Market Garden
Sheepdrove has partnered with local edible garden designers and educators edge to offer a programme of face to face practical food growing workshops in the market garden and poly tunnel on our organic farm.
Our market garden is set up in a way to create high productivity, with minimal labour, management time and resources. We would love to share our model with you if you are looking to grow food at home, as a professional or set up a commercial food enterprise.
We practice regenerative, organic and agroecological principles. Our unique system generates £500-£1500 per m2 of growing space. We run a variety of training days to enable you to learn how to replicate this model on your own land.
FARMstart
This 4-day commercial organic and regenerative grower training course is intended to encourage a new generation of commercial growers to meet the increasing demand for sustainable local food and supply their own local buyers. The training will cover the main technical issues, including: commercial production of veg, fruit, herbs, eggs, edible flowers, cut flowers, eggs (touching on meat and fish), regenerative soil management, winter crops, crop planning, packaging, pricing and selling.
Practical Training
On site practical courses delivered in our market garden, demonstrating best practice management for minimal labour and maximum crop output. Open to home growers, allotmenteers, aspiring growers, professional growers, landowners and farmers, we have a range of courses suitable for all existing knowledge levels.
About Rachel Hammond and edge
Rachel began growing at a young age, learning from her grandparents as a child. Although she grew up locally in Lambourn, she was living in Todmorden when the Incredible Edible movement started. Whilst living in Oxford, she set up Incredible Edible Oxford to grow food in public spaces across the city. Incredible Edible Oxford evolved into the social enterprise ‘edge’ six years ago in response to the growing demand for learning and design of food spaces. Rachel is a qualified Urban Designer and a Landscape Architect; she is passionate about good quality food produced without damaging soil or biodiversity. edge works with a number of market gardens across the country and there are many opportunities to create an income as a producer.
What They Say...
- "Really learned a lot and loved it"
- "Rachel delivered all the information in an easy to understand way and made sure that everyone was happy with it before moving on. She seemed to be looking out for everyone on the course, above and beyond the course itself - eg making sure that people had lifts and anything else they needed."
- "Many thanks for all your time & effort planning the course & the opportunity to learn from you. "
- "I really enjoyed every moment. The learning, the meeting others, sharing knowledge and just being in a classroom again!!"
- "I loved the meal on the last day as well! Thank you for a great week. The location was lovely as well, being able to have our lunch in the herb garden!"
- "Rachel was absolutely amazing, so knowledgeable and helpful."
- "I both really enjoyed the course and feel like I have gained so much knowledge and confidence about growing."
