Courses & events

Jun making: a fermentable harvest
30 June 2018
Create healing fermented teas

Racehill Orchard wild bees
Sunday, 1 July, 10.00am - 1.00pm
Learn about bee species at Racehill

'Adapt' game play night
5 July 2018
Play a game based on permaculture principles and ethics

Self-building an Earthship
6-8 July 2018, 5-7 October 2018
12-14 April, 12-14 July, 11-13 October 2019
How tyres, bottles and earth make it possible to live off-grid

Forest gardening
7 - 8 July 2018
Grow a mini woodland of fruit, nuts, herbs & veg

Permaculture in the Pub (PiP)
12 July 2018
For anyone who wants to have a conversation about permaculture

Building with straw bales
20-22 July 2018
A low impact way of making your own house

Fruit tree grafting
28 July 2018
Learn how to propagate fruit trees by grafting

Summer orchard flower walk, Racehill Orchard
Sunday 29 July, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Learn how to identify some wild flower and plant species

Scything workshop
11 August 2018 
Cut grass & weeds without a lawnmower or strimmer

Introduction to permaculture
Two courses with places available:
15-16 September 2018,
17-18 November 2018

Apple Day Brighton at Stanmer Park
23 September 2018 
A seasonal celebration

Building with rammed earth and chalk
13-14 October 2018
5-6 October 2019
Build strong walls using only the ground beneath your feet

Planning and planting a small orchard
1 December 2018
Fruit tree selection and planting techniques

Pruning old fruit trees
19-20 January 2019
Hands-on course in an old apple orchard

Building with cob
11-12 May 2019 
Make a cob pizza oven

Building with hemp lime
1-2 June 2019
Hempcrete walls, finishes and insulation

Fruit tree planting workshop
2018 Date to be announced
Learn how to plant a fruit tree so that it will flourish

Introduction to photovoltaics
2019 date to be announced
The basics of small scale off-grid and on-grid solar electrics

Green architecture day 
2019 Date to be announced 

Permaculture design course
Spring 2019 dates to be announced
Building sustainable communities

Mushroom cultivation
2019 dates to be announced
Grow shiitake, oyster mushrooms & other tasty fungi

Eco renovate your home
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Make your home warmer, healthier and cheaper to run

Practical permaculture gardening
2019 date to be announced
Create beautiful, productive, wildlife-friendly gardens

Apple blossom tour
The apples and the bees
Date for 2019 to be announced

Care of fruit trees
2019 date to be announced 
Learn how to care for fruit trees and orchards

Eco open houses
Visit eco-houses in Brighton & Hove

Diploma in applied permaculture design
Involves a minimum of 2 years self-managed study

Hand-building a wind turbine
Date for 2018 to be announced 9am-5pm
Build a wind turbine from scratch using basic materials

Permaculture Workshops with Dr Charlie Brennan
Three thought-provoking workshops took place in October 2017
Making sense of place
Healing self, healing land
Taking permaculture to the edge

Wood fuel and home heating
Date to be announced
Heat your home sustainably with wood

Flint knapping
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Repair flint walls, mix mortar and more

Fruit cookery and juicing
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Making the most of your fruit harvest

Earthship Brighton tour
Guided tours of England's first Earthship

Stanmer Park tour
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A guided tour of our plot, orchards, and Fruit Factory at Stanmer Park

Hollingdean projects tour
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Visit school forest gardens, estate orchards, edible plantings in parks

The Origins of the Apple
Documentary film about the humble apple's origins