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Sieving potting compost and sheltering from the rain. From the left: Margi Alford, Eve Bettridge, Ann Wheeler, Lesley Rice, Yonnie Kwok Pickles, Jean Moore. |
One trainee even hassled Aberdyfi Outward Bound into ferrying him across the estuary one morning when he realised the train wasn't running.
Once a week Ian Mitchell (the trainer) takes a group of seventeen trainees through ecodyfi's organic gardening programme, which has been running since March and will continue until September, with a long break over the summer.
The emphasis is on 'getting growing'. The course provides a practical experience for those wanting to grow their own. Margaret Alford, one of the trainees said, "I have wanted to grow my own food for years, but just needed something like this to get me into action. The course is really practical and informative, and it's really sociable and enjoyable to spend time with a group of people in this space".
The course has been set up by ecodyfi, with funding from Powys Health Promotions Unit and Environment Wales and is supported by the Henry Doubleday Research Association. The space has been donated very kindly by the owners of Ynyslas Gardens.
Tom O'Kane of ecodyfi said, "The first motivation for setting the course up was to increase the amount of locally grown vegetables and fruit, reducing our need to import food, but at the same time get people out in a sociable space doing what is one of the most basic, useful and enjoyable activities we can".
There are no spaces left on the practical course this year, but anyone is welcome to join the web based or postal based training which accompanies the course. If you want to follow the course, then have a look at the new Growing section of this web site or call Tom on 01654 703 965.
You can also ask questions related to organic gardening through the website.
ecodyfi hopes to run the course again next year, and is asking interested people to contact us now.
People can also find out about the course at Machynlleth Community Centre on Saturday 14th May, where Dyfi Valley Seed Savers invite all-comers to drop in - to swap seedlings, learn more about gardening and discover all sorts of other gardening goodies.
Tom O'Kane, ecodyfi email bev.dimmuck@ecodyfi.org.uk;
01654 703965.
Imogen Pettitt, Dyfi Valley Seed Savers 01654 703965 or 702340
28.04.05