Coed Hills

Eco Sessions on a range of topics are being held at Coed Hills Rural Artspace in the next couple of weeks

All sessions are £10 each

W.E.T. Systems & Tree Bogs with Jay from www.biologicdesign.co.uk

8/9 12 – 12.45 / 1.45 – 2.30

Session includes:

• An explanation of the W.E.T. waste water treatment system installed at Coed Hills & made famous on the Archers!
• The innovative living willow compost toilet the “Tree Bog”

Bee Keeping with Charly le Marchant from www.coedhills.co.uk

9/9 – 3.30 – 4.15pm

Session includes:

• the basics of how a colony of bees functions – looking at the different roles of the bees within the hive.
• the problems facing traditional western style beekeeping and whether different methods of beekeeping around the world have anything to teach us.

Abundance Project with Stephen Watts from www.growsheffield.com

11/9 – 1.45 – 5pm

Session includes:

• A presentation of Grow Sheffield  –  an active network of individuals and groups promoting urban organic food growing

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• Abundance - a project to harvest the seasonal glut of local fruit in urban areas, redistribute this harvest and to use preserving techniques to conserve the harvest

Green Energy with Richard Drover who has installed many different types of renewable energy systems

12/9 – 10am – 12.45pm

Session includes:

• An overview of sustainable energy use
• A tour of the types of renewable energy in use at Coed Hills

Tour of the Edible Landscaping garden with Michele Fitzsimmons from www.ediblelandscaping.co.uk

1.45 – 3.15pm

Session includes:

• Tour of a range of annual and perennial food crops including tasting  the various plants
• An explanation of growing methods, the no dig system and pest control techniques in use

If you are interested in attending any of these sessions please contact Jess on 07725182894 and register your interest. Payment will be accepted on the day. Please note these sessions are taking place within a Permaculture Design Course. We would be grateful if participants attending these one off sessions could leave promptly after each session so that the course can continue unimpeded.