The fourth in our series of seasonal croft horticulture workshops!
This event, on 14th October, covers everything you need to know about Planning a Market Garden: - Budgeting and setting up;
What to grow and working with the climate; Scale of production;
By popular demand, Isle of Lewis crofter and market gardener, John Hamilton of 44 Ranish, will be getting into the nitty gritty of successfully growing vegetables and fruit on your croft. No stranger to gardening in tough conditions, John has practical advice on planning, planting, soil, compost, harvesting, selling, growing all year round, and scaling up production.
An inspiring programme full of constructive tips for all crofters, whether growing just for your own consumption or wishing to upscale for local sale, box schemes, etc.
Full programme:-
1. Spring Planting, 12th May 2025
2. Harvesting and preparing for selling, 15th July 2025
3. Preserving and growing over winter, 26th August 2025,
4, Planning for a market garden, 14th October 2025
5. Preparing for the season, 17th February 2026
There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion!
We encourage you to book early as spaces will be limited and we anticipate a high demand for these workshops.
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/scottishcroftingfederation/1681335
You may also like the following events from Scottish Crofting Federation:
- Next month, 26th August, 06:00 pm, Croft Horticulture 3 - Preserving & Growing over winter in Kyle Of Lochalsh, Highland, United Kingdom
- This September, 12th September, 09:30 am, Crofting for the Future - Lewis in Harris
- This October, 10th October, 09:30 am, Crofting for the Future - Balmacara in Broadford
