Gardening Courses Focused on Sustainability
We offer gardening courses where you will learn how to grow your own food using our simple, No-dig gardening techniques. This method not only improves soil health but also saves time and reduces strain, making it a back-friendly gardening solution. Our approach encourages minimal weeding through the use of mulching techniques.
At Dunmore Country School, we also practice energy transfer in gardening. This means that all organic matter produced in the garden—such as grass clippings, leaves, hedge trimmings, and even weeds—are reused to fertilize vegetable beds. This method helps create areas with varying levels of fertility, from productive vegetable beds to biodiverse meadows, all while reducing the need for chemicals. As a result, our garden remains balanced and supports biodiversity without the use of insecticides or sprays.
Cooking and Preserving the Harvest
Our kitchen garden is focused on homegrown vegetable production for personal consumption, not for market. We prioritize maximizing yield by working in harmony with nature, using techniques like interplanting and intercropping to grow multiple seasonal vegetable crops per year.
At Dunmore Country School, we also understand the importance of cooking and preserving what you grow. During our courses, Isabelle will prepare delicious, fresh, and seasonal lunches using homegrown produce, and we’ll share tips on how to make the most of your harvest with preserving techniques.
A Practical, Time-Efficient Gardening System
Concerned about time and effort? Our sustainable gardening system is designed to be time-efficient and easy to maintain. We show you how to start small, get comfortable with the techniques, and gradually expand your plot while keeping weed control manageable. You’ll learn how to make weeding easy with our no-dig and mulching approaches, ensuring a cost-effective, environmentally friendly method of growing food.
Join Us and Start Growing Today
Whether you’re new to gardening or looking to improve your sustainable food production skills, our courses at Dunmore Country School will help you grow tasty vegetables and cultivate a deeper connection with nature. Learn how to create a biodiverse, self-sufficient garden that yields fresh, healthy food all year round.
