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Growing Organic Food Sustainably

Growing Organic Food Sustainably

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4

Modules

15

Topics

1.5-3

hours

this free online course introduces you to the art of growing organic food in an environmentally sustainable manner.
Module 1
Growing Vegetables
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This module consists of step by step demo videos on how to prepare and grow a variety of vegetables on your own. The videos cover demos for growing the following vegetables: Carrots, Beetroot, Chilli Peppers, Swiss Chard, Perpetual Spinach, Artichokes, Broad beans, Cabbage and Celery, Garlic, Courgette, Lettuce, Swede, Shallots, Kale, Runner beans, Potatoes, Onions, Leeks, Peas, Parsnip and Oca.

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Growing Vegetables - Part 1

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Growing Vegetables - Part 2

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Growing Vegetables - Part 3

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Growing Vegetables - Lesson Summary

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Module 2
Maintaining your Vegetables
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In this module learn how to maintain your vegetable growing area. The module covers the following: Soil care through crop rotation, strategies of improving soil quality and fertility, how to test your soil, some information about vegetable families and a step by step process on how to make your own compost.

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Improve Your Soil

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Vegetable Families

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Module 3
Advice About Growing Vegetables
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This module discusses some key tips and advice that you can apply when growing your own vegetables. You will learn about raised beds, their benefits and how to make them. You will also learn about some tips on how to successfully sow vegetable seeds, You will learn about the process of transplanting seedlings. Finally you will learn about how to sow and grow five popular vegetables.

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Raised Beds

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Sowing Seeds

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Five popular vegetables

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Advice About Growing Vegetables - Lesson Summary

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Course Resources - Calendar And Vegetable Directory
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Module 4
Course assessment
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