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Online Forest Garden Greenhouse course
How to make a subtropical forest garden inside a greenhouse
Provider
Agroforestry Research Trust, Totnes (Online)(For price, check with provider)
Enquire via the Agroforestry Research Trust website.
Description
A forest garden greenhouse is a protected growing system, using the soil as a heat storage medium, to create a subtropical to tropical climate to grow tender crops. Since we built our own forest garden greenhouse there has been a lot of interest from folk wanting to build their own. Parts of this course may also be suitable for people interested in forest gardening in a subtropical climate. Forest garden greenhouse systems have been around for some years, on varying scales from 10 sq metres upwards. They entail building a special soil heat storage/release system (often called a climate battery) underneath a greenhouse structure. The principles of the ‘climate battery’ system, air flow systems etc. are just the same, whatever the scale you are considering. This online course explains the principles of a forest garden greenhouse, how to choose a site, how to design and install the climate battery, how to integrate water use and mnoitoring systems, and how to choose the plants. There are 7 online course episodes with accompanying pdf notes.
About Agroforestry Research Trust
The ART runs courses led by world-renowned agroforestry expert Martin Crawford. All our course are either hybrid or online. The focus is very much on small scale intensive systems - food forests or forest gardens.
Women in Agriculture
The Women in Agriculture Practical Training Fund has been established by Scottish Government to support the personal development of women, providing them with additional skills to progress their careers and employment opportunities in Scottish agriculture beyond their current role.
Next Generation Practical Training Fund
The Next Generation Practical Training Fund has been established by Scottish Government with an aim to support those relatively new to agriculture, by providing the opportunity for skills development and training on the practicalities of agricultural practice as well as wider business and sustainability skills, in order to help them secure, sustain and progress their careers.
