#OURganic Growers 

Online Courses

Introduction to growing your own food

Spring 2021 course have started 

 

Facilitated by experienced gardener 
Joanne Butler and streamed live every week at the same time through Zoom

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Courses cost €40.00 per person for  our complete course including course notes and certificate of attendance

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•  Week one - Welcome and Introductions - Show us your garden or share your garden story 

  • Our local food system - How does it work ​

  • Making a plan for your garden 

• Week 2 - Getting down to earth : A look at our soil and the importance of looking after it and understanding it 

  • What is soil

  • Soil analysis​ , structure and texture

  • Checking your pH

  • Organic Matter - What is it and where to source it in your area

• Week 3 - A look at our garden plans , the set up and the story 

  • Walk through of our garden

  • Reflections and plans for the future 

  • A look at Garden styles / techniques / approaches 

• Week 4 - It starts with the seed -The importance of seeds 

  • selecting and storing your seed ​

  • vegetable families and seed identification 

  • Sowing seeds and minding your seedlings

  • Sourcing seeds - where seed comes from , how it is processed and how the seed companies we affected during Covid 19

  • Local seed saving organisations in Ireland 

  • How we all can help save seeds in our communities 

• Week 5 - Weeds , Pests and Diseases 

  • A look at whats in our gardens ​

  • Top 5 in your area - identification and natural remedies 

  • Q & A on what we find 

• Week 6 - Becoming the constant gardener 

  • Reflecting on your growing success to date ​

  • Sharing your produce / surplus within your community 

  • The ripple effect - the opportunities for small scale local food growing in times of uncertainty 

  • Next steps as a grower and as a community - Get involved !

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These classes last approx 1 1/2 hours  but can sometime overrun due to the content and conversation of the group .

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