Programme and full details for Step – by – Step Biodynamic Gardening Workshops: Stroud, Gloucestershire 2025
28th November 2017Programme and full details for Step – by – Step Biodynamic Gardening Workshops Plas Dwbl, West Wales, 2025
2nd January 2019
Venue: Fairhill Rise, Pishwanton Woods, Longyester, Gifford, EH41 4FH
Session dates 2025: 22 Mar; 26 Apr; 17 May; 14 June; 12 July; 9 Aug
Tutor: Renatus Derbidge Dr. rer. medic – Biodynamic Land Manager and Researcher at Fairhill Rise
Programme outline
Session 1 – Seed connects with Soil
Session 2 – Planning our garden
Session 3 – The Plant between the Sun and Earth
Session 4 – The Biodynamic Preparations
Session 5 – Tending the garden
Session 6 – The garden as an organism
About Renatus Derbidge
My first experience with biodynamics was as a co-worker at Sturts Farm Camphill Community, where I was a worker for a year after I finished high school. I even attended the biodynamic training they had on site. Even though I enjoyed it a lot, I decided to go to university to study biology and geography. I was a high school teacher for a few years, then went back to university to do research about the healing plant, mistletoe. I was crofting on the Isle of Mull for 4 years before starting my position as Land Manager at Pishwanton Wood. Biodynamics came back to me there. With the research background I enjoy exploring agriculture and horticulture, both practically and in theory.
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Directions to the venue:
Fairhill Rise, Pishwanton Woods, Longyester, Gifford, EH41 4FH
Fairhill Rise is at Pishwanton Wood. It is approximately 25 miles from Edinburgh city and 3 miles south of Gifford.
After leaving Gifford, at the top of the road splits into three. One road leads to Humbie, one to Gifford Golf Club, the other to Longyester.
Take the left-hand turn, following signs for Longyester. At Longyester farm, turn right at the signpost for the quarry and follow the road for just under one mile.
Fairhill is on the right-hand side of the road. You will notice the turf roof of our craft workshop. Please park in the car park provided, which is a hundred metres further up the road from these buildings.