Fwd: Orchards, courses and more

[Nicole Vosper]

Welcome to the latest news from Feed Avalon View this email in your browser Last chance to learn Orchard Skills this weekend! We still have places on two courses taking place this weekend. If you'd like to do it but cost is a barrier please let us know - you are welcome to a free or subsidised place. Orchards are an integral part of the local landscape and more people need these skills! The courses are: Practical Introduction to Fruit Tree Planting, Pruning and Aftercare Course – Saturday 3rd February Orchard Management Course – Sunday 4th February 2018 To book please email e...@feedavalon.org.uk as soon as possible! Would you like to become a Local Food Producer? Would you like to make products to sell? Next week, we begin our four-week course in becoming a local food producer. The course is perfect if you'd like to develop your livelihood by making products from local produce, foraged plants and more. The course will cover: • Being a local food producer (practicalities and ethics) • Deciding the right product • Sales options – discerning between local markets, shops, selling online and so forth. • Product to market logistics – from sourcing ingredients, packaging, storage and delivery options and more. • Legislation and compliance • Developing the market – advertising and outreach • Bookkeeping and financial management It takes place over four monday mornings in February. Check out more information here: https://www.feedavalon.org.uk/producer/ Please email us to book asap.   Certificate in Mushroom Cultivation The Certificate in Mushroom Cultivation is an eight-part course taking place from March to May is designed to be a comprehensive introduction to mushroom cultivation. It is a one-of-a-kind course in the UK that can give people the skills and confidence they need to start their own mushroom projects and enterprises. The course is nearly full but we would like to keep two more places free for local people who may be interested. Please email e...@feedavalon.org.uk to express your interest and learn more. Some fantastic Food and Nutrition Courses coming up Responding to local demand, we have organised more cooking and nutrition related courses this year. Check out some of the amazing ones we have below:   Intuitive Eating Class – Weds 7th & 21st February 2018 Korean Vegan Cooking Class – Saturday 10th February Free Vegan Nutrition Class – 28th February, 7th March, 14th March Introduction to Fermentation Course – Saturday 17th February 2018 Eat Like it Matters: Food Politics and Nutrition Weekend Course – 21st – 22nd April 2018 Feed Avalon is a social enterprise dedicated to developing food systems that are socially and economically empowering in order to build food resilience in Glastonbury, Street and the surrounding areas. We are a workers' cooperative, committed to working collectively and non-hierarchically. We design and implement projects to accelerate socially just and ecologically sustainable food production, organise events, run courses and workshops, and network with others to build a movement to reclaim our food system, locally and globally. www.feedavalon.org.uk   Upcoming Events February Free Course: Basic Meals on a Budget 01/02/2018 Practical Introduction to Fruit Tree Planting, Pruning and Aftercare Course 03/02/2018 Orchard Management Course 04/02/2018 Becoming a Local Food Producer - Four Week Course 05 - 26/2/18 Intuitive Eating Class 07/02/2018 & 21/2/2018 Irrigation System Design Course 08/02/2018 Free Course: Basic Meals on a Budget 08/02/2018 Korean Vegan Cooking Class 10/02/2018 Grow Your Own Garden Course - Know Your Soil 23/02/2018 Improving Soil Health Course 28/02/2018 Vegan Nutrition Class 28/02/2018 March Wild Food Foraging for Mental Health - free one-day course 01/03/2018 Grow Your Own Garden Course - How to Plant your Plot 02/03/2018 Start Your Own Plant Nursery Course 7/03/2018 and 28/3/2018 Certificate in Mushroom Cultivation March - May Vegan Nutrition Class 07/03/2018 One-Day Practical Composting Course 08/03/2018 Grow Your Own Garden Course - Make the most of your space 09/03/2018 Vegan Nutrition Class 14/03/2018 Grow Your Own Garden Course - How to build raised beds 16/03/2018 Grow Your Own Garden Course - Seed sowing and propagation 23/03/2018 Grow Your Own Garden Course - Pests and diseases  30/03/2018 April Polytunnel Growing Course 18/04/2018 Eat Like it Matters - Food Politics and Nutrition Course 21/04/2018 - 22/04/2018 Practical Medicine Making Course - Fundraiser for Herbalists without Borders 28/04/2018 - 29/04/2018 Don't forget our Community Gardening Club every Friday 10-12 at the Red Brick Building Community Garden in Glastonbury. Copyright © 2018 Feed Avalon CIC, All rights reserved. You signed up online or gave us your email at a local event. Our mailing address is: Feed Avalon CIC Unit C1, Northover Buildings Glastonbury, Somerset BA6 9NU United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences