Join us for a great day of learning how to grow the best crops for ultimate nutrition – delicious nutritious lunch included.

The day will be spent in the stunning surroundings of Sheepdrove Organic Farm nearLambourn. We will be taking a tour of the market garden, with an opportunity to taste and touch plants, and ask questions.

Throughout the day we will explore the connection between how and what we grow in our vegetable and fruit gardens is connected to how and what we eat to maintain great health.

Topics that we will cover throughout the day include –

Soil Heath and Gut health – what is the connection?
Herbs and their beneficial properties
How to include variety into your diet and why you need to
Planning for growing and eating
How to plant and grow crops in synergy with each other

You will have a hands-on day, planting and picking in the garden and polytunnel, while Rachel and Joy share their knowledge and passion for all things related to food and nutrition.

A nutritious lunch will be served al fresco, using some of the fantastic ingredients that are grown by Rachel in the garden, and Joy will talk about the foods served and how they can support your health and how you can use them in your cooking.

Please wear sturdy footwear and dress for all weathers!

60% of this course is outside, and the ground is uneven. We will spend some time indoors with slides, books and discussions.

The venue is rural and the nearest shop is a 10 minute drive away (Lambourn).

The nearest train station is Didcot or Hungerford. It is very difficult to reach this venue on public transport.

This is a course at our demonstration Market Garden in Berkshire - public transport options are limited.

Please note, as a small non-profit organisation, it's not sustainable to offer refunds.

If you need to cancel your place up to one month of the course, you will be offered a credit towards another workshop.

After that time, we can only offer a credit if we have been able to re-sell your place on the course.

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Suitable for:

Everyone!

There will be an opportunity to buy some of our market garden produce on the day.

Next steps:

Explore some of our growing courses or speak with Joy about your own nutrition.

www.edgelandscaping.uk

www.joyskipper.co.uk

Testimonials:

We thoroughly enjoyed day and came away with a much better understadning of the importance of good soil and how to manage it.

VD, Berkshire

I have so many words of thanks, but it's been really inspiring meeting yourself and others wanting to pursue sustainable food growing as a path!

KZ, London

Thank you again for a great 4 months of learning, it's been fantastic and has really changed the way I plant and grow!

JS, Henley

Lovely course, thoroughly enjoyed it and would highly recommend :)

Lyndsey, Berks

I would recommend edge (formerly incredible edible) to anyone. I have never been a very confident gardener but the courses I have done have provided me with such a wealth of information and expertise that I now feel encouraged to give things a go.

Lorna, Wantage

"Very interesting and supportive. It has given me the confidence to research and try things I hadn't thought about before. Thank you Rachael"

Sarah, Berkshire

"Urban Design OBU benefited greatly from a workshop on urban food production using the UFP toolkit by Rachel Hammond of Edge landscaping. The students managed to develop a masterplan for a global city site measuring the productivity of their designs, management issues as well as understanding the social and environmental benefits of UFP. The workshops are compelling and effective for valuing UFP."

Regina L. Oxford Brookes University

About the Tutors

Rachel Hammond

Rachel is a Landscape Architect & Urban Designer specialising in regenerative food production. She designs spaces for food, soil health and wildlife and biodiversity, as well as maximising harvests and reducing the work needed to achieve it.

She learnt to grow food from her Grandparents in Jersey who grew much of their own produce on their acre - including Jersey Royal Potatoes! Rachel still loves potatoes.

Growing food all her life, and commercially for the last 10 years, Rachel has worked with CSA, farms, market gardens, urban farms, community gardens and corporate businesses to increase food production and efficiency, whilst reducing labour and costs.

Rachel founded edge, a non-profit design agency, with the main aims of designing urban food production systems, growing food within whole ecosystems and educating others on food production systems and ecological farming practices.

Joy Skipper

Joy Skipper is a Registered Nutritionist with experience in supporting clients through various heath issues including digestive and gut issues, the menopause and low energy levels. Joy is also a competitive rower so loves to support other sports people achieve their goals through healthy nutrition. Joy has shared her knowledge in writing a number of recipes books including: The Clever Guts Diet Recipe Book (with Dr Michael Moseley), The Paleo Diet Made Easy and The Soup Maker Cookbook. www.joyskipper.co.uk

Growing for Nutrition