Upcoming courses

Here are the courses I'll be running for the next few months. If you'd like to book any of them, please email me - annambrowne "at" gmail "dot" com

OCTOBER Classes:
Keep those Crops!
How to pickle, freeze, and preserve your crops to keep them through the winter.
Location: Mullingar Educate Together National School
Date/Time: October 6th, 13th,20th, 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Cost: €50.00

Seed Saving Workshop.
How to collect, test, and store seeds, and why it’s so important. Includes a walk in Belvedere’s famous walled garden to spot and collect ripe seeds.
Location: Belvedere House Gardens & Park, Mullingar.
Date/Time: 24th October, 10.30 am to 1.00pm. Cost: €25.00

Parent & Child Seed Saving Workshop.
Family fun with nature! Bring a grown-up helper, learn how to spot and save seeds, and bring some home with you to plant next Spring!
Location: Belvedere House Gardens & Park, Mullingar.
Date/Time: 27th October, 2.00pm to 4.30pm. Cost €30.00 per child/adult pair.

NOVEMBER Classes
Make (and Bake) it a Christmas to remember!
Have a simpler, saner, Christmas this year. Nothing says you care about someone quite like a hand-made gift - learn how to make and/or bake something to suit everyone on your list. Stress-relief Guaranteed!
Location: Mullingar Educate Together National School
Date/Time: 5th November 10.00am to 5.00pm. Cost: €75.00

Here comes the Summer! (Eventually)
Gardening isn’t just for half the year – learn how to prepare your patch before and during Winter, to maximise crops and minimize necessary work next Spring.
Location: Mullingar Educate Together National School
Date/Time: 17th November, 7.30pm to 9.30pm COST:€25

Make a big splash!
Luxuriate in your own cleverness – learn how to make bath bombs, scented oils, balms, and exfoliants using natural ingredients. All materials will be provided and you will take home a variety of products you will have made yourself.
Location: Belvedere House Gardens & Park, Mullingar
Date/Time: 24th November, 10.30am to 1:00pm. COST:€35.00

The staff of life…
…never tasted so good! Fill your home with the aroma of fresh baked Sourdough and other Artisan breads, or make your own Pizzas from scratch. A 3-session course, held over a weekend.
Location: Mullingar Educate Together National School
Date/Time: Friday 26th 7.30pm to 9.30pm, Saturday 27th 10.00am to 4.00pm, Sunday 28th 10.00am to 12.00pm. COST:€90.00

DECEMBER Classes
Make a big splash!
Luxuriate in your own cleverness – learn how to make bath bombs, scented oils, balms, and exfoliants using natural ingredients. All materials will be provided and you will take home a variety of products you will have made yourself.

Location: Mullingar Educate Together National School
Date/Time: 5th December, 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Cost: €35.00

JANUARY 2010 Classes
No Wheat? No Problem!
Learn how to bake your own delicious Wheat-free bread – like mixed grain no-knead bread (No wheat, no work - a no-brainer!), sourdough spelt, and a variety of non-yeast breads. A 2-session course, held over a weekend.
Location: Mullingar Educate Together National School
Date/Time: Friday 8th, 7.30pm to 9.00pm. COST:€90.00

Grow Your Own Food.
Get back to basics with this 6-session course, to prepare for a bountiful harvest. Whether you have a garden or a window-box, there’s something here for you, even if you don’t know a trowel from a dibber. Cost: €120.00
Starting January 16th at Belvedere, from 11.00am to 1.00pm,
or January 19th at Mullingar Educate Together National School from 8.00pm to 10.00pm


To Book - please email me - annambrowne "at" gmail "dot" com