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The festival runs from the 14th February to 22nd of February. There will be quite an array of events happening throughout the week. My talk is on Friday 21st February - all about the wonderful benefits of no dig gardening.

Join us for the Future Gardeners Forum 2025 – Wednesday 12th March at 11am We have six speakers lined up to share their experience and top tips, each aims to encourage, teach and engage with children in the garden. If you would like to garden with children and you are not sure where to start, then this is for you. Each speaker will be introduced by Charles, they will share details of their garden and then we open up to a Q&A session. Attending the Forum is completely free.

I'm delighted to be visiting Copenhagen. The bookshop's website says: On Friday, April 11, we will have an international visitor when the British gardener and horticulturist Charles Dowding visits us on Borgergade. Down here in the shop we talk a lot about vegetable gardens, vegetables and compost. A world where there is really room to get geeky, improve and expand the beds every year. That is why it is with big smiles when we sell Dowding's books to other vegetable garden-loving guests. Charles comes from a conventional farming family and as a teenager his farming was not questioned. But at the age of 20, his eyes were opened to the nutritional difference in plants and he began growing organic vegetables with a focus on plant health. 45 years later, Dowding has become a true expert gardener. He teaches both in his garden in Somerset and on the internet. He has written a large number of books and travels the world as a speaker. He is now traveling to us and the basis of his talk is his two latest books "No Dig" and "Compost", a practical conversation is planned with both tips for setting up and improving your horticultural/kitchen garden production. Charles is interviewed by farmer Emma Rej Duckert, who runs the horticultural/agricultural farm Månedalen.

My tour of Denmark takes me to Assens where I give a workshop and lecture. There is the choice of a ticket for the both or just to come along to the lecture. I am grateful to the organiser Emil Rindom rindom@bio.au.dk

My third stop is Skanderborg. Again a similar schedule to 12th April. A choice of joining the workshop and lecture or just the lecture.

I am pleased to make arrangements for this masterclass with Louise Køster who first contacted me in 2018. Louise says - A little about us since... I have since we wrote together in 2018, been chairperson of Organic Denmark, which has only sharpened our focus on sustainable and local food production. We have branched out our farm-to-table restaurant to another restaurant at Frederiksborg Castle. Our self sufficient organic market garden here at the farm, is therefore providing two busy restaurants with organic produces as well as pork and lamb meat. This is what you will get at this masterclass: * The theory behind No Dig and the good start up in your garden (Talk, presentation and slides) * Practical demonstration out in the garden * Questions & discussion * Coffee & cake Who is this masterclass for: * For those who are interested in gardening as sustainable as possible and get a lot of vegetables * For those who want to start a garden from scratch * For those who have been gardening for many years and want to learn new sustainable methods. Date & time: Monday April 14, 2025 at 9:30 am - 12:30 pm (Morning session)

This is what you will get at this masterclass: * The theory behind No Dig and the good start up in your garden (Talk, presentation and slides) * Practical demonstration out in the garden * Questions & discussion * Coffee & cake Who is this masterclass for: * For those who are interested in gardening as sustainable as possible and get a lot of vegetables * For those who want to start a garden from scratch * For those who have been gardening for many years and want to learn new sustainable methods. Date & time: Monday April 14, 2025 at 14:00 - 17:00 pm (Afternoon session)

DAY 1 - 10am to 5pm - DAY 2 - 9am to 2.30pm A Workshop of discovering gardening applications of dowsing and subtle energies. Learn pendulum techniques of Energy Dowsing, suited to beginners and experienced dowsers alike. Practise Geobiology, Earth Acupuncture, plant and soil dowsing, Sensitive Permaculture; assess energetic rock dusts and make a Power Tower for plant growth enhancement. See this list https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/alanna-moore/438103/?srsltid=AfmBOoqQcinYg7iBcK9JvxHzndUB52Bbfkuul6mY-LNsAz2iV80zdwa1 Alanna's website: www.geomantica.com Alanna has 40 years experience professionally in these subjects and also the teaching of them. She was a founder of the New South Wales Dowsers Society in Sydney in 1984. Learning with Alanna includes a little theory and is more focussed on hands-on dowsing practise in the Homeacres garden. Charles discusses the methods he is employing in the garden. On the Wednesday evening we'll arrange a place for an evening meal locally for those who would like to attend and details of that will be sent the week before the workshop. This is at your own cost.

This workshop will run from 10-4pm and Charles will cover veg growing and starting a new no dig garden, plus it’s ongoing maintenance. You can find out more about this garden and how to book a place at www.cherrysnodiggarden.co.uk (£195 pp including lunch and refreshments)

The proceeds go to St. Peter’s Hospice, Bristol. If you want to be creative in your garden or allotment and avoid unnecessary work my talk looks behind the many myths and misconceptions about composting.

Preliminary program 16:30 – 17:30 No Dig applied in the Botanical Gardens: a guided tour with Charles Dowding and the hortulanus of the Botanical Gardens of Utrecht University. 17:30 - 19:00 Dinner and exclusive access to the Botanical Gardens of Utrecht University. Evening program The evening program consists of a fascinating lecture by Charles about: - Personal introduction and how he came to No Dig - No Dig in relationships & healthy soil - Composting - How to practically apply No Dig in your own (ornamental) garden There will of course also be plenty of opportunity to ask Charles your questions during an extensive Q&A. 19:00 - 19:30 Walk-in with coffee/tea 19:30 - 20:45 Lecture by Charles Dowding 20:45 - 21:45 Q&A with Charles Dowding

A full day covering my no dig methods, I show examples of my Homeacres garden as well as a practical part to the day. The ethos of Nije Leije is respect for nature. Equality of man, animal and earth. Being open to people with innovative, groundbreaking, small and big ideas. Their aim is a community in which enterprising tenants, gardeners and volunteers work and support each other.

Discover the time-saving principles of No Dig. Hands on guidance creating garden beds with a focus on summer vegetables like tomatoes and cucumbers. Morning course 9am – 11.45pm - Afternoon course 1pm to 3.45pm. More information to follow.

A four course garden feast and I shall be giving a No Dig talk. *The Plant Based Menu will be released one month before the event* Pay Bar on the night. Arrival from 19:15 with food being served from 19:30. Finish at 23:00.

Homeacres garden will be open as well as a number of other beautiful gardens in the village. Charles will be on hand to answer any questions, there will be a book stall and Charles's brother will be in the garden selling his award winning cider and apple juice. Please follow the parking marshalls and pay for your programme on arrival. Well behaved dogs on leads are welcome. Proceeds go to the upkeep and maintenance of Haddon Wood. This is a beautiful woodland accessed via the lane that Homeacres is on just by the Tin Chapel.

The is a cultural and gardening tour of London and the South West. The group will visit Homeacres on the afternoon of 16th June to learn all about my no dig methods. The tour is organised and run by an American company, Travel & Play but you could still book in even if you live outside of the US.

Sacred Earth, Roots & Culture Gathering. I will be giving a couple of no dig talks, details to be posted on their website. A celebration to remember our connection to spirit, to the earth and to who we really are.

I'm looking forward to attending this show and giving two talks. One at midday and one at 3pm, the exact stage is yet to be confirmed. Hampton Court Palace is a beautiful backdrop to this wonderful show. It's always a chance to catch up with old friends and I hope to see many of you there.

We are open all day and Charles and the team put labels around the garden to help understand what is going on in many of the beds and compost heaps. Charles's brother will be with us selling his award winning apple juice and cider and you can also buy books and module trays. Details of ticket price and times of opening to follow. Under 18s are free. Well behaved dogs on leads are welcome.