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Events and training from Capital Growth


10
Jun
2025

Right to Grow: London Learning Network

Join the movement for London's food growing

In person event18:0019:00

28
Jun
2025

Growing South Asian Vegetables in the UK

A hands-on session on growing fresh, sustainable, and organic South Asian vegetables at home.

In person event10:0013:00

3
Jul
2025

Wild harvest: the power of weeds

A hands-on workshop exploring common weeds, their edible and medicinal uses and how these incredible plants support the wider ecosystem.

In person event18:0020:00

9
Jul
2025

Grow your own oyster mushrooms

Step into the exciting world of fungi with our hands-on introduction to mushroom cultivation.

In person event18:0020:30

Previous Capital Growth events


15
May
2025

SEWN Together South

South Londoners, join us for a localised food growers gathering at the Brixton Windmill

In person event10:3015:30

3
May
2025

Planting for pollinators

An introduction to beneficial pollinators that you can incorporate into your veg garden

In person event10:0012:30

1
May
2025

Find and identify biodiversity in your garden

Discover and document wildlife in your food growing space.  

In person event18:0020:30

29
Mar
2025

Everything Soil!

Learn about our most precious resource and the foundation of life on earth.

In person event10:0013:00

15
Mar
2025

Bumblebee ID Training

Learn how to identify the top eight bumblebee species found in the UK.

In person event10:3015:30

6
Mar
2025

Right to Grow London Learning Network

Join the movement for London’s food growing and secure a Right to Grow in your local area

In person event16:0017:00

4
Nov
2024

Capital Growth November members drop-in

Come and have a chat in these lunchtime Zoom sessions, meet your Capital Growth Coordinator and find out how to make the...

In person event13:0014:00

4
Oct
2024

Capital Growth October members drop-in

Come and have a chat in these lunchtime Zoom sessions, meet your Capital Growth Coordinator and find out how to make the...

In person event13:0014:00

3
Oct
2024

SEWN Together: a localised food growers gathering in North London

North Londoners, join us for a regional food growing gathering at the Calthorpe Community Garden.

In person event10:0016:00

4
Sep
2024

Capital Growth September members drop-in

Come and have a chat in these lunchtime Zoom sessions, meet your Capital Growth coordinator and find out how to make the...

In person event13:0014:00

Events and training from our network


Open Afternoons at the South London Botanical Institute

The South London Botanical Institute 323 Norwood Road London SE24 9AQ

12 Jun 2025 | Event | Grow Urban Festival event, 7–15 June

Drop by every other Thursday to explore our garden and browse the botanical wonders of our historic library. It's a perfect opportunity to unwind and connect with plants, people, and stories rooted in South London’s botanical heritage. You'll also get a behind the scenes look at our ongoing Herbarium cataloguing project, see how we care for and record centuries of plant specimens, and chat with the team bringing this hidden treasure to life. No need to book, just pop in and say hello!

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Bandstand Beds Summer Garden Party

Bandstand Beds, Clapham Common, Windmill Drive, SW4 9DE

14 Jun 2025 | Event | Grow Urban Festival event, 7–15 June

To celebrate Grow Urban Festival we will be holding our own Summer Garden Party at Bandstand Beds – an opportunity to see what’s growing in our community garden, connect with nature, and relax. Throughout the morning there will be gardening activities for adults and children* followed by lunch and refreshments (for a donation). Everyone welcome. No need to book. *Note: Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

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Practical Herbal Pharmacy

Walworth Garden, 206 Manor Place. SE173BN

14 Jun 2025 | Accredited training | Grow Urban Festival event, 7–15 June

This practical, interactive and hands-on workshop is an opportunity to explore and practice making the range of herbal preparations we can craft at home and in our communities, with seasonal plants that are locally accessible and growing in our gardens and in the wild. We will be learning about the methods, appropriate uses, and applications of key remedies including infusions, decoctions, tinctures, vinegars, oxymels, and infused oils and balms.

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Introduction to forest gardening

Edible Landscapes London, N4 2NQ

14 Jun 2025 | Accredited training | Grow Urban Festival event, 7–15 June

Learn what a forest garden is and the benefits of planting one. Enjoy a tour of the wonderful forest garden at Edible Landscapes and learn more about some of the plants. This is a relaxed and informal session for people interested in learning more about forest gardens and the plants within them. There will also be a chance to connect with each other over a picnic lunch (please bring your own). 11.30am - 3pm £25. full details in booking link

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Gardening for Wildlife

Walworth Garden, 206 Manor Place. SE173BN

15 Jun 2025 | Training | Grow Urban Festival event, 7–15 June

Explore the role gardeners can play in enhancing the miraculous relationship between the plants and animals in our spaces. You will gain insight into simple, achievable actions that can help you encourage wildlife in your garden and learn to adopt a more relaxed attitude to the way you manage your space. Alongside practical demonstrations of our own radical ‘nature-first’ approach, we aim to discuss current trends in sustainable gardening, with a critical approach. Use code GUF15 for 15% of

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Container Growing

Hackney School of Food, Oswald Street, E5 0BT

15 Jun 2025 | Accredited training | Grow Urban Festival event, 7–15 June

We love the versatility of using containers to grow food crops and herbs – they require fewer tools, use space cleverly, yielding great results and far fewer weeds to deal with! Container growing is ideal for anyone without a large outdoor space, whether you’ve got a windowsill, balcony, or patio. In this workshop, we’ll share our favourite methods, tips, and tricks for successful container growing – so you can still enjoy the magic of homegrown food, no matter what space you're worki

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Mushroom Cultivation Workshop - from Spore to Mushroom

The Remakery, 51 Lilford Road, London, SE5 9HY

21 Jun 2025 | Accredited training

Learn how to grow mushrooms from spores with Adi on Saturday, 21st of June from 13:00 - 16:30. Do you want to learn how to start growing specialty and medicinal mushrooms? Besides engaging with fascinating facts about mushrooms and fungi, you'll have hands-on fun by creating your own grain spawn that you can then take home to grow Oyster mushrooms. You will be able to learn how to work in a mycology lab to create cultures from spores or clones and learn about how to produce grain spawn.

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Summer prune your currants half-day workshop

Carshalton Community Allotment, Colston Avenue, Carshalton SM5 3NX

28 Jun 2025 | Accredited training

Summer pruning rewards your efforts with healthier, more productive currant bushes that give better quality fruit without using up too much of the plant’s resources. Mid-summer is the ideal time to do your summer pruning, and our short, practical workshop will give you the skills and confidence you need to tackle your own fruit garden.

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Botany in a Day

Walworth Garden, 206 Manor Place. SE173BN

29 Jun 2025 | Training

New gardeners often ask, what is botany? How is it different from horticulture? Botany simply refers to the ‘study of’ plants, where horticulture focuses on the ‘practice of’ managing and maintaining plants. In this discussion-based session, we will be exploring the theory and science of plants, and learning ten basic rules of botany which will change not only the way you look at your own plants, but how you view the entire natural world around you. Open to all skill and knowledge level

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Learning to Bud Graft Fruit Trees

Walworth Garden, 206 Manor Place. SE173BN

5 Jul 2025 | Accredited training

Bud-grafting is something that few amateur gardeners seem to attempt, yet the principle is relatively simple. Like many things, it just takes practice and understanding of the theory behind the magic! Learn how to propagate apple and pear fruit trees by bud grafting in this practical workshop and leave with your own bud grafted tree. Suitable for those who have some basic gardening knowledge and experience.

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