Practical work outdoors in the gardens and on the farm
A crucial part of the experience you will gain at the college is the practical work you will be able to do. All our courses have important practical elements where you will be in the garden or on the farm planting crops, tending animals or harvesting. We firmly believe that the best way to develop the theoretical knowledge you’ll get from the classroom is to come and put your hands in the soil and be part of getting things to grow.
The college has two main gardens:
1. The College community garden
Our Community Garden is open to visitors by appointment (063) 83604. It is situated just off the village square and has raised beds as a demonstration of a full rotation.
Here you will see our fruit and vegetable gardens, our herb garden, tree nursery, pond and poly tunnel. On Fridays you can visit or join in with the organic food market in the town square which is run by college students.
Enterprise Acre
2. The Student Enterprise Acre
Situated adjacent to the college is the student Enterprise Acre which is managed on a commercial basis by students (mostly second years) at the college. A range of crops are grown, from field scale potatoes, salads in the poly-tunnel, heritage apples in the newly established orchard and willow for coppicing.
Gardens
Students in the community gardens
Practical work outdoors in the gardens and on the farm
A crucial part of the experience you will gain at the college is the practical work you will be able to do. All our courses have important practical elements where you will be in the garden or on the farm planting crops, tending animals or harvesting. We firmly believe that the best way to develop the theoretical knowledge you’ll get from the classroom is to come and put your hands in the soil and be part of getting things to grow.
The college has two main gardens:
1. The College community garden
Our Community Garden is open to visitors by appointment (063) 83604. It is situated just off the village square and has raised beds as a demonstration of a full rotation.
Here you will see our fruit and vegetable gardens, our herb garden, tree nursery, pond and poly tunnel. On Fridays you can visit or join in with the organic food market in the town square which is run by college students.
Enterprise Acre
2. The Student Enterprise Acre
Situated adjacent to the college is the student Enterprise Acre which is managed on a commercial basis by students (mostly second years) at the college. A range of crops are grown, from field scale potatoes, salads in the poly-tunnel, heritage apples in the newly established orchard and willow for coppicing.