Community Learning – Merrist Wood Allotment

Our Community Allotment course will give you the opportunity to get involved in an ongoing project and learn new skills.

Allotment gardening offers an escape from city life and rewards you with incredibly fresh, tasty, and varied produce for much of the year but getting started can seem daunting.

Suitable for complete beginners and existing plot holders, this course will give you the confidence, skills and knowledge to find, prepare and maintain a productive, sustainable and well-kept plot. Topics covered include how to get your plot ready for planting; understanding the soil type to deliver stronger growth and better yields; growing, harvesting, and storing vegetables and fruit; and best practice during each month. The course is packed with practical advice and should prove both fun and rewarding!

This course will give you the opportunity to spend time outdoors, a chance to get dirty and have some fun whatever the weather.

This is one of our Community Learning courses.

Our Community Learning programme offers a series of free, government-funded courses to develop skills, knowledge, confidence and improve mental well-being for adults.

Participation can help those managing mental health conditions that have a mild-moderate impact on their day-to-day lives. You need to be aged 19 or over (at the start of the course) AND:

•employed and earning an annual salary of less than £20,319 or
•unemployed, in receipt of state benefit and looking for work
•have a social or emotional difficulty, or challenges with mental health or emotional wellbeing

For further details and terms and conditions please view our Community Wellbeing page.