#OURganic Growers
Online Courses
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Join us for a six week course on local food growing - Wednesdays 10am
Starts Feb 3
40 eurosJoin us for a six week course on local food growing - Thursdays 7pm
Starts Feb 4
40 eurosJoin us for a six week course on local food growing - Sundays at 7pm
Starts Feb 7
40 euros
Introduction to growing your own food
Starting Soon - See dates below
Facilitated by experienced gardener
Joanne Butler and streamed live every week at the same time through Zoom
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
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Our local food system - How does it work
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Making a plan for your garden
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Week 2 - Getting down to earth : A look at our soil and the importance of looking after it and understanding it
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What is soil
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Soil analysis , structure and texture
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Checking your pH
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Organic Matter - What is it and where to source it in your area
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Week 3 - A look at our garden plans , the set up and the story
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Walk through of our garden
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Reflections and plans for the future
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A look at Garden styles / techniques / approaches
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Week 4 - It starts with the seed -The importance of seeds
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selecting and storing your seed
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vegetable families and seed identification
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Sowing seeds and minding your seedlings
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Sourcing seeds - where seed comes from , how it is processed and how the seed companies we affected during Covid 19
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Local seed saving organisations in Ireland
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How we all can help save seeds in our communities
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Week 5 - Weeds , Pests and Diseases
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A look at whats in our gardens
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Top 5 in your area - identification and natural remedies
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Q & A on what we find
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Week 6 - Becoming the constant gardener
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Reflecting on your growing success to date
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Sharing your produce / surplus within your community
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The ripple effect - the opportunities for small scale local food growing in times of uncertainty
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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 .