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Growing Multicultural Crops – Gardening and Cooking Workshop with Garden Organic – 2nd September 12-3pm

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Tired of turnips? Bored of broad beans? There are many reasons to diversify what you are growing such as preparing for a more unpredictable climate or finding out about different cultures but most of all it’s a lot of fun!

In this workshop we will introduce you to foods from a wide range of cultures with tips on how to grow them including dudi (gourds), lemongrass, tarro, calalloo and turmeric. We will also take some herb cuttings.

There will be plenty of practical work so that you have a plant to take home, and we will also make dudhi halva so that you have something tasty to try.

About Garden Organic
Garden Organic is the national charity for organic growing. We have been around since 1958 and have over 20 000 members. Our goal is simple – to get people growing organically. We do this in lots of ways:
• Working with communities providing them with support in their growing
• Providing horticultural advice to gardeners
• Campaigning on topical issues such as the use of peat or pesticides
• Preserving traditional and heirloom varieties in our Heritage Seed Library
• Researching into organic gardening techniques

We also have an organic demonstration garden at Ryton on Dunsmore just outside Coventry, where you can book onto to tours and workshops. For further information visit: www.gardenorganic.org.uk

The workshop is free and funded through the National Lottery Community Fund.

Please book in advance by e-mailing caldmoregarden@gmail.com or Text / Whatsapp Anna on 07871813252. Please let us know if you have any food allergies.

Seed Saving Workshop

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Seed Saving Workshop

When: Thursday 13rd October 2016 at 11am-3pm

Learn how to grow plants for seed
Keep your varieties pure
Extract and preserve your seed with minimal equipment!

The workshop is free and lunch is provided

It is part of the Growing from Your Roots project funded by the Big Lottery Heritage Lottery Fund. This project preserves our heritage of growing and using multicultural food crops in Birmingham and beyond.

To book, please e-mail Anton on arosenfeld@gardenorganic.org.uk or phone 024 76 217738.

Growing unusual and exotic crops – free workshop at Caldmore Community Garden

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Growing unusual and exotic vegetable crops

A free practical workshop on growing multicultural vegetables, herb and spices.

When: Thursday 21st April 2016 at 11am–3pm

The last fifty years has seen a massive expansion of our culinary horizons taking in foods from India, China, South East Asia and the Caribbean. However, the range of foods that we grow hasn’t always kept pace with this expansion. If you’re striving to reduce food miles and go for the freshest produce possible then why not have a go at growing some of this produce yourselves.

This free workshop will provide you with an introduction to some of the more unusual crops that can be grown here. Many of them have a proven track record having been grown by ethnic communities on allotments in the Midlands, and don’t require specialist facilities such as a glasshouse.

Lunch will be provided.

The event is run by Garden Organic and Kushinga garden, and is part of the Growing from Your Roots project, funded by the Heritage Lottery.

Booking a place:
Booking is essential, please contact Anton Rosenfeld arosenfeld@gardenorganic.org.uk or call 02476 217738 to book a place.