Coming up in April and May will be the chance to learn all things fermentation. In a new series of workshops ‘Skills To Be Remembered’, fermentation will be happening first. These will be taking place during the week in school time hours in response to those who have childcare responsibilities and could not make...
Read more →Another new course just confirmed for June: Free Vegan Barbeque Course When and Where: Sunday 10th June, 2-6pm at Compton Dundon, near Street and Glastonbury Cost: Free to anyone from Somerset (donations welcome). Please email asap to book and secure a limited space: eat@feedavalon.org.uk Course details: Learn how to have a great vegan barbeque!...
Read more →As it’s springtime and we are excited by the abundance of free and nutritious food growing all around us in the hedges and fields, we’re offering more wild food foraging courses! Foraging for Food and Medicine When and where: One day course, held on two dates: Thurs 17th May OR Saturday 2nd June, 11am-4pm....
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When: Wednesday 3rd May 2017, 9.30am – 4pm Where: Paddington Farm, Maidencroft Lane, Glastonbury, BA6 8JN What: Don’t miss this hands-on practical course taking place at an Organic Market Garden in Somerset. Learn about all aspects of polytunnel growing. The course will cover the basics of: • Crop selection • Crop rotation timing and...
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Lots of fun was had by all at the opening of Avalon Wildflower Park earlier this month. A real hit was the wildflower seed bomb making and throwing. We will be holding regular skill shares and events at the park, keep an eye on our website for updates. If you’d like to get involved...
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Feed Avalon is committed to making material we create usable and shareable for our community. Below are the handouts from the recent Grow Your Own Garden Course. If you were not able to make the course, please get in touch, as we may be able to organise further workshops or repeat the course again....
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When: Thursday 3rd March 2016, 9.30 – 5pm Where: At Brook End LAND Centre Compton Dundon, Near Street & Glastonbury What: Avalon Wildflower Park is a new community project opposite the Red Brick Building. The former BMX track, now overgrown, is unloved and neglected. Our vision is to transform it into a haven of...
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Last month, Feed Avalon hosted its first three day Mushroom course. The weekend course in Mushroom Cultivation and Identification was run by Rich Wright from Feed Bristol and Patrick Mallery of the Upcycled Mushroom Company in Bristol. More than twenty people came together to learn about the basic ecology and biology of the mushroom...
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This weekend an incredible learning experience took place in Somerset. People from the local area were joined with folks from London, Bristol and beyond to share a weekend exploring food sovereignty. Food Sovereignty is the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right...
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We had a fantastic weekend exploring soils at the second Soil Summer School organised by Feed Avalon. Together we shared our skills and knowledge in how to identify, care for and build soils in our systems. We looked at the politics of soils and the collective action we can take to defend them. We...
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