Events
Seedy Sunday Belper 2026 – 25 January 2026
Tickets on sale now.
2026 Workshops
Apple tree pruning workshop
We are running a workshop with Transition Crich in early 2026. Please contact us for booking details.
Discover Perennial Edibles Workshop
The discover perennial edibles workshop series helps you get to know what plants are abundant at different times of the year. We run them through the year, touring our diverse small garden, designed to inspire you and show the plants we grow in a natural form. The workshop leader is an experienced member of the Earthed Up! team.
We only have limited space in the garden and this is our most popular workshop, we recommend you book early!
This could make a great gift for somebody – gift cards can be used against the balance of the workshop and to buy plants from our nursery on the day.
Spring – Saturday 28 February 10-11:30am
Earthed Up! garden, Belper Lane End, DE56 1DL.
Biochar weekend
21 & 22 March 2026
Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire
With the Earthed Up! team and Matt Ralston
Introduction to permaculture
Summer in Belper, Derbyshire.
Spend the day learning in a group. All the basics, including ethics and principles. Plus, practical application learning techniques in a garden.
Markets
These are the markets and events we intend to be at in 2026:
- 7 February Wirksworth Farmers’ Market then the first Saturday of every month
- 14 February Belper Farmers’ Market then the second Saturday of every month
- Great Northern Fruit Moot 13 February, Sheffield
- Plant Sale at Belper Lane End 28 March
- Newburgh Priory Flower Power Fair 12 April
- Sandon Hall Flower Power Fair 26 April
- Belper Plant Market 10 May
- Belper Goes Green 6 + 7 June
- Regenerative Food Market, Derby 13 June
- Secret Gardens of Winster 18 July
- Sandon Hall Flower Power Fair 26 July
- More TBC.
Talks
Ryan Sandford-Blackburn gives talks to garden clubs and community groups. Perennial edible plants, introducing permaculture, and composting 101 are popular choices. We like to bring plants and seeds along for you to discover.
In 2026, we are giving talks at the following:
- South Normanton Gardeners Association
- East Bridgford Garden Club
We have previously presented to groups in Crich, Holloway, Belper, Milford, Parwich, Sheffield, and York.
Contact us to discuss talk options for your group or event.
Testimonials
“Wouldn’t the world be a better place with more of this connection?”
— Midlands Permaculture Festival 2024 participant.
“There hasn’t ever been a talk that I haven’t enjoyed, or got something from BUT I have to say today’s talk from Ryan was one of the best I’ve been to in my 3 year membership.” – Talk attendee, 2025.
“Have really enjoyed the sessions, and have learnt a lot about the various ways of making compost, sowing seeds in different mediums and plant feeds, enabling me to choose which methods I can implement at home using available materials in my garden or locally.
“Quite simply our flowers, vegetables and plants would not survive without the role of worms and their successful breakdown of vegetation in our soil. On the compost workshop Ryan explained how you too can create a healthy composting system and all about the worms cycle in that process. What a fascinating day! Great to get your hands dirty and learn such valuable information, which I will incorporate into my own garden. Who needs fertilisers and harmful chemicals when we have our own heroes – worms!”
— Julie Marshall, Holbrook Green Team.
Ryan, Carol and Cristina are also great ambassadors for the natural environment and their small but productive allotment plot is very inspiring and shows what can be achieved from a gentle approach to growing using natural techniques . They are clearly very knowledgeable on all the scientific aspects but also experienced gardeners and growers.
I would recommend this course to both young and old as I believe the Earthed Up! project is innovative and also challenges long held conventions that compost comes from the supermarket and our food waste goes to landfill.”
— Jane Walker, about the Soil Health Club
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