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        • Soundbath Evening
        • Bushcraft Skills: One or two day
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        • Upcycled Zero-Waste Apron Workshop
        • Nature Painting on Wood
        • Sashiko Stitching Course
        • Off-loom Weaving Workshop
        • Natural Ink Making Workshop
        • Fabric Baskets Course
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        • Compost Toilets Course
        • Sustainable Cut-Flower Growing
        • Intro to Permaculture Design Course
        • Composting Masterclass
        • Kitchen Gardening Course
        • Gardening in a Changing Climate Course
        • Clay Oven Building Course
        • Mushroom Cultivation Course
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        • Trug Making Course
        • Spoon Carving Course
        • Advanced Knife Skills Course
        • Woodworking Skills for Women Course
        • Shrink Pot Carving Course
        • Devon Stave Basket Making Course
      • Forest School Training >
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        • Rough Play in Natural World Settings with Jon Cree
        • Forest School Leader Training
        • Climbing Frames, Ropes & Ladders Course with Jon Cree
      • Sustainable Land Management Courses >
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  • Courses
    • Courses Diary >
      • Willow Craft Courses >
        • Willow Garden Sculpture Course
        • Willow Festive Decoration Workshops
        • Willow Weaving Workshops
        • Willow Bird and Birdfeeder Workshop
        • Willow Reindeer Course
        • Zarzo Willow Basket Course
      • Wellbeing Courses >
        • Nature Led Meditation Evening
        • Medicinal Herb Workshops
        • Unwind in the Woods Retreat
        • Creative Forest Bathing & Therapeutic Sound day
        • Foraging, Fire and Folklore
        • Soundbath Evening
        • Bushcraft Skills: One or two day
      • Craft and Upcycling Courses >
        • Upcycled Zero-Waste Apron Workshop
        • Nature Painting on Wood
        • Sashiko Stitching Course
        • Off-loom Weaving Workshop
        • Natural Ink Making Workshop
        • Fabric Baskets Course
      • Home and Garden Courses >
        • Creating Wilder Gardens
        • Compost Toilets Course
        • Sustainable Cut-Flower Growing
        • Intro to Permaculture Design Course
        • Composting Masterclass
        • Kitchen Gardening Course
        • Gardening in a Changing Climate Course
        • Clay Oven Building Course
        • Mushroom Cultivation Course
      • Wood Craft Courses >
        • Trug Making Course
        • Spoon Carving Course
        • Advanced Knife Skills Course
        • Woodworking Skills for Women Course
        • Shrink Pot Carving Course
        • Devon Stave Basket Making Course
      • Forest School Training >
        • Supporting Children through Anxiety and Trauma with Jon Cree
        • Rough Play in Natural World Settings with Jon Cree
        • Forest School Leader Training
        • Climbing Frames, Ropes & Ladders Course with Jon Cree
      • Sustainable Land Management Courses >
        • Coppicing Course
        • Hedgelaying Course
        • Wildflower Identification Workshop
        • Wildflower Meadows Course
        • Woodland Management Course
    • Gift Cards for Courses
    • Courses Waiting List
    • Discounts and Benefits
    • Bursaries
    • Contact the Courses Team
    • Courses Terms and Conditions
  • Accommodation
    • Bed & Breakfast
    • Eco Hostel
    • Shepherds Hut
    • Yurts
    • Camping
    • Group Accommodation
    • Gift Cards for Accommodation
    • Things to Do >
      • Site Map
      • Walking and Cycling Breaks
    • Booking Enquiries
    • Accommodation Terms and Conditions
  • Education
    • Our Education Ethos
    • Day Trips >
      • Saxon Experience
    • Residentials >
      • Residential Accommodation
      • Farm Tours
    • Group Bookings >
      • Colleges and Universities
    • Alternative Education >
      • Young Natural Ambassadors
    • Forest School >
      • Wood Mouse Forest School
      • Forest School 6 - 16 Years
      • Forest School Training
    • For Teachers >
      • Fair Share Fund
      • Earth Protectors Conference
    • Contact the Education Team
    • Forest School Terms and Conditions
  • Burial Site
    • South Downs Natural Burial Site
    • Funeral Charges
    • Information Pack
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    • Attending A Funeral
    • Legacies
    • Donations
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    • Greener Homes >
      • Advice Sheets
    • Projects >
      • Land Management >
        • Beekeepers
        • Chalk Grassland
        • Coppice
        • Forest Gardening
        • Herb Gardens
        • Mini Meadow
        • Nettles & Brambles
        • Permaculture
        • Ponds
      • Building & Structures >
        • Accommodation Eco Retrofit
        • Compost Toilet
        • Low Impact Building
        • Solar Projects
        • Tree Bog
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home and Garden Courses
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Learn new and improve your existing skills in growing your own food and making compost with our gardening courses. Our expert tutors will pass on their knowledge and help you create a more productive garden. Find out how to make your own pizza oven with natural building techniques and get practical knowledge on compost toilets.

