Feb 7, 2011

Horticulture Course at Nano Nagle Centre

 

 

Have You Ever thought

of converting your Garden into a Business?

 

 

 

This practical ORGANIC COMMERCIAL HORTICULTURE course could be the one for you!! This unique course will take you right through the growing season and enable participants to set up a market garden that will supply a farmers market, restaurant or box scheme all year round. This course also meets the requirements for new applicants to the Organic Farming Scheme and comes with FETAC Level 5 accreditation in Organic Horticulture.

 

The course is led by JASON HORNER (Organic Consultant and a Commercial Grower for over 15 years) and takes place at the Nano Nagle Centre, which is a fully certified organic farm approximately 6 miles outside Mallow, Co Cork.

 

This course will be held fortnightly starting:

 

Monday, February  21st 2011 (10am—4.30pm) and finishing Monday, 24th October 2011

 

DURATION: 18 DAYS, every 2nd Monday, Bank holidays exempt.

 

COST: €650 (includes lunch)    €50 Refund if course is paid in full

 

This course is FREE for those in receipt of Social Welfare Payment, those with a Medical/GP only card and Early School Leavers. No Training Allowance is paid.  Attending this course will NOT affect your Social Welfare payments.

 

 

For further information or to enrol on this course please contact:

Nano Nagle Centre,Ballygriffin, Mallow, Co Cork

 022 26411

www.nanonaglebirthplace.ie

 

Mile Buiochas

 

 

Kitty Scully

 

Farm Manager & Course Developer

Nano Nagle Centre

Ballygriffin

Mallow

Co Cork

 

Tel:     022 26411

Fax:    022 26953

Email: kitty@nanonaglebirthplace.ie

www.nanonaglebirthplace.ie

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