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Bridgend Allotment

a handful of raspberries, Occombe organic farm

HOW TO BOOK:
Step 1 - Contact Bridgend Allotment on 07789 500388 or bridgend.allotment@blueyonder.co.uk to check availability on the course.
Step 2 - Join the Soil Association and qualify for your Master Class absolutely FREE.
» join online by direct debit (from £2 per month)
» join online with credit/debit card (£24)
Step 3 - Contact the farm on 07789 500388 or bridgend.allotment@blueyonder.co.uk quoting your membership order reference number to book your free place.
Existing members can book a course at half price by quoting their membership number, found on their membership card. Please email memb@soilassociation.org if you have mislaid your card and would like a replacement, or would like to know your membership number.
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Bridgend Allotment is the UK’s first exclusively organic allotment. It is located in an old field in the historic Craigmillar Castle Park in the south of Edinburgh, on a site that was previously Bridgend Farm. As well as providing a home to 54 organic gardeners, Bridgend is home to the Bridgend Community Allotment Health Project, which, through the practical work involved in creating a garden, encourages people into physical activity, healthy eating, getting outdoors and mixing with others.

Ready, Steady, GROW!
Organic fruit and vegetable growing – getting started.
Would love to enjoy home grown fruit and vegetables but don’t know where to begin? Spend the day at Bridgend laying the groundwork for the new gardening you. Anne Jepson, experienced horticulturalist and manager of Bridgend, will show you round the allotment and teach you the principles of successful fruit and vegetable growing, the organic way. Learn about planning your plot, soil types, choosing and sourcing seeds, composting, sowing, planting plans, and pest/weed management.

*Date:*	Saturday 25th October 2008
*Date:*	Saturday 8th November 2008
*Time:*	10am – 4pm
*Location:*	Bridgend Organic Allotment, Bridgend Farm, 41 Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh
*Cost:*	£50 including light organic lunch and refreshments or FREE to those who join the Soil Association (see HOW TO BOOK above).


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