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Capital Growth

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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244-254 Cambridge Heath Road
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3	4	5	6 Introduction to companion planting for pest management - London x Introduction to companion planting for pest management - London In this session you will learn about companion planting, and how they can be used throughout your garden to manage some common garden pests. You'll come out with a list of 'go-to' list of easy to find and grow companion plants to sow in your garden. Location: Virtual training session Contact: capitalgrowth@sustainweb.org Organisers: Capital Growth https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introduction-to-companion-planting-for-pest-management-tickets-103550470244 Close	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16 Weekend Training Series: Resilient & Healthy Orchards - London 2 days x Weekend Training Series: Resilient & Healthy Orchards - London Two-day introduction to orchard pests & disease, natural resiliency, and biodiversity. Runs 10am-3pm each day. Includes classroom time and practical skills development in the orchard. Saturday with Russell Miller: recognising and boosting biodiversity in orchards; assessing tree health; common orchard pests; common orchard diseases; strategies for promoting tree health. Sunday with Lewis McNeill: soil science; soil texture; soil food webs; soil structure; boosting soil biodiversity. Duration: 2 days Location: TBD Contact: jo@theorchardproject.org.uk Organisers: The Orchard Project https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/weekend-course-series-resilient-healthy-orchards-tickets-86684095463 Close Weekend Training Series: Resilient and Healthy Orchards - London 2 days x Weekend Training Series: Resilient and Healthy Orchards - London Two-day introduction to orchard health, 10am-3pm each day. Includes classroom time and practical skills development in the orchard. Saturday with Russell Miller: recognising and boosting biodiversity in orchards; assessing tree health; common orchard pests; common orchard diseases; strategies for promoting tree health. Sunday with Lewis McNeill: soil science; soil texture; soil food webs; soil structure; boosting soil biodiversity. Duration: 2 days Location: TBA Contact: jo@theorchardproject.org.uk Organisers: The Orchard Project https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/weekend-course-series-resilient-healthy-orchards-tickets-86684095463 Close
17	18	19	20 Organic Food Growing for Beginners - London x Organic Food Growing for Beginners - London If you want to start growing food but don't know where to start, this course is for you! From understanding your space to what can be grown and growing techniques, we'll go through all the essential steps to start a successful organic food growing space. We'll focus on organic techniques and we'll go through plants life cycle, soil, crop rotation, seed sowing and transplanting. Location: Online Contact: capitalgrowth@sustainweb.org Organisers: Capital Growth https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/organic-food-growing-for-beginners-tickets-105075373270 Close	21	22	23
24	25	26	27 The Organic Gardener's Guide to Pest Control - London x The Organic Gardener's Guide to Pest Control - London In this session you'll learn to recognise usual garden pests and understand their life cycles. We'll go through techniques you can use to manage these common pests while following organic guidelines and keeping your garden healthy. Location: Online Contact: capitalgrowth@sustainweb.org Organisers: Capital Growth https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-organic-gardeners-guide-to-pest-control-tickets-103552032918 Close	28	29	30
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