Workshops and Visits in 2021  (subject to COVID restrictions)

Bookings for private individual or group tours of Foxfield LAND Centre (preferably midweek but some weekend slots available) are being taken now for April through to October. A donation of £5 per person towards costs is appreciated. Bring questions/cameras/photos of own gardens if permaculture solutions sought! Usually lasts around 90 minutes.

Volunteering Opportunity - not currently available due to COVID

We are open to receiving occasional volunteers and can provide basic overnight accommodation  (or B&Bs available close by) and meals for those seeking to learn more  and can offer their services on bigger projects or ongoing gardening activities, depending on season and our availability. Please contact Alison to discuss.

Saturday 15^th  May  2021 - 10am -3pm

Emergence: Listening in Nature - Spring    Fully Booked but please enquire if interested as additional sessions could be made available if sufficient demand

         See Emergence page for details

Saturday 29^th May 2021– 10am - 5pm

FREE Open Day with guided tours, seed swap, plant sales

Sorry now fully booked, but please contact if you are interested in arranging a private tour another time (£5 per person, lasts about 1.5 hours)

Rolling guided tours of all the permaculture projects happening at Foxfield.

Limited slots available for family/individuals to allow for social distancing - 11am-1pm, 1-3pm, and 3-5pm

Sunday 13^th June 2021 - 10am - 3pm

Understanding your Garden Ecosystem Fully Booked but please enquire if interested as additional sessions could be made available if sufficient demand

Ideas for building biodiversity, habitat creation, planting for year round wildlife, recognising local ecosystem patterns, energy and water harnessing, soil building, living and eating more closely with the seasons, including foraging weeds! In a nutshell,  how to notice when we might be seeking to control nature rather than understand and work co-creatively with it. The workshop includes a full tour of Foxfield permaculture projects. Please bring packed lunch and own gardening gloves for some practical work. Refreshments - teas/coffee/homemade herb teas provided. £25 

Sunday 1^st August 2021- 10am - 3pm

Emergence: Listening in Nature - SummerFully Booked but please enquire if interested as additional sessions could be made available if sufficient demand

        See Emergence page for details

Saturday 28^th August 2021- 10am- 3pm

Permaculture Gardening Basics – Getting ready for Autumn

Ideas for autumn & winter crops, how to use green manures, preparing the soil for autumn and winter months.Basic seed saving techniques and use of self-seeding as a way to develop your no-dig polyculture system. Harvesting and storing looked at and late season weeds – understanding, using and eating! Bring packed lunch and own gloves, includes full tour of Foxfield. Refreshments provided. £25

Sunday 31^st October 2021 - 10am - 3pm

Emergence:  Listening in Nature - Autumn

         See Emergence page for details

Saturday 11^th December 2021- 11am - 2pm

Make a Natural Christmas Wreath in the Roundhouse

      Sitting infront of the fire, make a wreath from natural materials harvested from the

      garden. Easy and fun! Bring packed lunch or lunch to share for festive feel, refreshments           

      provided. Places very limited, book early. £25

All workshops run by Alison Ensor at Foxfield LAND Centre, Gretton Fields, Glos. GL54 5HH which is accredited through the Permaculture Association UK.