Grow Your Own Workshop Spring 2025: Practical Skills for Productive Growing
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Grow Your Own Workshop Spring 2025: Practical Skills for Productive Growing

Our Grow Your Own series is back for 2025, offering practical, hands-on workshops designed to help you grow food successfully at home.

By The Real Food Garden

Date and time

Sunday, April 27 · 10am - 3pm GMT+1

Location

The Real Food Garden

Trelowarth Inches Bodmin PL30 5LR United Kingdom

Refund Policy

No Refunds

About this event

Our Grow Your Own series is designed to give you hands-on experience and expert guidance in organic, no-dig vegetable growing. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to refine your skills, these workshops will provide practical techniques and tailored advice to help you grow successfully at home.

Led by Amelia Lake, Head Grower at Real Food Garden, each session takes place in a working market garden and includes a tour, practical demonstrations, and plenty of opportunities to ask questions.


Grow Your Own – Spring

Sunday 27th April

This workshop is designed for those looking to start or improve their veg growing. We will focus on setting up a productive garden, understanding your soil, and planning a successful growing season.


What You’ll Learn:

No-Dig Growing: How to grow vegetables without disturbing the soil, improving fertility and reducing weeds.

Organic Growing Principles: How to grow healthy food without synthetic chemicals.

Understanding Your Soil: Learn how soil works, what your plants need, and how to improve soil health. Bring a sample from your garden for analysis.

Crop Planning & Rotation: How to plan a productive space to maximise harvests and maintain soil health.

Vegetable Families: Understanding plant groups and their specific growing needs.

Seed Sowing Techniques: A hands-on session covering different methods to suit various crops.

💡 By the end of this workshop, you’ll leave with a clear plan for your own veg plot, along with practical skills to get started.


Book all three workshops and save!

This workshop is the first in our Grow Your Own series. Continue learning with our Summer Workshop on June 29th, focusing on maintaining a productive veg plot, and our Autumn Workshop on September 14th, where we’ll cover preparing for winter and seed saving.

Grow your own Summer - www.growyourown2025summer.eventbrite.co.uk

Grow Your Own Autumn - www.growyourown2025autumn.eventbrite.co.uk


Booking & Discounts

  • Each workshop: £70
  • Book all three for £200 (save £10)
  • Bring a friend and get £5 off your next session

📩 For questions or to book directly, contact Amelia at amelia@realfoodgarden.co.uk or call 07725 857637.

Frequently asked questions

Who are these workshops for?

Our Grow Your Own workshops are designed for anyone interested in growing their own food. Whether you're a complete beginner or an experienced gardener looking to refine your skills, you'll gain practical knowledge tailored to the seas

Do I need to attend all three workshops?

Each workshop is a standalone session, so you can attend just one or join all three for a full growing season experience. Booking all three workshops gives you a £10 discount.

What should I bring?

Suitable outdoor clothing and sturdy footwear – we’ll be outside and hands-on! A notebook if you’d like to take notes. A packed lunch. We’ll provide tea, coffee, & tasters from the garden. For the Spring workshop, bring a small soil sample from your garden if you’d like help understanding your soil.

Where are the workshops held?

At Real Food Garden in Cornwall. The exact address and directions will be emailed to you after booking.

Can I buy plants or produce during the workshop?

Yes! We often have seasonal plants, seeds, and fresh produce available to purchase.

What happens if the weather is bad?

Workshops will go ahead in most weather conditions, with covered areas available if needed. Please dress appropriately for the forecast.

Can I get a refund if I can’t attend?

Tickets are non-refundable, but if you can’t make it, you’re welcome to transfer your place to a friend. Just let us know in advanc

How do I book?

You can secure your place by paying a deposit through Eventbrite. The remaining balance will be due on the day of the workshop, payable by cash or card. If you’d prefer to pay the full amount upfront, contact Amelia at amelia@realfoodgarden.co.uk / 07725 857637 to arrange direct payment.

Organized by

The Real Food Garden

The Real Food Garden is an award winning regenerative food producer in Cornwall. We produce nutrient dense, flavoursome vegetables, eggs and meat whilst improving soil heath and increasing biodiversity. We host workshops, tours and give talks about how we produce enough food for 60 families on our small agroecological site. We invite you to get involved and join the Real Food Revolution!

£11.55