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Grow for Life are holding two open days at their Walled Garden. I will be there on the Saturday at 2pm and I'll be demonstrating how to create a new no dig bed. I will then be giving a talk at 4pm in the village hall which is just around the corner. Grow for Life's purpose is to nurture people so that they flourish. They provide social and therapeutic gardening sessions for people affected by low confidence, anxiety, depression or isolation. These individuals are invited to join as new gardeners. Your confirmation of your ticket purchase acts as your ticket to the talk.

From 1pm to 5pm, Homeacres will open along with other gardens in Alhampton. We will have signs all around the garden and Charles books and seed trays will be for sale. Parking will be in Haddon Wood through the entrance by the tin chapel and will be signed from the main road. Please park as directed by the marshalls. The best postcode to use to get here is BA4 6PZ. Please no parking at all in No Through Road. Programmes cost £5 (including a map of the gardens to visit) will be on sale by the Haddon Wood entrance.

I am delighted to be the festival's headline speaker and I am giving a no dig talk on both 29th and 30th June. The festival runs from 29th June to 1st July. The times of my talks are yet to be announced. The festival's website says: Head to the heartland for a weekend of learning and community! Join the Murray McMurray Hatchery team for the Midwest’s premier poultry and homesteading festival in Webster City, Iowa. Whether you’re a backyard chicken keeper, a budding homesteader, or hobby farmer, you’ll learn new skills and find valuable resources at Murray Fest Midwest. Tickets start at USD150 for the full festival.

Meet Charles at this annual and popular open day event. See the Homeacres no dig gardens, full of many different vegetables and flowers. There will be signage by different beds, trial beds and and the different compost heaps and bays. Have a look at what's growing in the polytunnel and greenhouse. The small garden and the bed by the shed show what is possible in smaller gardens.

I invite you to a no dig day course all about how to grow abundant and healthy vegetables using this time- and soil-saving method. The focus of the day is how to grow and how to get a vegetable bed started. As a group, we'll make a no dig bed on the day. Before that I shall give a slideshow to explain the background, and methods I recommend. Ticket price is €165 for early birds and €185 thereafter.

I invite you to a no dig day course all about how to grow abundant and healthy vegetables using this time- and soil-saving method. The focus of the day is how to grow and how to get a vegetable bed started. As a group, we'll make a no dig bed on the day. Before that I shall give a slideshow to explain the background, and methods I recommend. Ticket price is €165 for early birds and €185 thereafter.