courses at Hackney City Farm, London

For over 20 years, Hackney City Farm has been giving people in the heart of the city the opportunity to experience farm animals and participate in a range of practical courses. Free admission, and fantastic cafe too. From 2008, LILI will be running one-day courses in their beautiful new lime-rendered straw-bale building.
 

date
course
2009
one- and two-day courses, no accommodation
Feb 28
cultivating edible mushrooms   course full 
Mar 7
DIY for beginners   course full  
Mar 21
make your own natural skin-care products   course full 
Mar 28
open source computing  
Apr 18
beekeeping   course full 
Apr 25
introduction to biogas    
May 2
container gardening 
May 9 & 10
straw-bale building   course full 
May 17
building an earth oven   course full 
May 23
naturally clean 
Jun 6
keeping chickens 
Jun 13
wormeries & composting  
Jun 20
sustainable energy for the home 
Jun 27
food smoking   course full 
Jul 4 & 5
how to make biodiesel 
Jul 11
clay rendering 
Jul 12
lime rendering 
Jul 18
bicycle maintenance 
Jul 25 & 26
solar hot water 
Aug 1 & 2
straw-bale building
Aug 8
roofing  
Aug 15
scything 
Aug 22 & 23
make your own natural soaps 
Aug 29
herbal medicine 
Sep 5
rag rug making
Sep 12
building a pond / puddling clay
Sep 19
wildlife gardening 
Sep 26
preserving food  
Oct 10
basketmaking 
Oct 17
how to make a woodburner from a gas bottle  
Oct 24
pedal-powered generators 
Nov 7
rush weaving 
Nov 14
make your own natural skin-care products  
Dec 5
living willow structures 
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