By Ryan Sandford-Blackburn On 22 June evening, I attended the inaugural Transition Belper Zero Waste Business awards. We won an award! The Zero Waste group came about after Transition Belper’s ‘Community Conversation’ event in October 2021. After consultation with local shop owners, the group found there was scope to help local businesses reduce their environmental … Continue reading We are Zero Waste award winners
Free Workshop Good To Grow Day 24th April – Soil Health Club Taster 2pm-3pm
We are inviting visitors to meet neighbours, learn new skills and get the opportunity to grow their own food. On Monday 24th April we have a free Soil Health Club at 2pm-3pm. Come and learn about how to improve the health of soil. Our garden is in Belper Lane End set up on a beautiful valley surrounded by … Continue reading Free Workshop Good To Grow Day 24th April – Soil Health Club Taster 2pm-3pm
Day Course: How to grow a garden Sat 15th April Subsidised Places Available
Saturday 15 April 10am-4pm10am Principles of plant propagation, why do we do it how we do?10:30am Compost considerations, seeds and sowing fundamentals + tea and biscuit break12:30pm Shared lunch – please bring vegan food items to share 1:30pm Principles of cuttings and divisions to make many more plants2.30pm Starting a garden bed from scratch (no … Continue reading Day Course: How to grow a garden Sat 15th April Subsidised Places Available
Soil Health Club Mondays 1 Place Left
We had a great introduction session at the very first Soil Health Club, one of many more to come. In the first session we did a run through of all the different methods of composting that we will be looking at more in depth in future sessions.
And what is in your compost?
Not peat! Certainly not from 2024. You must have seen. You've heard the news, right? Maybe you heard us shout "About bloody time!" "Sales of peat for use on private gardens and allotments will be banned in England from 2024, the government has announced." "Peatlands are the UK’s largest carbon store but only approximately 13% … Continue reading And what is in your compost?
