We're really looking forward to seeing you develop into a confident herb and veggie grower over the next few days, weeks and months.
This is a fully-fledged distance learning program complete with learning outcomes, learning activities, assignments, and tutor support. These are all designed to help you grow the herbs and vegetables you’ve always dreamed of.
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Module 1 | Going Beyond Organic |
Unit 1 | Introduction - Preview |
Unit 2 | Help! My Plant is Sick! - Preview |
Unit 3 | Liebig's Barrel - With a Modern Twist - Preview |
Unit 4 | A Quick Overview of the Go Food Gardening System - Preview |
Unit 5 | Food Gardening Activities and Skills Self-Assessment |
Unit 6 | What is Your Role as Gardener? - Preview |
Unit 7 | Problems with Conventional Gardening and Agriculture - Preview |
Unit 8 | The Power of Having Three Proven Gardening Systems in One - Preview |
Unit 9 | More Resources for Self-Starters |
Module 2 | The Power of a Vision |
Unit 1 | Introduction - Preview |
Unit 2 | Gardening Tools and Resources |
Unit 3 | Start Your Record Keeping System |
Unit 4 | What Motivates You to Grow Your Own? - Preview |
Unit 5 | What's Your Gardening Worldview? |
Unit 6 | Setting Your Food Gardening Goals |
Unit 7 | Visioning Skills Self-Assessment |
Module 3 | Composting Systems |
Unit 1 | Introduction - Preview |
Unit 2 | Benefits of Making Your Own Compost - Preview |
Unit 3 | From Garbage to Garden |
Unit 4 | How Long Does it Take to Make Compost? |
Unit 5 | Good Compost Ingredients (Advanced Unit) |
Unit 6 | Growing Your Own Compost Crops (Advanced Unit) |
Unit 7 | Start an Outdoor Compost Bin (Advanced Unit) |
Unit 8 | Start a Worm Farm (Advanced Unit) |
Unit 9 | Soil Enrichment Skills Self-Assessment |
Unit 10 | Rate Your Experience |
Module 4 | Planning Tools and Systems |
Unit 1 | Introduction - Preview |
Unit 2 | Finding the Best Spot - Preview |
Unit 3 | Sunlight: The Critical Limiting Factor (Advanced Unit) |
Unit 4 | Dig Deeper – Grow Your Food Gardening Skills |
Unit 5 | Size Matters... A Lot |
Unit 6 | Determining Your Growing Season |
Unit 7 | Productive Garden and Bed Layouts (Advanced Unit) |
Unit 8 | What will you plant? Crop selection criteria. (Advanced Unit) |
Unit 9 | The Crop Planning Cheat Sheet (Advanced Unit) |
Unit 10 | The Crop Planning Worksheet |
Unit 11 | More Advanced Crop Planning Techniques (Advanced Unit) |
Unit 12 | Planning Skills Self-Assessment |
Module 5 | Soil Fertility and Bed Preparation |
Unit 1 | Introduction - Preview |
Unit 2 | First-Time Bed Preparation |
Unit 3 | Soil Types (Advanced Unit) |
Unit 4 | Do-it-Yourself Soil Analysis (Advanced Unit) |
Unit 5 | Soil Amendments in a Nutshell (Advanced Unit) |
Unit 6 | Soil Preparation Skills-Assessment |
Unit 7 | Restoring a Bed for Follow Up Plantings (Advanced Unit) |
Module 6 | Sowing and Plant Propagation |
Unit 1 | Introduction - Preview |
Unit 2 | Seeds or Seedlings? |
Unit 3 | Planting Out Seedlings and Potted Plants |
Unit 4 | How To Sow Directly Into the Beds |
Unit 5 | Growing Your Own Seedlings (Advanced Unit) |
Unit 6 | Hardening Off Your Seedlings (Advanced Unit) |
Unit 7 | Planting and Sowing Skills Self-Assessment |
Module 7 | From Seed to Harvest |
Unit 1 | Introduction - Preview |
Unit 2 | Watering Your Food Garden |
Unit 3 | What Happens When You Water (Advanced Unit) |
Unit 4 | Mulching |
Unit 5 | Harvesting |
Unit 6 | Weed Control Strategies (Advanced Unit) |
Unit 7 | The Nutrients Plants Need (Advanced Unit) |
Unit 8 | The Four Fertilizing Strategies (Advanced Unit) |
Unit 9 | Pest and Disease Management (Advanced Unit) |
Unit 10 | Debriefing - Learning From Experience - Preview |
Unit 11 | Growing Skills Self-Assessment |
Unit 12 | Rate Your Experience |
Unit 13 | What's Next? |