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Time: 18:00 - 20:30 This session will explain the soil-food-web and explore how to make plants teas and aerated compost teas to support it.
During the session we will make our own plant tea, and apply it to the garden. Susannah Hall is the Head Gardener at Cecil Sharp House and a permaculture and permablitz designer. She offers training in permaculture design and gardening for Permablitz London and helps to organise the London Permaculture Festival.
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Location: Nubian Centre, 50 Ellerslie Rd, Shepherd's Bush, London W12 7BW Contact: Capital Growth capitalgrowth@sustainweb.org Organisers: Capital Growth https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand-and-support-the-soil-food-web-tickets-57010000446
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Time: 18:00 - 20:30 Most of the weeds that drive gardeners crazy are actually amazing plants with a multitude of uses - from food and medicine to important allies in combating pests and diseases in the garden. In this session, we’ll discuss how to utilise these wonderful resources that pop up in our gardens rather than treating them as a useless nuisance.
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Location: Edible Landscapes London, Finsbury Park, N4 1BY Contact: Capital Growth capitalgrowth@sustainweb.org Organisers: Capital Growth https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/garden-weeds-food-medicine-fertiliser-tickets-57011411667
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Eleven primary schools from across London will be selling school-grown summer produce at the iconic Borough Market to raise money for food surplus charity FareShare.
Location: Borough Market Contact: Rachel Copus, rachel@schoolfoodmatters.org Organisers: School Food Matters https://www.schoolfoodmatters.org/projects/young-marketeers
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Time: 10:30 - 13:30 Intrigued about the flavours and health benefits of fermenting?
Join us for hands-on session to learn about and make your own sauerkrauts and kimchis, as well as taste some that we've made earlier! Trainer Ximena Ransom is a 'Patchwork Farmer', growing salads and herbs for Growing Communities' local organic veg box scheme in Hackney. She also teaches cookery and herb growing at Made in Hackney local community kitchen, and enjoys making weird and wonderful ferments and jams.
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Location: Trowbridge Gardens (Hackney Herbal), E9 5LD Contact: Capital Growth capitalgrowth@sustainweb.org Organisers: Capital Growth https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fermenting-sauerkraut-kimchi-and-fruit-drinks-tickets-57013823882
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UAE Academy Southbank, St Paul's CE primary and St Peter's CE primary will be selling their school-grown produce at East Street Market to raise money for their food education programmes.
Location: East St Market, Walworth, London SE17 1EL Contact: Dela Foster, dela@schoolfoodmatters.org Organisers: School Food Matters https://www.schoolfoodmatters.org/projects/healthy-zones
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Three secondary and 13 primary schools will be selling chutneys at their local Whole Foods Market store to raise money for their food education programmes.
Location: Various Whole Foods Market stores across London Contact: Rachel Copus, rachel@schoolfoodmatters.org Organisers: School Food Matters https://www.schoolfoodmatters.org/projects/schools-market
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15 secondary schools from across London will b selling school-grown produce at their local street market to raise money for their food education programmes.
Location: Various markets across London Contact: Dela Foster, dela@schoolfoodmatters.org Organisers: School Food Matters https://www.schoolfoodmatters.org/projects/know-your-onions
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Pick a truly fresh salad from wild plants (aka weeds) growing in Finsbury Park. We’ll discover over 20 edible plants, tasting as we go and learning about their uses. Then enjoy the results of your foraging by eating a communal salad and sipping tea in the beautiful surroundings of Edible Landscapes London. The walk is guided by London-based forager Michael Stuart.
Location: Edible Landscapes London Organisers: Capital Growth
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An experiential, creative and fun session to learn nature inspired movement and games to inspire, awaken enthusiasm and curiosity for building community and connection. We will be sharing ideas which might be great way create an open and inclusive space for your community garden and great for working with volunteers, corporate groups school gardens and families for example.
Location: St Mary's Garden Contact: capitalgrowth@sustainweb.org Organisers: Capital Growth
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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
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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-56115464866
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The walk will be led by one of Forage London’s experienced foraging teachers and will last for about three hours, involving safely picking and eating various leaves, berries etc as we go along, with various new foods and drinks to try, learning to identifying plenty of edible plants and discussion touching on numerous topics including, nutrition, medicine, herbalism, botany, cookery, horticulture and history.
