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May 2019
Propagation with Cat and Chris
We aim to grow a lot of plants this year and we need your help. Every Thursday between 11.00 and 2.00 we'll be sowing, feeding, pricking out, transplanting and dressing these plants to get them ready for sale both on our plant stand and at the Herne Hill Farmers market. You'll learn to do all these things and to nurture tiny seeds into attractive plants ready for our visitors and customers.
Find out more »Seasonal Dyeing – Summer
This is a short introduction to natural dyeing on wool with a more seasonal focus on locally available plants specific to the season. We’ll cover preparing the fibre, preparing and dyeing with natural dye baths and keeping records of dye experiments. We’ll also look at gathering and storing natural dyestuffs which are in season. Please note that this is an evening course. All participants will receive samples of wool that we’ve dyed in the workshop. There are 2 free tickets on…
Find out more »Better Fridays – Therapeutic Gardening Afternoons
Feeling a bit low? Want to get out and enjoy nature? Fancy helping to grow tasty fruit and vegetables? Then come along at 1pm, bring your own lunch, and then from 1.30pm to try a spot of gentle gardening with Cat and Cathy. Feel free to bring along a friend or relative with you for support. We will break for plenty of tea and biscuits around 3.30pm. Cat, our gardener is a qualified psychotherapist and Cathy, our education assistant has…
Find out more »Fermentation Workshop – May
Join us at the sunny Greenhouse where we will talk about different ways to ferment and preserve food and make seasonal ferments that are great for the opening of the BBQ season: Sunny kraut Spring pickles Sparkling probiotic drink You will leave with three ferments to take home and the confidence to ferment seasonally in your kitchen. If you can bring three large (c.500ml) clean, recycled jars with you, please do. If not, we have kilner jars we can supply…
Find out more »Propagation with Cat and Chris
We aim to grow a lot of plants this year and we need your help. Every Thursday between 11.00 and 2.00 we'll be sowing, feeding, pricking out, transplanting and dressing these plants to get them ready for sale both on our plant stand and at the Herne Hill Farmers market. You'll learn to do all these things and to nurture tiny seeds into attractive plants ready for our visitors and customers.
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