What’s On
Please nots that WEA course enrolment is via the WEA not the Farm and advance booking is essential: https://www.wea.org.uk. Click the link to find out more or apply by phone or on-line using the details below.
Call 03003033464
January
February
Tuesday 20th February 2024 – WEA Level 1: Sowing and Growing. Growing Courses
1-day welcoming workshop, 10am-4pm, at Bosavern Community Farm. Open to all people with various abilities and levels of experience. Facilitated by an experienced WEA tutor. Practical skills of making vegetable beds, sowing seeds, planting, harvesting, and tree care. Outdoor course but will be under shelter if the weather is too bad. What to bring: packed lunch, water bottle, appropriate clothes (waterproofs if needed), sturdy footwear.
Fee range: Free – £25.20
Thursday 22nd February 2024 – WEA Level 1: Sowing and Growing.
1-day welcoming workshop, 10am-4pm, at Bosavern Community Farm. Open to all people with various abilities and levels of experience. Facilitated by an experienced WEA tutor. Practical skills of making vegetable beds, sowing seeds, planting, harvesting, and tree care. Outdoor course but will be under shelter if the weather is too bad. What to bring: packed lunch, water bottle, appropriate clothes (waterproofs if needed), sturdy footwear.
Fee range: Free – £25.20
March
Tuesdays 5th & 12th March 2024 – WEA Level 2 beginners/improvers: Caring for Plants and Trees.
3-day course, 10am-4pm, at Bosavern Community Farm. Open to all people with various abilities and levels of experience. Facilitated by an experienced WEA tutor. Exploring the significant role of trees in regenerating ecologies and practical techniques in growing food ecologically. Outdoor course but will be under shelter if the weather is too bad. What to bring: packed lunch, water bottle, appropriate clothes (waterproofs if needed), sturdy footwear.
Fee range: free – £75.60
Thursdays 7th, 14th, 21st March 2024 – WEA Level 2 beginners/improvers: Get Ready For Growing.
3-day course, 10am-4pm, at Bosavern Community Farm. Open to all people with various abilities and levels of experience. Facilitated by an experienced WEA tutor. Explore regenerative farming techniques: no-dig beds, composting, natural fertilizers, and ecological ways to care for seeds, trees, plants, and pollinators. Outdoor course but will be under shelter if the weather is too bad. What to bring: packed lunch, water bottle, appropriate clothes (waterproofs if needed), sturdy footwear.
Fee range: free – £50.40
Tuesdays 19th & 26th March 2024 – WEA Level 3 beginners/improvers: Get Ready For Growing.
2-day course, 10am-4pm, at Bosavern Community Farm. Open to all people with various abilities and levels of experience. Facilitated by an experienced WEA tutor. Exploring the ethics and principles of permaculture design, and how to plan and design your own food growing project using ecological techniques. Outdoor course but will be under shelter if the weather is too bad. What to bring: packed lunch, water bottle, appropriate clothes (waterproofs if needed), sturdy footwear.
Fee range: free – £50.40
April
Thursday 11th April 2024 – WEA Level 1: Sowing and Growing.
1-day welcoming workshop, 10am-4pm, at Bosavern Community Farm. Open to all people with various abilities and levels of experience. Facilitated by an experienced WEA tutor. Practical skills of making vegetable beds, sowing seeds, planting, harvesting, and tree care. Outdoor course but will be under shelter if the weather is too bad. What to bring: packed lunch, water bottle, appropriate clothes (waterproofs if needed), sturdy footwear.
Fee range: free – £25.20
May
Tuesdays 7th, 14th, 21st May 2024 – WEA Level 2 beginners/improvers: Caring for Plants and Trees.
3-day course, 10am-4pm, at Bosavern Community Farm. Open to all people with various abilities and levels of experience. Facilitated by an experienced WEA tutor. Exploring the significant role of trees in regenerating ecologies and practical techniques in growing food ecologically. Outdoor course but will be under shelter if the weather is too bad. What to bring: packed lunch, water bottle, appropriate clothes (waterproofs if needed), sturdy footwear.
Fee range: free – £75.60
Thursdays 9th & 16th May 2024 – WEA Level 1 beginners/improvers: Springtime Organic Growing Toolkit.
2-day course, 10am-4pm, at Bosavern Community Farm. Open to all people with various abilities and levels of experience. Facilitated by an experienced WEA tutor. Practical experience in organic food growing and regenerative farming: crop sowing seasonal crop care, preparing land for growing. Opportunity to develop skills in applying permaculture design techniques and ethics to your own home, garden, or land projects. Much of the course will be outdoors, with shelter provided in the event of poor weather. What to bring: packed lunch, water bottle, appropriate clothes (waterproofs if needed), sturdy footwear.
Fee range: free – £50.40
June
July
Tuesdays 2nd & 9th July 2024 – WEA Level 2 beginners/improvers: Summertime Organic Growing Toolkit
2-day course, 10am-4pm, at Bosavern Community Farm. Open to all abilities and levels, as a continuation from the level 1 Springtime course or not. Facilitated by an experienced WEA tutor. Practical experience in organic food growing and regenerative farming: crop sowing seasonal crop care, preparing land for growing. Opportunity to develop skills in applying permaculture design techniques and ethics to your own home, garden, or land projects. Much of the course will be outdoors, with shelter provided in the event of poor weather. What to bring: packed lunch, water bottle, appropriate clothes (waterproofs if needed), sturdy footwear.
Fee range: free – £50.40
Tuesdays 16th, 23rd, 30th July 2024 – WEA Level 3 beginners/improvers: Summertime Organic Growing Toolkit
3-day course, 10am-4pm, at Bosavern Community Farm. Open to all abilities and levels, as a continuation from the level 1 Springtime course and Level 2 Summertime course, or not. Facilitated by an experienced WEA tutor. Opportunity to develop a first-hand understanding of the principles and ethics of permaculture, and the ‘people care’ aspect of permaculture design, looking at collaborative techniques used to set up family or community projects. Practical skills: soil restoration, caring for crops, natural fertilizers, mulching, ways to increase local biodiversity. Much of the course will be outdoors, with shelter provided in the event of poor weather. What to bring: packed lunch, water bottle, appropriate clothes (waterproofs if needed), sturdy footwear.
Fee range: free – £75.60
August
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November
December