 How to make & use
compost 1 day
Occombe Farm Education Centre, Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust.
Contact: 01803 606035,
www.countryside-trust.org.uk
7pm- 8.30pm Talk from author and expert Nicky Scott on how to avoid
the pitfalls, save money and make your own fantastic compost. Learn how
to lighten your dustbin by composting everything coming from your
kitchen and garden. Booking essential.
27/11/2010 Fruit Tree Pruning 1
day
Assington, Suffolk, Assington Mill. 01787 229955,
info@assingtonmill.com,
www.assingtonmill.com
£70 including lunch. Covering the principles of pruning, use of
tools, sharpening, plus demonstrations on how to prune new trees, & old
neglected ones. Leader:
Chris Heseltine
January 2011
09/01/2011 Beekeeping for
Beginners 1 day
Assington, Suffolk, Assington Mill. 01787 229955,
info@assingtonmill.com,
www.assingtonmill.com
£75 inc. lunch. Students will learn how to set up an apiary, what
equipment to buy, beekeeping terminology, the life cycle of the bee, how
to identify the different members of the hive, the bee calendar, &
diseases. Leader: Simon Cousins.
15/01/2011 Pruning Old Fruit Trees
2 days
Brighton, Brighton Permaculture Trust. Contact: www.brightonpermaculture.co.uk
18/01/2011 Pruning Old Fruit Trees 2
days
Brighton, Brighton Permaculture Trust. Contact: www.brightonpermaculture.co.uk
May 2011
07/05/2011 Mushroom Cultivation
2 days
Brighton, Brighton Permaculture Trust. Contact: www.brightonpermaculture.co.uk
20/05/2011 Botany for Gardening
3 days
Machynlleth, Aberystwyth University. Contact: 01970
621580,
learning@aber.ac.uk,
www.aber.ac.uk/sell
On Demand
How to Garden: The Top
Tips
1 day
Cannington Centre,
Bridgwater College. Contact:
01271 441234, enquiries@bridgwater.ac.uk,
www.bridgwater.ac.uk
Learn
the tricks of the trade for your garden. Learn how to reduce
maintenance, plant selection, soil preparation, managing and disposing
of perennial weeds and much more.
Wall Shrubs & Climbers
1 day
Cannington Centre,
Bridgwater College. Contact:
01271 441234, enquiries@bridgwater.ac.uk,
www.bridgwater.ac.uk
Practical examination of support methods for shrubs and climbers
including different plants that may be used against walls and fences
including maintenance and pruning practicals.
Pruning Workshop
1 day
Cannington Centre,
Bridgwater College. Contact:
01271 441234, enquiries@bridgwater.ac.uk,
www.bridgwater.ac.uk
This
course includes plenty of hands-on experience. Learn about fruit trees
and shrubs, the tools and rules and equipment needed to maintain them.
The Garden you can Eat
1 day
Cannington Centre,
Bridgwater College. Contact:
01271 441234, enquiries@bridgwater.ac.uk,
www.bridgwater.ac.uk
A
workshop to include growing herbs and unusual edible crops. Learn about
soil preparation and sowing techniques including fluid drilling,
thinning and crop management.
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