Location: E2 Contact: john@foragelondon.co.uk Organisers: John Rensten https://www.foragelondon.co.uk/walks-courses/foraging-for-the-low-waged-no-waged-london-e2-july-20th/
This workshop will focus on our attunement to nature, natural materials and the changing seasonal cycles, looking at how the movements in nature can connect to our own levels of energy and need for self-care. Designed to inspire you to build a more ecological approach to your personal and professional life, this workshop will introduce you to the themes, symbolism and mythology of trees within the Celtic Calendar; deepening awareness of our connection with nature as the seasons unfold.
Location: Whetstone Stray Allotments Contact: capitalgrowth@sustainweb.org Organisers: Capital Growth
As part of the Mayor of London's National Park City Festival, we will be taking part in Open Rooftops on Saturday 20th July 10am to 4pm. Come and explore this large rooftop garden, situated in the heart of the Doddington Estate. We have a herb maze, wormery, polytunnel and geo-dome, as well as growing a wide range of fruit and vegetables.
Location: Charlotte Despard Avenue, London SW11 5HD Contact: 07527 844 719 Organisers: Doddington & Rollo Community Roof Garden https://nationalparkcity.london.gov.uk/events/d49393e1-d622-4082-ad95-9e37d2a08c18
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We will spend our time together hunting for medicinal herbs in the variety of botanical environments across the farm. I'll explain the folk lore, medicinal uses, and ways to prepare each herb. We will taste some of the herbs as we go and you'll be able to pick some too. Natasha Richardson is a medical herbalist with over 10 years experience making medicines and treating patients.
Location: Surrey Docks Farm Contact: nr.herbalist@gmail.com Organisers: Natasha Richardson https://www.surreydocksfarm.org.uk/workshops/
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You will learn how to adapt and continue to garden in later life, including practicalities such as tools, and appreciating slow gardening using mindfulness and awareness.
Location: Whetstone Stray Allotments Contact: capitalgrowth@sustainweb.org Organisers: Capital Growth
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Our new Bud-Grafting Fruit Trees one day workshop on Saturday 27th July 2019, 10.30am-3.30pm, lets you learn how to propagate fruit trees by budding. Led by Sarah Foss, RHS qualified tutor and experienced fruit grower, you’ll learn the technical theory behind budding to propagate onto a variety of rootstock to produce upright, cordon, espalier and step-over trees. The course is just £55 and includes lunch.
Location: The Lodge, Honeywood Walk, Carshalton SM5 3NX Contact: 020 8404 1522/food@ecolocal.org.uk Organisers: EcoLocal https://www.ecolocal.org.uk/highlight/bud-grafting-fruit-trees-one-day-workshop/
Explore different ways to cook outside using locally foraged and grown produce with your family at home, or at a community space for events, activities and community engagement. We will look at different cooking methods and using what you grow or grows perhaps wild on site or in the community.
Types of cooking include camp fire cooking, BBQ’s, cooking on a small gas stove and using a cob oven. Ideas for running workshops and events with recipes using local, seasonal produce to engage different audiences and the wider community including families and children. This will be a hands on session and we will light a campfire and do some cooking. We will also cover equipment and health and safety.
Trainer: Maria Devereaux
Maria is passionate about good food and the environment. She has been an organic food grower for over 30 years and involved in community food projects for over a decade. Maria is a forest school leader for a local school and project coordinator at the Wild Cat Wilderness, so regularly cooks outdoors. Maria is at her happiest in the garden or kitchen @foodgrower
If you have any mobility requirements, please contact capitalgrowth@sustainweb.org before booking to discuss your particular needs.
To see our full training programme please visit our Capital Growth training page.
Location: Wild Cat Wilderness Contact: capitalgrowth@sustainweb.org Organisers: Capital Growth https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/outdoor-and-community-cooking-tickets-63340505156
Explore different ways to cook outside using locally foraged and grown produce with your family at home, or at a community space for events, activities and community engagement. We will look at different cooking methods and using what you grow or grows perhaps wild on site or in the community.
Location: Gate at no 53 River View Park Road, Wild Cat Wilderness Contact: capitalgrowth@sustainweb.org Organisers: Capital Growth https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/outdoor-and-community-cooking-tickets-63044737507
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Join us for an introduction to growing herbs and salads in small spaces. Learn about different types of herbs and salads, how to grow them and how to look after them. Take home at least two herb plants and a packet of salad seeds to sow.
Location: Surrey Docks Farm Contact: rebecca@surreydocksfarm.org.uk Organisers: Surrey Docks Farm https://www.surreydocksfarm.org.uk/workshops/
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