9, 16 and 23 May 2021
Learn how to care for fruit trees and orchards
All Courses
All courses ....
Self-building an Earthship in Europe virtual course
Scything
23 May 2021
Learn how to cut grass and weeds without the need of a noisy, fossil fuel burning lawnmower or strimmer
Introduction to permaculture – online and outdoors
This course will be online, with a visit to our sites at Stanmer Park (Brighton) as an option if the Covid-19 situation permits.
Course 1 starts 30 May
Course 2 starts 2 October
Building with rammed earth and chalk
9-10 October 2021
Build strong walls using only the ground beneath your feet
Building with straw bales
16-18 April 2021
A low impact way of making your own house
Planning and planting a small orchard
2021 dates to be announced
Fruit tree selection and planting techniques
Practical permaculture gardening
10-11 October 2020
Learn how to create a productive and wildlife-friendly garden
Pruning old fruit trees
Dates to be announced
Hands-on course in an old apple orchard
Mushroom cultivation
23-24 April 2022
Grow shiitake, oyster mushrooms & other tasty fungi
Green roofs
Dates to be announced
Learn how to build your own living roof
Building with cob
Dates to be announced
Make a cob pizza oven
Permaculture design course
13 March – 6 June 2021
Building sustainable communities
Self-building an Earthship
Dates to be announced
How tyres, bottles and earth make it possible to live off-grid
Fruit tree planting workshop
Fruit tree grafting
2021 Dates to be announced
Learn how to propagate fruit trees by grafting
Introduction to photovoltaics
19 June 2021
The basics of small scale off-grid and on-grid solar electrics
Building with hemp lime (hempcrete)
Dates to be announced
Hempcrete walls, finishes and insulation
Forest gardening
3-4 July 2021
Grow a mini woodland of fruit, nuts, herbs & veg
Fruit cookery and juicing
Date to be announced
More information ...Flint knapping course
This one-day course runs from 9:30am to 5pm in Stanmer Park, Brighton.
More information ...Rendering on straw bales
Hand-building a wind turbine
Date 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.
Eco renovate your home
The course usually runs from 9.00am to 5.30pm at the Phoenix Community Centre, Brighton.
More information ...Diploma in applied permaculture design
Involves a minimum of 2 years self-managed study
More information ...Forest garden, edible landscape and urban orchard workshop
Date to be announced
This half-day workshop runs from 12:00 to 16:00 in Stanmer Park and Hollingdean, Brighton.
More information ...