What’s involved?
- Tour of our therapeutic market garden and permaculture food forest.
- Learn about no-dig methodology and winter work in the garden, inc. bed creation, tree planting and soil health. This is the perfect time to start planning and preparing your garden for next season!
- Learn how you can close the loop, sink carbon into the soil and increase biodiversity at the same time as growing healthy, hyper-local fruit and vegetables.
- Learn about our methods for adapting gardens to a changing climate, inc. conserving water, crop selection, companion planting etc.
- Opportunities to pick your own produce to buy and take home.
Details
The course will run from 10.30-14.30 on Friday 24th November. Teas and coffees will be provided but bring your own packed lunch and (optional!) sweet treats to share. If the forecast is for some rain on the day we will go ahead (so please bring waterproofs and appropriate footwear), but if really poor weather is forecast we will have to cancel - we'll reach out by email if this is the case. We have plenty of indoor space in polytunnels etc but if the rain is very heavy we won't be able to hear each other speak!
This is the first of a series of one-day courses funded by Horsham District Council's Community Climate Fund, and so is free to attend for anyone living in the Horsham District Council area.
Accessibility - please contact us to discuss accessibility needs. We strive to make our courses accessible to as many people as possible, but unfortunately the site is not fully wheelchair accessible.
About Rock Farm
Rock Farm is a therapeutic growing project open to everyone, which restores both the land and people through an innovative market garden model. We grow fruit and vegetables using regenerative, permaculture, and no-dig principles, with absolutely zero pesticides or herbicides. We are located just outside of Washington, West Sussex. Rock Farm is a project run by the charity One Church Brighton.