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Capital Growth is London's Food Growing Network, with over 2000 members. Whether you are growing at home, as part of an allotment, in a community group or school you can join for free to receive benefits such as discounts, advice and monthly enewsletters.

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				1	2	3 Building earth pizza ovens - London x Building earth pizza ovens - London Learn all the skills and techniques you need to build your own Earth pizza oven. Earth ovens make a great centre point for any community space as well as any garden. In this course we will cover design considerations, sourcing and mixing materials, assembling the oven and plinth construction as well as a brief intro to cooking techniques, baking bread, and how to throw the perfect pizza party. Location: Sydenham Gardens Contact: capitalgrowth@sustainweb.org Organisers: Capital Growth Close
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11	12	13	14 Growing autumn and winter veg - London x Growing autumn and winter veg - London If you want to grow food all year round, then August is the time to plan your winter garden. During this session we’ll go through the best vegetable to grow in our winter climate, while looking at the challenges that growing in winter brings and how to work around them. By the end of the session, you'll be ready to grow all year around, and you'll have enough time before the first frost to plan your garden and get things going for some nice winter crops. Trainer: Paul Richens More details and booking via Eventbrite Location: The Regent's Park Allotment Gardens Contact: capitalgrowth@sustainweb.org Organisers: Capital Growth https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/growing-autumn-and-winter-veg-tickets-56115834973 Close	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22 Fresh Herbs Workshop with Think Outside - London x Fresh Herbs Workshop with Think Outside - London Think Outside will run a free herb workshop in the roof garden from 12 to 2pm. Learn about seeds and propagate various herbs including basil, thyme, rosemary, and mint. At the end of the workshop, participants can take a pot with a seeded or propagated herb home. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about many of our typical household herbs. Whole family welcome! Location: Doddington & Rollo Community Roof Garden, Charlotte Despard Avenue, London SW11 5HD Contact: 07527 844 719 / doddingtongarden@gmail.com Organisers: Doddington & Rollo Community Roof Garden http://www.drgardens.org Close	23	24 Introduction to Goat Keeping - Cricklade x Introduction to Goat Keeping - Cricklade Join us on our kid goat farm for a one day course designed to give you the knowledge and experience to decide if keeping goats is for you! Or, perhaps you have had goats in the past and want to brush up on your skills and understanding of these very unique and rewarding animals. We’ll start the morning at 10am with tea and locally roasted coffee, along with something sweet to sustain you until lunchtime. Later in the day, we’ll serve up a hearty lunch to fuel you for the afternoon session, showcasing our delicious kid meat. The day will be a combination of: Time spent inside talking and discussing all things goats Plenty of time outside getting hands-on experience of handling, moving and looking after our goats What will we cover in the Introduction to Goat Keeping Course? The fundamentals of goat keeping – what is necessary to keep goats, from the legal side to the welfare requirements Why goats? Learn about the breeds and why goats are so versatile and Location: Dartland Farm, Leigh, Cricklade SN6 6RB Contact: Lizzie - info@cotswoldkidmeat.com Organisers: Just Kidding https://cotswoldkidmeat.com/2018/03/03/goat-keeping-course/ Close Seed sowing for winter greens with Permablitz London - London x Seed sowing for winter greens with Permablitz London - London Free workshop 2 to 4pm, led by Permablitz London. Learn how to sow seeds for greens through the winter. This workshop will look at seeds you can grow for winter crops that will provide nutrients and vitamins through the colder months. Location: Doddington & Rollo Community Roof Garden, Charlotte Despard Avenue, Londion SW11 5HD Contact: 07527 844 719 / doddingtongarden@gmail.com Organisers: Doddington & Rollo Community Roof Garden http://www.drgardens.org Close
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