Practical Organic Growing: Beyond not using chemicals
27th May 20216:00pm
This is the sixth webinar from the SHEFF-Yield series that aims to teach Sheffield community how and why to grow your own food at home.
This talk will help you gain an appreciation of the natural processes that happen in your garden.
Organic growing
Join Anton Rosenfeld from Garden Organic to learn about growing organically.
Organic growing considers not just the plant you are growing, but how it interacts with the soil, its surroundings and the wider environment.
Garden Organic has spent over 60 years researching sustainable ways to grow. In this talk they will share their experiences, including practical tips for sustainable soil care, promoting biodiversity and avoiding chemicals.
About the speaker
Anton has been with Garden Organic for 17 years. His work has ranged from projects with commercial field-scale growers to small-scale community gardens and allotments. He has worked as a grower, runs many training courses and regularly writes for Grow Your Own and Kitchen Garden magazine. He has a passion for soils, composting and growing veg from a wide range of cultures and horizons.
This is the 6th webinar from the SHEFF-Yield series (Sustainable Harvest Empowering Future Food Yield). The aim of this project is to create awareness in the Sheffield community about HOW to grow your own food at home and WHY locally grown food is essential for low carbon footprint and its positive impact on the public health and environment.
Get your tickets
The webinar is FREE and open to anyone. There will be time for questions and discussion in the end of the session. Please register below on Eventbrite.