
Grow Your Own is becoming increasingly popular; there is growing recognition, too, that being outdoors, and getting in touch with Nature is hugely beneficial and brings many positive health and well-being rewards.
Now you can experience both, plus the power and vitality of biodynamic gardening, and discover its benefits for yourself.
Comprising of 6 x 1-day sessions from Feb to July 2023 this course is a great way to learn about all the biodynamic principles and practices and enable you to put them into action in your own garden or allotment.
Cost £180 for all 6 sessions including a simple lunch and refreshments Online tickets for each venue can be found at the bottom of the page.
Places are limited and early booking is recommended.
Programme Outline – Full Programme (PDF) info
Session 1 – Seed connects with Soil
Session 2 – Planning our garden
Session 3 – The Plant between the Sun and Earth
Session 4 – The Biodynamic Preparations
Session 5 – Tending the garden
Session 5 – The garden as an organism
The courses take place at Ruskin Mill Trust biodynamic gardens and are run by their experienced biodynamic gardeners.
For more information about Ruskin Mill Trust see http://www.rmt.org
What course participants have said:
” I really enjoyed the course, its content, the approach and the location in such a lovely garden. I liked the spirit of sharing – whether that was biodynamic practice, experience, access to the space or its produce, ie the lovely homegrown lunches”
” I would also like to say how much I enjoyed the inspirational step by step course. Although I have had an allotment for several years and have always aimed to grow organically, this course has opened my eyes to so much more. My only regret is that I had not discovered the biodynamic way a lot earlier”
“ One of my greatest joys now is coming back from a Step by Step day and putting into practice some of the many strategies that I am learning. Embedding the concepts in the day-to-day running of my plot with an immediacy that is already having an effect on me, on the crops that I am growing, and hopefully in the long term, on the soil and diversity of plants and wildlife in the area. I am forming a noticeably different relationship with the plot and with the growing process, which I find truly wonderful”
Course Locations & Dates – All sessions run from 09.45 am -15.00 pm
NB Check the dates carefully as they are not always the same for each venue
Click on venue name for more info and directions
East Lothian: Fairhill Rise, Pishwanton Woods, Longyester, Gifford, EH41 4FH – NB this course takes place on Sundays
Session dates 2023: 12 March, 16 April, 14 May, 11 June, 16 July, 13 August
North East England Clervaux Trust, Jolby Lane, Croft-on-Tees DL2 2TF
Session dates 2023: 18 Feb, 18 Mar, 22 April, 20 May, 17 June, 08 July
West Wales: Coleg Plas Dwbl, Mynachlog-ddu,, Clynderwen SA66 7SE
Session dates 2023: 25 Feb, 18 March, 22 April, 20 May, 17 June, 08 July
North Wales: Trigonos, Plas Baladeulyn Nantlle, Caernarfon Wales, LL54 6BW
Session dates 2023: 18 Feb, 18 March, 22 April, 20 May, 17 June, 08 July
Gloucestershire: Upper Grange, Lovedays Mead, Stroud GL5 1XB
Session dates 2023: 18 Feb, 18 March, 22 April, 20 May, 17 June, 08 July
Worcestershire / South Staffs Valehead Farm, Compton Rd, Kinver, DY8 5NJ
Session dates 2023: 18 Feb, 18 March, 22 April, 20 May, 17 June, 08 July