All Courses
All courses ....
Fruit tree planting workshop
Mushroom cultivation
30 – 31 March 2019
Grow shiitake, oyster mushrooms & other tasty fungi
Building with straw bales
Two courses with places available:
5 – 7 April 2019
19 – 21 July 2019
A low impact way of making your own house
Introduction to permaculture
Three courses with places available:
Course 1: Sat 13- Sun 14 July 2019
Course 2: Sat 7 – Sun 8 Sept 2019
Course 3: Sat 16 – Sun 17 Nov 2019
Self-building an Earthship
Three courses with places available:
12 – 14 April 2019
12 – 14 July 2019
11 – 13 October 2019
How tyres, bottles and earth make it possible to live off-grid
Building with cob
11-12 May 2019
Make a cob pizza oven
Care of fruit trees
18 May 2019
Learn how to care for fruit trees and orchards
Building with hemp lime (hempcrete)
1 – 2 June 2019
Hempcrete walls, finishes and insulation
Introduction to photovoltaics
15 June 2019
The basics of small scale off-grid and on-grid solar electrics
Forest gardening
6 – 7 July 2019
Grow a mini woodland of fruit, nuts, herbs & veg
Fruit tree grafting
27 July 2019
Learn how to propagate fruit trees by grafting
Building with rammed earth and chalk
5 – 6 October 2019
Build strong walls using only the ground beneath your feet
Permaculture design course
23 February – 9 June 2019 – FULLY BOOKED
5 October 2019 – 2 February 2020
Building sustainable communities
Rendering on straw bales
Eco renovate your home
The course usually runs from 9.00am to 5.30pm at the Phoenix Community Centre, Brighton.
More information ...Permaculture Gardening
Date to be announced
More information ...Scything
2019 date to be announced
The workshop runs from 10am – 5pm
(with an optional volunteer opportunity the following day) in Stanmer Park, Brighton.
Diploma in applied permaculture design
Involves a minimum of 2 years self-managed study
More information ...Flint knapping course
This one-day course runs from 9:30am to 5pm in Stanmer Park, Brighton.
More information ...Hand-building a wind turbine
Date for 2018 to be announced
Build a wind turbine from scratch using basic materials
Wood fuel and home heating
Date to be announced
This course runs from 9.00am to 5.00pm in Stanmer Park, Brighton.
Planning and planting a small orchard
30 November 2019
Fruit tree selection and planting techniques
Fruit cookery and juicing
Date to be announced
More information ...Pruning old fruit trees
Saturday 18 – Sunday 19 January 2020
Hands-on course in an old apple orchard