Vegetable Gardening Courses

Learn to grow your own vegetables

Interest in growing your own fruit and vegetables has escalated in recent years.  If you are interested in learning more about growing vegetables or are thinking about setting up your own kitchen garden, there are courses all over the country to help...

Veg Patch at River Cottage - Dorset
Taking you on every step of the journey from plot to plate, showing you how to plan and prepare your plot, how to sow and care for your plants, as well as giving you some ideas about how to get the most from your harvest. There’ll be some indoor time to cover the theory, along with practical outdoor sessions.

The Productive Garden at The English Gardening School - London
This three day course covers all that you need to know about making a small kitchen garden area, including how to prepare the soil, what varieties to grow and when.

The Kitchen Garden Year at Trevakis Garden Farm - Cornwall
A hands on course taking you through the kitchen garden year

Garden Organic, Ryton - Warwickshire
The widest selection of courses about - from 'Planning and Organic Vegetable Garden' to  'Starting an Organic Allotment' - even a course in the traditional Orchard Wassail

RECOMMENDED BOOK LIST:

Organic Gardening: The Natural No-dig Way by Charles Dowding
Charles Dowding, one of the pioneers of vegetable box schemes, shares the philosophy, tips and techniques which have enabled him to run a successful organic garden supplying local restaurants and shops for over 25 years

How to Store Your Garden Produce: The Key to Self-sufficiency
Brilliant book - essential for every kitchen gardener.  Packed with ideas for making your produce last for months.  Simple and enjoyable techniques for bottling, clamping, fermenting, drying, freezing, salting and vacuum packing, as well as delicious recipes for jams, jellies, pickles and chutneys, relishes and ketchups, fruit butters and cheeses.

A History of Kitchen Gardening by Susan Campbell