Workshop: Introduction to Food Growing
In this popular introductory workshop, we’ll cover all of the basics you need to begin growing your own fruit and vegetables. Whilst one of the most satisfying parts of gardening, getting started can seem daunting: over the years we’ve pulled together a balanced (practical and discursive) one day course that empowers you with guiding principles and hands-on advice so that you can learn to grow simple, delicious and sustainably-grown food. The workshop will include:
What to grow: how can you get the most out of your space?
When to sow, transplant and harvest: how to do it
Growing with the planet in mind: Organic approaches, Seed suppliers, fertilisers and composting
Problem-solving: sustainable approaches to pests, disease and damage
Technical skills: seed-sowing, pricking out, potting on
This forward-thinking workshop is an opportunity to rethink our approaches to garden design, planting, and all traditional gardening practices. As gardeners and allotmenteers, we often forget we act as custodians not only of the land but also of its inhabitants. While traditional gardening encourages us to 'sanitise' our spaces by removing a range of ‘threats’, this works to alienate our wildlife and contribute to its decline.
Meet Vittor (they/them)
Vittor is a London-based artist and Garden Education Officer at Walworth Garden, where they work closely with students and the seasons to nurture both plants and community across the site. For the past two years, they have served as Plant Centre Supervisor and have recently stepped into the role of Garden Education Officer.
With a BA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths University and a Level 2 Work-Based Horticulture Diploma, Vittor moves fluidly between the garden and the studio, using colour and plant life to tell stories of transformation, memory, and belonging. Their work invites slowness, attention, and connection.
Vittor’s passion for gardening began in childhood, learning alongside their grandmother and mother. Growing plants together became a way to connect with the landscape and with one another, weaving care, memory, and tradition into each season. These early experiences nurtured a lasting appreciation for how gardens hold stories, strengthen relationships, and root us in place.
Price: £92
Note for Southwark residents: Our weekend workshops are now available by paid booking only. We are no longer able to offer free places due to the discontinuation of external funding. We hope to offer free places again at some point in the future.