Join us at the Community Growing Project for this six-week Introduction to Growing course. Suitable for those who are new to growing, as well as experienced growers who want to learn more.We’ll cover a wide range of topics over the 6 weeks, including:

• Regenerative growing
• 'Plants for free' (taking cuttings, lifting and dividing, seed saving etc)
• Composting and soil health
• Natural pest control
• Companion planting
• Pruning techniques
• Container growing
• Herbs and herbalism

There will be plenty of opportunity for discussion, asking questions and practical learning. Tea and biscuits will be provided!

Please book the whole 6-session course here - individual sessions are not available to book. Sessions are held on Wednesdays 2-3:30pm on 3, 10, 24 September and 1, 8, 22 October.

Events policies:

Please note, dogs will not be admitted at this event except guide dogs. All our events are dog free unless specifically mentioned in the event listing.

We will be taking photos and/or recording video at this event. These photos and videos will likely to be used on our website, social media platforms as well as marketing materials and press releases. Please contact us directly (by emailing or in person at the event) if you do not wish to be in the photographs/videos.

This is a non smoking event. Smoking and vaping is not allowed at this event. If you smoke or vape outdoors, please dispose of your cigarette butts and used vapes responsibly as they constitute a fire hazard and pollute the environment.

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Concession tickets: All proceeds from ticket sales will support our conservation work and future learning events and we would encourage you, if you can, to pay full price. We do not want cost to be a barrier to our activities, as such we have a limited number of discount concession tickets available, please email [email protected] for details.

Refund policy:

Unfortunately we are unable to issue refunds on cancellations made within 2 weeks of the event. In some circumstances, we may be able to offer a rebooking for a similar event.

Please contact [email protected] with any questions.