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a healthy garden with a wide variety of plants and vegetables and flowers

Essentials of Biodynamic Gardening: The Garden as an Organism

Price

£210 for 7 workshops

Date

11 Jul 2026

About

A series of 7 one-day workshops exploring the Essentials of Biodynamic Gardening from February to July 2026. This is the seventh and final workshop in the series.


If you are looking for a truly regenerative and holistic approach to growing, these step-by-step workshops are highly informative, practical, and enjoyable.


Each participant is empowered to put into practice what they have learned.


Courses are held at: Whites Farm Education Trust, Buckfastleigh, Devon TQ11 0LS


Saturdays 9:45am to 3:00pm


£210 for 7 workshops

includes organic lunch


For booking, please email Alasdair info@whitesfarm–edtrust.com

For more information : www.whitesfarm-edtrust.com

Your Instructor

Franky van der Stok

Lower Dean, Buckfastleigh TQ11 0LS, UK

Location

Instructions

Please wear suitable clothes for being outside, for whatever weather is forecast.    We will be observing and harvesting in the field but studying in an covered barn.   There will be yarrow tea to taste.  Feel free to bring any snacks to share   


Directions to Half Moon Field:


Coming from Dartington mini roundabout take the A385 pass the shop and the garage. After about a mile, there is a sign on the right for Glendale farm, carry on, the next entrance on the right is Half Moon. You can see a building and the hardstanding for parking.

If you go past, there is space to turn around at Tigley Cross.


Coming from the A38 take the Marley Head turn to South Brent but go in the direction of Dartington, on the A385. After 2 1/2 miles you go past Tigley Cross. Then pass a wooded area on bends, 2 white houses on the left. Half Moon is the 2nd field entrance on the left. 

If you go past, you can turn at Glendale farm.


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