Important events

Organic Gardening Courses for Beginners - G1104, Tutor: Geraldine O'Toole

During this 8 week evening course will cover:

Learn How to Grow Your Own Food - G1103, Tutors: Geraldine O'Toole

During this 8 week course, you will learn about:
- Planning your garden, ground preparation
- Soils and how to make compost
- Rotations and choosing what to grow
- Propagation – including choosing varieties,
seed sowing and cuttings
- Indoor and Outdoor crop production methods
- Salads grown in small spaces
- Fruit in the garden
- Preventing pests/disease and weed management
Practical sessions will be used as much as possible
in teaching the above course.

Keeping Chickens in Your Back Garden - E1101, With Fiona Crowe - a producer of Organic Eggs with 12 years experience of keeping laying hens and fancy poultry.

Aimed at people who want to keep 3 to 10 chickens for eggs for their own table. Classes in the morning followed by hands-on experience in
the afternoon.

Date: Saturday April 16, Time: 10am - 4pm, Cost €60 (Morninf Tea/Coffee)
on 14 May 2012 10:00
in 97 days and 11:05 hours.
Duration: 06:00 hours.

Dry Stone Wall Building - E1103 - Date To be advised,

Tutor: Bob Wilson

- A founder member of CELT (Centre for Environmental Living ans Technology) and builder of many traditional walls throughout Ireland and the UK.

A mainly practical introductory level course covering the basic techniques
for construction of a strong dry-stone wall from foundation to capping. Also
corners, steps, stiles, retaining walls and garden features plus an introduction
to the use of lime mortar. Strong boots and rainwear recommended.