Workshop: All About Soil
There is a whole world under our feet begging to be explored and cherished. Soils give us life, grow our food, and provide a home for billions of organisms. Soil is the heart and soul of our planet and, quite simply, we could not exist without it.
Join us to learn more about this amazing and valuable resource, and how you can nurture and improve the soil you have so that it can work for you and the earth we inhabit.
This is a theoretical, discussion based session with presentations and practical soil testing exercises. We we will cover:
How to recognise a healthy soil
How to test soil for pH and identify soil texture
How to increase the water holding capacity and nutrient value of your soil
The value of earthworms to soil and what you can do to support them
How we can work against the global warming crisis by capturing and storing atmospheric carbon in the soil.
This session is ideal for anyone who wants to learn how to improve soil so that it supports plant and animal life for the health of us and the planet.
You may wish to bring gardening gloves to wear while collecting and handling soil samples. You are also welcome to bring along 100g dry soil from your garden for testing.
Meet Sarah Foss
Sarah began her gardening journey in 2005, working with disabled people helping them to overcome ongoing mental ill-health by accessing gardening. She went on to run gardening projects and sessional tutoring for Age UK Merton and EcoLocal teaching, before completing the RHS Level 3 Diploma in Horticulture, and working as a Senior Tutor, delivering horticultural training to disabled adults, and teaching City and Guilds Practical Horticulture Courses to Level 2.
In 2022 she completed the RHS Master of Horticulture degree course, and continues to pass on knowledge by teaching at EcoLocal, Sutton Parks Department, and Walworth Garden.
In her spare time, Sarah looks after her own garden and allotment and enjoys cooking, sewing and yoga.
Price: £85/ Free for Southwark residents
Free places are available for Southwark residents aged 19+. Each resident can claim 1 place per year. To check whether you are eligible, please click here.
To claim your free place, click ‘Book Here’ below, and enter code ‘SOUTHWARK’ under ‘Redeem Coupon’.
You will then be charged a £10 deposit in order to claim your place, but this will be refunded to you after you attend the workshop.
Please note that you will be required to fill in a Southwark Council form, including some personal information, in order to confirm your place on a workshop, which will be sent to you via email. Your place will not be confirmed until this has been completed.