Community farm project supports and promotes rural skills

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Compost toilet

Sustainability Centre courses run at half price for East Hampshire residents

As part of our Grow Up! community farm project we are supporting local courses teaching rural skills and techniques.

Using Government funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund we are subsidising local courses so local residents can learn new skills at a reduced cost.

The Sustainability Centre offers a range of courses and workshops that focus on green living, rural skills and bushcraft at their beautiful 55 acre learning centre near Clanfield.

Thanks to the Grow Up! Scheme they are offering three courses at half price to residents from East Hampshire.

The courses are:-

Willow Weaving - develop your willow weaving and basketry skills – SOLD OUT

Kitchen Gardening - creating and managing an abundant food garden – SOLD OUT

Compost toilets - the theory of how to design, build and manage your own back garden indoor and outdoor composting toilet – PLACES AVAILABLE

Book courses on the Sustainability Centre's website

Our community farm project, Grow Up! is a pioneering rural social enterprise offering volunteer, social and training opportunities, connecting people to their environment.  

We are working with local experts to support local rural activity, provide opportunities for all to grow, build, develop and learn.  

The Sustainability Centre is an independent learning and study centre, a beacon for sustainability and an award-winning social enterprise charity

This project is supported by the UK Government through the UKSPF

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills.

Find out more on Gov.uk