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Food for Life Partnership - Food growing with schools and communities

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Food for Life Partnership

As part of the Food for Life Partnership, Garden Organic offers Continuing Professional Development (CPD) events for school staff and associated colleagues such as caterers.

The training events will support schools to learn about growing skills activities and relate to achieving a Food for Life Partnership Mark award.

For more information or to book a place email fflp@gardenorganic.org.uk

2010
July
	July, Fri 9th	Starting Organic Food Growing at Queen’s Wood Café and Organic Garden, LONDON An introduction for people who want to start growing organic food at school. This day is suitable for absolute beginners with no experience of gardening.
	July, Wed 21st	How to use green manures to benefit your soil at Ryton Gardens, COVENTRY Includes benefits, species choice, management (establishment, weed control, cutting, incorporation) and chance to view demonstration plots and trial work.
	August, Wed 11th	Planning your organic vegetable garden at Ryton Gardens, COVENTRY A bit of structured planning can help you get the best from your vegetable patch
September
	September, Wed 15th	From Plot to Pot- planning what to grow at Paignton Zoo, DEVON An opportunity to plan what to grow in a school garden, from seed sowing to harvest, including vegetables, fruit and herbs. Suitable for new school gardeners.
	September, Tue 21st	School Cooks and Caterers Food Growing Workshop at Offshoots Permaculture Project, BURNLEY The day will enable participants to understand when locally grown fruit and vegetables are in season; to be able to work with pupils to ensure food is successfully grown through to harvest; to explore how food waste from school can be reduced by making compost; and to engage the wider school and community in growing activities.
	September, Wed 22nd	From Plot to Pot- planning what to grow at Mangreen Hall, NORFOLK An opportunity to plan what to grow in a school garden, from seed sowing to harvest, including vegetables, fruit and herbs. Suitable for new school gardeners.
	September, Wed 22nd	Starting Organic Food Growing at The Rising Sun Country Park, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE An introduction for people who want to start growing organic food at school. This day is suitable for absolute beginners with no experience of gardening.
October
	October, Fri 1st	From Plot to Pot- planning what to grow at St Stephen’s Junior School, LONDON An opportunity to plan what to grow in a school garden, from seed sowing to harvest, including vegetables, fruit and herbs. Suitable for new school gardeners.
	October, Wed 6th	Starting Organic Food Growing at Shropshire Wildlife Trust, SHREWSBURY An introduction for people who want to start growing organic food at school. This day is suitable for absolute beginners with no experience of gardening.
	October, Thu 7th	From Plot to Pot- planning what to grow at Old Sleningford Farm, Ripon, NORTH YORKSHIRE An opportunity to plan what to grow in a school garden, from seed sowing to harvest, including vegetables, fruit and herbs. Suitable for new school gardeners.
	October, Tue 12th	From Plot to Pot- planning what to grow at Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate, WILMSLOW An opportunity to plan what to grow in a school garden, from seed sowing to harvest, including vegetables, fruit and herbs. Suitable for new school gardeners.
	October, Wed 13th	Organic Fruit Growing at Ryton Gardens, COVENTRY Choosing what to grow, how, when and where. Suitable for anyone new to growing fruit in school.
	October, Thu 14th	Organic Fruit Growing at Old Sleningford Farm, Ripon, NORTH YORKSHIRE Choosing what to grow, how, when and where. Suitable for anyone new to growing fruit in school.
	October, Thu 14th	From Plot to Pot- planning what to grow at Ryton Gardens, COVENTRY An opportunity to plan what to grow in a school garden, from seed sowing to harvest, including vegetables, fruit and herbs. Suitable for new school gardeners.
	October, Tue 19th	Starting Organic Food Growing at Robert Manning College, BOURNE, LINCS An introduction for people who want to start growing organic food at school. This day is suitable for absolute beginners with no experience of gardening.
	October, Tue 19th	Organic Fruit Growing at Queens Wood Café and Organic Garden, LONDON Choosing what to grow, how, when and where. Suitable for anyone new to growing fruit in school.
	October, Thu 21st	From Plot to Pot- planning what to grow at The Co-operative Farms, LEICS An opportunity to plan what to grow in a school garden, from seed sowing to harvest, including vegetables, fruit and herbs. Suitable for new school gardeners.
November
	November, Wed 10th	From Plot to Pot- planning what to grow at Alnwick Gardens, NORTHUMBERLAND An opportunity to plan what to grow in a school garden, from seed sowing to harvest, including vegetables, fruit and herbs. Suitable for new school gardeners.
2011
February
	February, Wed 9th	School Cooks and Caterers Food Growing Workshop at Ryton Gardens, COVENTRY The day will enable participants to understand when locally grown fruit and vegetables are in season; to be able to work with pupils to ensure food is successfully grown through to harvest; to explore how food waste from school can be reduced by making compost; and to engage the wider school and community in growing activities.

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