Feeding our Communities – Sustainable Market Gardening (accredited course)

Learn all the essentials of market gardening in this intensive accredited* course running across six weekends from May – November 2026.

This course gives you the basis of an organic approach to growing food whilst looking at different approaches to market gardening. You will learn the importance of soil and plant health, how to manage pests and diseases without the use of chemicals, how to capture and store rainwater to irrigate your crops in a sustainable way and how to build to build a resilient business around your preferred type of growing, space and skill set. We will focus in on business planning and overall designs for you to take away and build on.

Unit titles are:

Plant and soil health
Different approaches to growing
Irrigation and water management
Pests and diseases
Propagation
Crop planning and harvesting
Sources of revenue
Business planning
Designing your market garden