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Courses and Events
Here's a selection of upcoming courses and events. For the full list please see "Courses and events" menu items.
Scything
Sunday 1 August 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
Planning and planting a small orchard
27 November and 4 December 2021
Fruit tree selection and planting techniques
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
Permaculture design course
30 October – 13 February 2021
Building sustainable communities
Self-building an Earthship
Dates to be announced
How tyres, bottles and earth make it possible to live off-grid
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