Community Gardener Training - Registering Now
20 December 2010
In February and March, ECBA will be running a Community Gardener training programme to train folk up with all of the resources and skills to become fully fledged community gardeners in their local neighbourhood. The training will be offered for free, and after it has finished, ECBA will still be on hand, providing support and pointing to resources for new community gardening projects.
We want to train folk with all of the skills they need to set up new projects, or to enrich the backgreen projects they are already involved in. We also want the participants in this Community Gardener training to contune working together after the training has finished, to form a community gardener network. This group will continue to support each other’s projects with advice and practical support.
Dates and LocationThe Community Gardener training will run on four full Saturdays from 10am-5pm, (with regular refreshment breaks). The training will be held at the ECBA offices: 5 Rose Street The dates of the workshops will be:
Saturday 12th February
Saturday 26th February
Saturday 12th March
Saturday 26th March
Course Content
The course will include the following topics and much more:
* The Community Backgreen model, what it is and how it works
* How to recruit group members and publicise Community Backgreen projects
* Design Issues and creating a development plan for your site
* Carrying out your backgreen plans: running workshops etc
* Running a Community Backgreen Group
* Establishing a support network for the newly trained Community Gardeners
Visit
this page for more information on the training. To book a place on some or all of the classes email:
sophie.preston@ecba.org.uk or call:
0131 243 32698