The details of VegEvent 2010 are finalised and we can now let you know what will be happening. The venue is the Victoria rooms at Fordingbridge and we will be using both rooms. Upstairs will be the talks and question time. Downstairs will be the seed swap, refreshments and other activities/displays. The emphasis of the event will be sharing knowledge and the essentials to grow your own more successfully and for more of the year.
Charles Dowding - speaker at VegEvent 2010
The great news is that Charles Dowding, author, grower and lecturer will be our main speaker.
Charles has two excellent books currently in print:
Organic Gardening: The Natural No-dig Way
Salad Leaves for All Seasons: Organic Growing from Pot to Plot
The methods that Charles uses are very relevant to sustainable growing. He cares deeply for the health of soil and uses methods that make very efficient use of manual labour. His two acres are managed with minimal (almost none) mechanical assistance.
Although Charles grows on a commercial scale his talk will be aimed at domestic gardeners, even those with just a few pots and a window box!
Charles is enthusiastic about the VegEvent, as well as giving the main talk he will be bringing along some seeds for the seed swap.
You can find out a great deal more about Charles Dowding by looking at his informative web site: www.charlesdowding.co.uk
The Victoria rooms, Fordingbridge
