Urban Outdoors is looking for volunteers who would be interested in learning how to plant and grow a living willow hedge. We are offering on a first come first served basis 3 places to anyone interested.

Learn how to make real bread with artisan baker Melanie Curran. During this 4 hr course, you will be introduced to traditional methods, taught how to mix, and mould the dough. After baking we will sit down to a cheese board lunch where you can eat your bread and discuss with other course members the day's events and ask questions! There will be an opportunity to purchase bread making materials. This course is suitable for individuals or small corporate groups. All materials are provided. Course costs £65, however members can book for £50.

An exciting one day workshop that includes: - Planting and Growing organically - Preserving and Storing - Using fresh produce in your Kitchen Learn all the basics for growing your own fruit and vegetables from seed. Hands on experience planting up your own fruit and veg to take home. There will also be a recipe demonstration on preserving. This workshop is suitable for people with or without gardens. All welcome and no experience needed. This course is only �20 Sunday 5th February 10.30am to 3pm Carshalton Community Allotment Westmead Allotment Site, Colston Avenue Carshalton, SM5 2PW. food@ecolocal.org.uk 020 8770 6611 http://www.localfoodnetwork.org.uk/home/food-growing-training/kitchen-gardening-\ 5th-february-2012/

The Food Co-ops & Buying Groups project presents its 2nd East Anglian conference: GROWING, SELLING, BUYING: IN YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY Linking up food co-ops, buying groups, allotment plotholders, community gardens, urban scrumpers, & small producers February 6th 10:00 - 4:00 Sproughton Tithe Barn near Ipswich, Suffolk www.sproughtontithebarn.org.uk Presentations & Workshops from: Abundance Harvesting & distributing fruit that would otherwise be left to rot Maria Lacou of Wivenhoe - Troubleshooting & diversifying session for wholefood buying groups Eloise Dey - London’s Capital Growth project supporting community gardens to sell surplus Meet the Local Foods Suffolk team Rebecca Tully - Cropshare stall selling allotmentholders’ surplus in Walthamstow Metfield Chicken Co-op & Suffolk’s Pig Clubs + Networking with local groups and Action Planning to help set up or improve your community food project + Delicious lunch of local seasonal produce This is a FREE event but booking is essential More information and a toolkit showing how to get started is available at www.foodcoops.org

We have a garden workday to complete some winter tasks. Sunday February 11-4pm – workday then bonfire and wasssaing till late: we will be having an early spring clean, planting the thousandth Tree in the garden, and enjoying the nice early spring flowers. Plus there will be green woodworking, some physical tasks of mulching , forest garden work and clearing weeds. Later relaxing with cider and soup around the fire and giving thanks for the coming years fruits. We will provide garden volunteers during the day with a home cooked lunch, so please let us know if you are coming and we can make sure there is enough for you.

Learn all you need to know to get going in your own kitchen as a home baker, making delicious breads in a way that fits into your life. Our one day Start It Up class is an informal, hands-on session, in a domestic-scale kitchen. · Understand the importance of the ingredients - from grain to loaf – sources, millers and traditions · See how the fermentation works, and talk through how it can fit into your life · Work from different starters, through mixing, shaping and proving doughs, to the bake - experiment and have somw fun

Learn to set up your own home baking business. Earn some money, do something meaningful, develop your local community and build relationships! Baking, sales and marketing, admin and logistics. 10 am to 4 pm saturday and sunday.

Rob is back giving you another chance to learn how to make amazing 100% organic bread, and delicious garlic naan. We don’t seem to be able to provide enough places on Beginners’ Bread to satisfy demand! The January session is already full and this one looks set to fill up soon too, so book while there are spaces! Example of feedback from previous sessions: “Very inspiring workshop!” – Sue Nzilaric “I really enjoyed this event. It was well organised with an inspiring teacher with a passion for bread. I have learned so much and would like to go on an intermediate bread course” – Beverley Jenkinson. “What a fantastic way to spend a few hours at the weekend. Rob was extremely informative and the co-ordinators always to hand to help – brilliant!” – Hawys Williams £35/£30 - Book and pay via our website

Make focaccia, chiabatta and chocolate stromboli with renound chef and baker Ian Dowding - £40/£30/£20