Come and learn about propagation, food growing and greenhouse skills while helping establish a new community nursery at Felix Road Adventure Playground! 

Have you ever wanted to learn how to grow plants from seed, propagate new plants and help create a thriving community growing space?

Join us for this hands-on course as we bring the brand new greenhouse at Felix Road Adventure Playground to life.

Participants will work alongside a professional grower to design, establish and begin operating a productive urban community nursery. Together we’ll learn practical growing skills while getting the plant nursery ready to engage kids in food growing, producing plants for local greening projects and creating a productive food garden in raised planters to provide fresh produce for the playground kitchen.

Whether you’re completely new to growing or already have some experience, this course is a fantastic opportunity to build your confidence, learn practical techniques and become part of a growing community of local gardeners.

During the course participants will learn how to:

🌱 Plan and set up a community nursery

🌿 Sow seeds and propagate new plants

🪴 Pot on, care for and manage young plants

🥬 Design and establish productive raised planters

🌼 Grow plants for community greening projects

💧 Manage a greenhouse and plan for seasonal growing

🤝 Build a community growing space that will continue to support the playground and neighbourhood long after the course finishes

By the end of the course, we’ll have established the foundations of a working community nursery and productive raised planters that will support the Felix Road Adventure Playground kitchen and provide plants for community greening projects across Easton and Lawrence Hill.

Course Details

📅 Mondays & Fridays: 17, 21, 24 & 28 August

🕡 6:30pm–8:30pm

📍 Felix Road Adventure Playground

👥 Adults (16+)

💚 Free to attend

Interested in taking part?

Contact jose@upourstreet.org.uk

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We’re also looking for a Course Leader

We’re seeking an experienced grower, horticulturalist or community gardening practitioner to lead this practical course.

You’ll work with participants to establish the new greenhouse nursery, teach propagation and growing techniques, and help create a productive growing space that will continue supporting the playground kitchen and community greening projects long after the course finishes.

If you have experience in horticulture, community food growing or nursery management and enjoy sharing your knowledge with others, we’d love to hear from you.

Please send a short expression of interest and your CV to:

📧 jose@upourstreet.org.uk

Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

José
Community Organiser
Greening Eastside
📞 07739 195011