Lisnavagh House

Retreats

About This Retreat:

In this one-day workshop, we will cover all the basics of starting your growing season. The aim is to give attendees all the necessary tools and information needed to get started in growing their own food in the coming season.

We will cover the following topics;

Site selection and preparation [ Layout, Aspect, Soil Prep.]

Tools & Equipment [All you will need to get started, make the job easier and improve the result]

Construction of a No-Dig bed [based on the techniques employed by Charles Dowding]

Propagation [seed sourcing, selection, sowing, caring for your seedlings]

We will also be sharing our story and presenting our plan for the market garden, food forest and wider Farmyard project for the coming years.

Venue: Walled garden @ Lisnavagh

The garden is currently undergoing an overhaul, with new cropping space, a greenhouse under construction, with half the area being cleared and ploughed by our 2 pigs.

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Start Date:

February 22, 2025

Days:

Saturday, 22nd February

Price:

€75 per person including a light lunch (see payment link below) 10am - 4pm

Includes:

Day programme and light lunch €75 per person click here to book

Option for on site accommodation available if required. Contact events@lisnavagh.com for further information

About Your Teacher:

The Teacher for this event

Andrew Jordan

Andrew has been involved in growing food since 2001, beginning his journey on organic farms and ecovillage projects in New Zealand and Canada.

There, he was introduced to concepts such as Permaculture, Seed Sovereignty, Agroforestry and the "Soil Food Web".

On his return to Europe, he spent several years travelling around the continent, training and working in all aspects of Regenerative Agriculture, Forest Farming, Market gardening, Therapeutic Horticulture and much more.

Returning to Ireland in 2012, he helped set up a training garden on the DCU campus in Dublin. From 2016 to 2019, he managed the walled garden at Sonairte, Ireland's National Ecology Centre. Following this, he set up his own market garden and CSA in Dublin, where he also held workshops in all aspects of growing and self sufficiency.

Currently, he is heading up the growing operation at Lisnavagh and still teaches horticulture part-time, with CDETB in Dublin.

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