Kitchen GardenworkshopsDudhope Community Centre (Bharatiya Ashram)

18th Febrauryto 19th April

Seed Truck support: DUO support:

Come and join theSeed Truck and Dundee

Urban Orchard for free workshops to learn

gardening skills and help create a new community

garden at the Dudhope Community Centre,

5 St Mary Place, Dundee.

For a full programme visit:

fifediet.co.uk/seedtruckdundeeurbanorchard.netbharatiyaashram.org.uk

Crop planning, sowing and propagatingTuesday 18 Febraury 2pm to 4pmThis workshop will teach about how to plan your garden (what to plant and when, crop rotation etc) and a practical session on sowing seeds and propagating.

Raised bed building (Part 1)Saturday 1 March 10am to 4pmThis will be a basic DIY workshop constructing raised beds for the fruit trees/ bushes, herb bed and polytunnel, using recycled materials. Refreshments provided and free seeds to take away.

Polytunnel construction (Part 1)Tuesday 18 March 10am to 4pmThis is part one of a two part workshop on how to set up an unusual lean-to polytunnel. This workshop is all about laying the foundations and setting up the basic structure. This will involve: mounting brackets and wall plates, digging foundation holes, and concreting foundation poles.

Fruit plantingSaturday 22 March 10am to 4pmDundee Urban Orchard and Seed Truck will combine to deliver this introduction to how to plant and care for fruit trees and bushes. This will cover a range of plants including: apple trees, blackcurrant, blackberry, jostaberry, raspberry, honeyberry, and rhubarb.

Polytunnel construction (Part 2)Tuesday 25 March 10am to 4pmSeed Truck gardener Rob Davidson will lead a session on covering the polytunnel. Hands on DIY skills, how to stretch the plastic, door frame construction.

Raised Bed building (Part 2)Saturday 5 April 10am to 4pmMore joinery and construction of raised beds of all shapes and sizes, including making benches, use of roundwood timber etc. Basic hammering and sawing skills needed. Refreshments provided.

Earth Moving Mela Saturday 19 April 10am to 4pmThis will be a big day of community action, with volunteers needed from across Dundee to help fill the raised beds. We will need to shift tonnes of compost - can we do it all by afternoon tea? Lunch, refreshments, music serenading, swordfighting, dancers and free entry to a Dudhope Community Centre event all provided to those who reach the compost quota! Requirements: ability to lift a shovel and steer a wheelbarrow; enthusiasm.

Dudhope Community Centre (Bharatiya Ashram)

Kitchen Garden Workshop programme February - April 2014A programme of workshops run by the Seed Truck and Dundee Urban Orchard to help cre-ate a new garden at the Dudhope Community Centre. All workshops are free of charge and everybody is welcome!

For more info:

fifediet.co.uk/seedtruck

bharatiyaashram.org.uk

dundeeurbanorchard.net

Workshop locations:

Dudhope Community Centre

5 St Mary Place, Dundee DD1 5RB

(01382) 220023

Booking:

Spaces may be limited on some workshops so please check before you come by contacting:

Fife Diet / Seed Truck office:

seedtruck@fifediet.co.uk

01592 871 371

Seed Truck support:

DUO support: