Fw: VON (Vegan Organic Network) COURSE

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peter white

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Monday, July 08, 2002 1:03 PM

VON COURSE

 

 

Hi

Attached are fuller details of the forthcoming weekend course mentioned in

the latest issue of Growing Green, it would be very helpful if you could

bring this to the attention of anyone who may be interested.

 

Very best wishes

 

Peter

 

THE VEGAN-ORGANIC NETWORK

TRAINING WEEKEND

20th and 21st July

Venue - Bethel Church (United Reform)- Westhoughton, Bolton.

A chance to learn the latest practical vegan-organic horticultural skills in

a friendly, informal, hands-on setting. The course will be based at local

community allotments and we've hired the church hall for indoor sessions.

Come for either day or both; cost including lunch is £15 per day or £25 for

both. All are welcome. A deposit of £5 per day will secure your place. To

book and for more info contact Jenny Hall,20 Hawthorn Ave, Orrell, Wigan,

WN5 8NQ. Phone 07855 392 037 email jennymosscentre

 

Saturdays programme

10.00 Welcome and introductions

Information participants would like to gain from course

10.30 Community gardening and sustainability

Dave Fearnley from Westhoughton Home Grown (WHG) introduces you to Hall Lee

Bank community garden and woodlands

12.30 Lunch

1.00 Vegan-Organics - what's it all about ?

Jenny Hall introduces the ideas of feeding populations, closed systems,

resource use, maintaining soil fertility, composting and green manures

2.45 Tea break

3.00 Make your way to Central Drive for the Herb spiral guided tour

Kath Baron (WHG) short talk about the use of herbs

3.30 Practical composting - Joe Wolf

Sundays programme

10.00 Wildlife and forest gardening

Nick Fox takes you on a practical walk

12.00 Lunch

1.00 Designing a crop rotation

Jenny Hall introduces the Tolhurst rotation, designing a rotation

incorporating green manures, vegetable families

2.30 Tea break

2.45 Keeping an allotment

Peter Neiderlag and Peter White discuss their successful allotments and give

practical advice relating to participants own circumstances

4.00 Close