Gardening in a Changing Climate Course

Tom Nielsen teaches this day course on how to analyse site conditions and work with nature to create resilient gardens which cope with increased fluctuations in temperature and rainfall we are now experiencing.

Creating Wilder Gardens

Garden designer and plantsman, Tom Nielsen, will cover how to create immersive, relaxing outdoor spaces you will immediately want to spend time in.  Tom's own garden was featured on BBC Gardeners' World.

Clay Oven Building Course

Learn the techniques to build a clay oven at our beautiful site in the Hampshire South Downs. ​

Compost Toilets course

Learn how to design, build and manage your own back garden indoor and outdoor composting toilet.

composting masterclass

​A one day course teaching you everything you need to know to make your own high quality garden compost.

Sustainable Cut-Flower Growing

​Set-up your own cut-flower patch at home and grow abundant wildlife-friendly flowers with a low carbon footprint. 

Introduction to permaculture design

This 4 day course is designed to introduce Permaculture principles but with an emphasis on supporting participants with designing their own homes and gardens.  Aranya will cover the key principles of Permaculture design theory and how we can apply them in redesigning our homes and gardens to be both more sustainable and abundant. 

Kitchen Gardening Course

4 day course, split over two weekends, on creating and managing a successful and abundant food garden. 

Mushroom cultivation course

This comprehensive one day workshop aims to provide participants with practical skills in mushroom cultivation, covering various techniques such as log-drilling, cutting, totem pole inoculation, and turning your garden buckets into a home for mushrooms. 

Natural cleaning workshop

A one day workshop - learn how to make a variety of tried and tested recipes to enable you to start making your own natural cleaning products from simple ingredients that can be found in your cupboards or easily and cheaply bought. 

10% Accommodation discount offer

You can get 10% discount when you stay with us during your course for in our campsite or eco lodge. Please call us on 01730 823166 to make your accommodation booking. Our reception is open Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm.
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HEALTH AND SAFETY DISCLAIMER
When visiting our site please take appropriate care, some areas have uneven surfaces with trip hazards associated with the great outdoors - conditions can be slippery in wet weather. Please ensure that you dress for the outdoors and bring footwear suitable for all types of weather. The Sustainability Centre will not accept responsibility for any injuries sustained by visitors.  
​EARTHWORKS TRUST  ​
The Sustainability Centre is owned and operated by ​The Earthworks Trust (Charity No. 1079866).
EARTHWORKS FOUNDATION
Our trading company is Earthworks Foundation.
​All profits go to support our charity The Earthworks Trust.




