Farm start / incubator projects
GroundSchool is a learning centre for the food and farming community. Founded by John Cherry and Joanna Bowen, co-founders of Groundswell festival, GroundSchool aims to empower and enable those who wish to discover better ways to farm, flourish, grow and nourish.
- One day
- Multi day
- Ad hoc
- In-person
- Level 2
We offer a range of workshops through the seasons ranging from market gardening to agroforestry to business & enterprise skills. We also have weekly volunteer days, and are developing a paid and accredited apprenticeship for new entrant growers. See middlegroundgrowers.com for more info on courses and training. Earthcareservices.co.uk for more info on more tailored support to meet your personal and project needs.
- Full time
- In-person
- Online
- Non Accredited
Want to start your own horticultural growing business?
- Part time
- In-person
- Online
- Non Accredited
- Level 3
The CSA Network UK run an annual masterclass programme of 6 x 2 hour webinars with different CSA experts.
– Scaling up: machinery, site design, irrigation and tools
– Engaging and maintaining members and marketing your CSA
– First steps in your new CSA: pacing, prioritising and visioning
– Crop planning, year round growing and hungry gap ideas
– Land, insurance, people, management and governance
– Business planning and finance
- Multi day
- Online
- Non Accredited
Hands on learning opportunity
Small scale regenerative Market Garden
- Part time
- Ad hoc
- In-person
- Non Accredited
We aim to reimagine what a comprehensive training hub for agroecological growing would look like; courses where the training is centred at the heart of the experience, with the field based work in support of the learning outcomes.
- Part time
- Multi day
- In-person
- Level 2
- Level 3
I have many years experience in offering training and one to one advice to small to medium sized agro-ecological and land-based businesses.
- Part time
- Weekend
- One day
- Multi day
- In-person
- Online
- Non Accredited