With Garden Organic, and kindly hosted by Greening Shedfield, and Shedfield and District Horticultural Society.
Our Autumn Cycle of the Seed ‘Share & Learn’ is an opportunity for Greening Communities to share successes, discuss challenges and develop practical ideas for action around the Cycle of the Seed Pillar.
The session will be led by Paddy Halling, Cycle of the Seed pillar expert from Garden Organic , and we’re delighted to be joined by Maggie Haynes BEM, founder and former Chief Executive of Tuppenny Barn– a thriving organic smallholding and community charity focused on food growing, education and sustainable living. At our Share & Learn Maggie will be leading a practical session on setting up, developing and caring for a thriving community orchard.
Whether you’re just thinking about starting an orchard or are already caring for one, there will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions, share experiences and learn from others.
Register below to join us.
You’ll come away with:
- Practical guidance on setting up a community orchard, from planning to planting
- Tips for maintaining an orchard and keeping it healthy over time
- Ideas for involving and engaging your local community
- Advice on your own food growing plans more widely from experienced practitioners
- New connections with Greening Communities working on community orchards and food growing across Hampshire
- Ideas and learning from other communities that you can take back and put into practice
Agenda
9.45am Arrival, tea and coffee
10.00am Welcome, introductions and aims of the session
10.15am Food growing in communities: group discussion and sharing of successes, challenges and ideas for action
12-12.30pm Lunch
12.30pm Head to the orchard
1-2.15pm Practical learning session in the orchard with Maggie Haynes
2.15-2.30pm Wrap up and feedback
Who it’s for
Greening Campaign Champions and volunteers who have set up or who are interested in setting up, developing or caring for community orchards and other community food-growing spaces.
You don’t need previous experience of running an orchard to attend.
Event details
When: Saturday 14 November, 9.45am-2.30pm
Where: Waltham Chase Methodist Church Hall (10 mins walk from local community orchard)
Travel: The venue is close to a local bus route. There isn’t a local train station, but if you’re planning to travel by train, please contact us if you need help arranging transport to the venue.
Parking: The venue has a free car park.
Refreshments: Tea, coffee and snacks will be provided. Please bring your own lunch.
Register for this event
