Feed Avalon are organising three yearly community food forums. The aim is to bring together interested individuals and groups from the local area who are currently active, or interested in becoming active, in reclaiming our food system. They are informal events where we can talk, share food and build relationships. The next forum is:...
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Please note this Design Workshop has been postponed until Friday 12th February. Please contact eat@feedavalon.org.uk to reserve your place. When: Monday 18th January, 9.00 – 5pm Where: Avalon Wildflower Park Opposite the Red Brick Building, Glastonbury Avalon Wildflower Park is a new community project opposite the Red Brick Building. The former BMX track, now...
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What: Come and gather around a fire for mulled wine and chestnuts as a thank you to all who have been involved in the Red Brick Garden. When: Thursday 10th December 2015 6pm Where: Red Brick Building Community Garden, Morland Road, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9FT Invite others on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/556623274495860/
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DIY Soil Care Strategies // Composting // Mycorrhizae Green manures // Plant teas // Mulching // Biochar Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th March 2016, near Glastonbury The course will cover: • Identifying different soils, and understanding their structures, strengths & weaknesses • The soil food web & the billions of microorganisms that live in...
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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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Are you interested in market gardening? Or starting a CSA project? Or simply growing on a larger scale and selling your surplus? Want to create a livelihood from the land? This course is for you! A 2 day course in how to scale up and sell or share produce to feed your community 23rd...
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We are very excited to announce the dates for the Vegan Permaculture Design Course 2016! If you are interested in booking please email eat@feedavalon.org.uk ASAP. Do you seek to live compassionately without the unnecessary exploitation of people, animals and the environment? Are you concerned about climate change, peak oil and future generations? Are you...
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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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Mushroom Cultivation & Identification Introductory Course at Brook End LAND Centre near Street/Glastonbury, Somerset (1hour south of Bristol) FRIDAY 13TH – SUNDAY 15TH NOVEMBER 2015 This three day course will take a look at the fascinating world of fungi, introducing key concepts in their biology and ecology. Looking at the identification and classification of...
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