Centre of Excellence – Urban Food Gardening Diploma Course
What Will You Learn?
Take the Urban Food Gardening Diploma Course and you’ll learn how to create a garden almost anywhere – from a window sill to a community garden. This course will show you how you can grow your own food and give you the tools to do so.
You’ll learn how you can safely turn almost any space into a garden and the environmental and social benefits of doing so.
We’ll explore when and where to grow particular crops, planting techniques, and the benefits of using compost. You’ll be guided through the techniques used to create window gardens, vertical gardens, and food forests, and how to use hydroponics, guerrilla gardening and more.
You’ll discover the steps to take if you want to join or start a community garden and look through real case studies of successful projects.
Most of all, the course aims to inspire and inform you about the transformative potential of urban food gardening.
In the course you will:
- Explore the benefits of urban food gardening
- Work through practical, actionable tutorials suited to your garden type
- Learn which crops you should to grow, when to plant them, and how to care for and protect them
- Discover the steps to follow if you want to join or start a community garden
Course Syllabus
What will I learn on the course?
Module 1: Introduction to Urban Food Gardening
Module 2: Getting Started
Module 3: Planning for Urban Food Gardening
Module 4: Window Gardens and Raised Beds
Module 5: Vertical Gardening, Food Forests and Rooftop Farming
Module 6: Hydroponics
Module 7: Guerrilla Gardening, Community Projects and Urban Farms
Module 8: How to Set Up a Community Gardening Project
Module 9: Environmental and Human Impact of Urban Food Gardening
Module 10: Urban Food Gardening Case Studies
Who Would Benefit from This Course?
The Urban Food Gardening Diploma Course is for anyone who wants to grow food, plants or flowers. Whether you have a small area, such as a wall or windowsill, or a larger area to fill, such as a garden or community space, this course will guide you through a range of tools and techniques that make any space a growing space.
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