Forthcoming events by Garden Organic local groups
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| May, Mon 21st | SE Essex Organic Gardeners present 'From Gardener to Grower - the business of growing salad' - SE Essex Organic Gardeners Essex-born author Piper Terrett and her husband Douglas Smith began growing vegetables and keeping chickens in their back garden in Billericay in 2005. Now based in Hertford, he is setting up his own small-scale loose-leaf salad business, grown along organic lines and locally sold. In this talk, Piper explains their journey from gardeners to small-scale commercial growers. Our speakers start at 8.00pm, but Growing Together will be open from 7.00pm to allow members to browse our Library, etc. Refreshments are available at all meetings. Talks are open to the public. Non-members £2.00 - everybody is welcome! 8.00pm - 10.00pm - Cheryl Centre, Growing Together Community Gardens, 47 Fairfax Drive, Southend-on-Sea SS0 9AG (corner of Fairfax Drive and Prittlewell Chase). Please park in Prittlewell Chase and use the Fairfax Drive entrance. Contact: Carole Shorney 01702 201914 Email: caroleshorney@hotmail.com Website: www.seeog.org.uk | |
June | ||
| June, Thu 7th | Action Organic-Stafford are organising a trip to Prince Charles’s organically managed Duchy Home Farm, near Tetbury, Glos - North Staffs Organic Gardeners Travel is in a 49-seater coach (with on-board loos), departing from and returning to Stafford. The tour is at 2.30, is all on foot, and lasts about an hour and a half. Take a packed lunch to eat at the farm. Price £20.00 – a few seats left. Contact Elaine on bryanandelainehunt@talktalk.net, or ring 01785 819055. - Email: bryanandelainehunt@talktalk.net | |
| June, Sat 9th | Coach trip to Capel Manor Gardens and Forty Hall Farm, Enfield - SE Essex Organic Gardeners Over 60 gardens and landscapes to explore at the Gardens followed by the organic farm run by Capel Manor College A booking form is available on request 8.15am from Rayleigh - Capel Manor Gardens and Forty Hall Farm, Enfield Contact: Carole Shorney 01702 201914 Email: caroleshorney@hotmail.com Website: www.seeog.org.uk | |
| June, Wed 13th | at Werrington Village Hall - North Staffs Organic Gardeners Member Adrienne Robinson will be giving a brief talk about the one-day course she recently went on with CHARLES DOWDING, in Somerset, to learn more about his NO-DIG METHOD. Then if time we’ll have an OPEN FORUM – bring your gardening updates, questions and comments for discussion. 7.30 PM - Werrington Village Hawll Contact: Maggie Peet - Chair (01538 702 502) Email: peetml@hotmail.co.uk | |
July | ||
| July, Sun 22nd | A Garden Summer Social - North Staffs Organic Gardeners Tea and fun in the garden – please ring 01782 502232 to say you’d like to come, and to get further directions. 2.00-4.00 - At John + Maureen Perry's (Willfields, Willfield Lane, Brown Edge ST6 8SN). | |
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