March 2005 – Phone near time for date Learn about fruit tree grafting so that you can propagate new apple trees from your old orchard trees and from other varieties of eaters and cookers Location Gortnamucklagh Woodland Farm, Skibbereen Contact Paul McCormick on 028 23742 Email: paulfmccormick@eircom.net

Preparing your garden for the spring - to dig or not? How to balance soil fertility the organic way. Planning your rotation and how to order interesting seeds.

January 2005 – Phone near time for date Collect and identify seaweed on the Turk Head peninsula. Learn how to cook delicious dishes with this free healthy food. Contact Christine Thery on 028 38379

Create a stock proof hedge that’s good for wildlife, looks beautiful and you only need to cut every 25 years by learning this heritage craft. Phone for location and more details. Contact David Perry 028 35650

Now that winter is setting in make the most of your warm polytunnel or glasshouse. Discover how to harvest and store your crops and the best way to put your garden to bed so that it will be well rested and ready to spring into life next year.

Help preserve our heritage varieties by saving your own seeds and develop West Cork’s unique local food. You’ll learn about the biology of pollination and how to separate, dry and store your own seed. Location Ardagh, Church Cross, Skibbereen Contact Madeline McKeever on 028 38184 Email: madsmckeever@eircom.net

On this course you will learn how to identify, collect and store the seed of native trees, as well as how to prepare it for germination and planting. Location Gortnamucklagh Woodland Farm, Skibbereen Contact Paul McCormick on 028 23742 Email: paulfmccormick@eircom.net

Identifying edible fungi and plants and how to cook them. We will be in beautiful woodland nearby. Call for details. Contact Madeline McKeever on 028 38184 Email: madsmckeever@eircom.net