FW: Grow Leader course launch!!

[Rachel Harries]

Useful for CSA doing education/therapeutic work

 

From: Matt Cracknell [mailto:Matt.Cr...@avonwildlifetrust.org.uk]
Sent: 18 December 2015 14:18
Subject: Grow Leader course launch!!

 

Happy (nearly) solstice to you all – come and celebrate the end of season with us on Fri 18^th Dec (6pm-10pm).

 

Many thanks to everyone that has been involved this year. Feed Bristol has fought through a tough year but it has allowed us to focus on what we can offer for participants and establish the wildflower nursery. A tricky and emotional year for us on the land but now we can start moving on from the ominous lurking Metro bus monster that has been hanging over us for 4 years.  Although the surrounding area looks a mess we are building on a strong ecological vision for how the site will look in a few year’s time. We are going to be putting in a lot of wooded edges, new ponds and over 150 different species of wildflowers to build up the stock. Nothing will replace what has happened but there are bigger strategic movements to strengthen the protection for this are with a 999 year lease on the table with the council to protect the whole of the 47 acres of Blue Finger soil within Bristol.

 

Grow Leader Course:

We are excited to announce the launch of this new and inspiring course. It is targeted at supporting more people become facilitators and tutors in agri-ecology community food growing projects. It is holistic and practical approach to teaching people core skills in horticulture, ecological land management and people care. With an emphases on personal development and self-reflection to support you engage with a range of people effectively and design or manage your own projects. You will receive a big range in toolkit

 

It will be taught in 12 full day session over six months and delivered every other Thursday (fortnightly) starting on the 21^st January. Booking essential! Get the full course break down and application form from http://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/events/2016/01/21/grow-leader-course

 or contact for more info: cou...@avonwildlifetrust.org.uk

 

Rates are:

·         Business rate £552

·         Community projects/charities and full time employed £450

·         Unemployed or new project start-ups £300   

 

You will receive a certificate for the course and additional advice outside the structured teaching hours to help your specific project. In addition there will be supplementary talks and workshops that you will get free access to from a range of specialist topics: mushroom growing, medicinal herbs, up-scaling market gardening, therapeutic horticulture and project business modelling.

 

We will re-open on 4^th Jan.

 

Many thanks and see you all in the new year for a late Wassail!!

 

Matt