Introduction to Growing Your Own Food – Beginners Course (Thursday evenings)
May 15 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
For the fourth year, we are running our very popular Introduction to Growing Your Own Food beginners course. We will cover all you need to know to get you started with vegetable growing – including soil, seeds, propagation, plant care, no-dig bed making, and compost.
For the evening course, we will meet once a week on Thursday evenings (6pm-8pm) over six weeks to build up all your knowledge and skills, and finish with a celebratory meal.
Thursday evening course dates are :
May 15th, 22nd, 29th & June 5th, 12th and 19th
“I really enjoyed getting involved in the practical aspects of the course and learning the theoretical! It was really well balanced!” (2024 course participant)
Who is This For?
This course is for anyone who wants to learn how to grow vegetables using wildlife-friendly methods (no pesticides). You don’t need to have your own garden – maybe you will one day! Or you can use these skills in any community growing space. The teaching is aimed at adults but you’re welcome to attend with a baby or young child.
Very lovely people, I get lots of new information about vegetables, and how important is the soil for all of us and the planet. I am happy that I participated in that course because helped me to gain confidence in understanding how to look after vegetables, soil and the nature. (2024 course participant)
Accessibility Notes
We will be teaching and learning in our Community Garden. The ground is rough and uneven, but there are no steps and people have navigated it in robust wheelchairs. We will mostly be outdoors – be prepared for windy north Edinburgh! There is hands on activity, but no heavy lifting. We have outdoor kit you can borrow (wellies, waterproofs, fleeces). We don’t have microphones, but will be a fairly small group (under 20 people).
See below about ticket pricing and financial accessibility.
About the Course Prices
We have three different prices. Paying the standard rate makes a contribution to covering our costs. If you can afford to pay the higher rate, you enable us to offer the discounted rate to folk under financial stress:
Solidarity (Pay it Forward) £120.00
Standard Price £80.00
Solidarity (Take if you Need) £40.00
(+ Eventbrite fees)
Click here to book your place on the Thursday evening course via Eventbrite
We can arrange a free space if the cost would prevent you from being able to attend – please email communityallotments@lauristonfarm.org to request this