​Charity Number ​

​​1079866
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​Droxford Road,
East Meon, Hants
​GU32 1HR

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  • Courses
    • Courses Diary >
      • Willow Craft Courses >
        • Willow Garden Sculpture Course
        • Willow Festive Decoration Workshops
        • Willow Weaving Workshops
        • Willow Bird and Birdfeeder Workshop
        • Willow Reindeer Course
        • Zarzo Willow Basket Course
      • Wellbeing Courses >
        • Nature Led Meditation Evening
        • Medicinal Herb Workshops
        • Unwind in the Woods Retreat
        • Creative Forest Bathing & Therapeutic Sound day
        • Foraging, Fire and Folklore
        • Soundbath Evening
        • Bushcraft Skills: One or two day
      • Craft and Upcycling Courses >
        • Upcycled Zero-Waste Apron Workshop
        • Nature Painting on Wood
        • Sashiko Stitching Course
        • Off-loom Weaving Workshop
        • Natural Ink Making Workshop
        • Fabric Baskets Course
      • Home and Garden Courses >
        • Creating Wilder Gardens
        • Compost Toilets Course
        • Sustainable Cut-Flower Growing
        • Intro to Permaculture Design Course
        • Composting Masterclass
        • Kitchen Gardening Course
        • Gardening in a Changing Climate Course
        • Clay Oven Building Course
        • Mushroom Cultivation Course
      • Wood Craft Courses >
        • Trug Making Course
        • Spoon Carving Course
        • Advanced Knife Skills Course
        • Woodworking Skills for Women Course
        • Shrink Pot Carving Course
        • Devon Stave Basket Making Course
      • Forest School Training >
        • Supporting Children through Anxiety and Trauma with Jon Cree
        • Rough Play in Natural World Settings with Jon Cree
        • Forest School Leader Training
        • Climbing Frames, Ropes & Ladders Course with Jon Cree
      • Sustainable Land Management Courses >
        • Coppicing Course
        • Hedgelaying Course
        • Wildflower Identification Workshop
        • Wildflower Meadows Course
        • Woodland Management Course
    • Gift Cards for Courses
    • Courses Waiting List
    • Discounts and Benefits
    • Bursaries
    • Contact the Courses Team
    • Courses Terms and Conditions
  • Accommodation
    • Bed & Breakfast
    • Eco Hostel
    • Shepherds Hut
    • Yurts
    • Camping
    • Group Accommodation
    • Gift Cards for Accommodation
    • Things to Do >
      • Site Map
      • Walking and Cycling Breaks
    • Booking Enquiries
    • Accommodation Terms and Conditions
  • Education
    • Our Education Ethos
    • Day Trips >
      • Saxon Experience
    • Residentials >
      • Residential Accommodation
      • Farm Tours
    • Group Bookings >
      • Colleges and Universities
    • Alternative Education >
      • Young Natural Ambassadors
    • Forest School >
      • Wood Mouse Forest School
      • Forest School 6 - 16 Years
      • Forest School Training
    • For Teachers >
      • Fair Share Fund
      • Earth Protectors Conference
    • Contact the Education Team
    • Forest School Terms and Conditions
  • Burial Site
    • South Downs Natural Burial Site
    • Funeral Charges
    • Information Pack
    • Flowers and Planting
    • Attending A Funeral
    • Legacies
    • Donations
  • Our Future
  • Support Us
    • Fundraising Projects
    • Donations
    • Friends >
      • Business Friends >
        • Business Friends
    • Fair Share Fund
    • Leave a Legacy
    • Become a Volunteer
    • Thank You to Our Supporters
    • Cast Off
    • Give As You Shop
  • Knowledge Hub
    • Sustainability Wheel
    • Ask an Expert
    • Greener Homes >
      • Advice Sheets
    • Projects >
      • Land Management >
        • Beekeepers
        • Chalk Grassland
        • Coppice
        • Forest Gardening
        • Herb Gardens
        • Mini Meadow
        • Nettles & Brambles
        • Permaculture
        • Ponds
      • Building & Structures >
        • Accommodation Eco Retrofit
        • Compost Toilet
        • Low Impact Building
        • Solar Projects
        • Tree Bog
        • Wetherdown Lodge
        • Woodland Hall
        • Yurts
    • Articles >
      • Art & Craft
      • Growing
      • Health
      • Meditation
      • Weaving Willow
      • Young People
  • Donate & Buy
    • Eco Shop
    • Eco T-Shirts
    • Gift Cards
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  • Visit Us
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