WEA GUERNSEY

ENVIRONMENT COURSES 2009/10

22) GROW YOUR OWN FOOD

Nothing tastes better than home-grown food, straight from the garden to your plate. Practical advice from the experts on growing fresh, flavoursome food.

6 sessions on Saturdays, 10.00 am - 12.00 noon.

Commencing 10 October 2009.

(i) Vegetables & Allotments – The basics and planning: Dave Gorvel, at Gorvel’s Farm Shop, Les Caches, St. Martin’s.

(ii) Vegetables & Allotments – Growing: Dave Gorvel, at Gorvel’s Farm Shop.

(iii) Fruit – Part 1: Gary Le Poidevin, at Les Vallettes de Haut, Les Sages, St Pierre du Bois.

(iv) Fruit – Part 2: Gary Le Poidevin, at Les Vallettes de Haut.

(v) Soil, Pests & Diseases: Terry Brokenshire, at the Plant Health Laboratory, Longue Rue, St. Martin’s.

(vi) Nutrition: Terry Brockenshire, at the Plant Health Laboratory.

Fee: £36

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23) NAME THAT FISH!

Tutor: Richard Lord

Have you been mystified by fish you have caught locally? A course primarily for fishermen who want to be able to identify marine fishes found in the English Channel. What features to look for, from varieties of the more common species to rare and new species appearing in local waters. An extended and enhanced repeat of last year’s course.

4 sessions on Tuesdays, 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm, at the Grammar School.

Commencing 03 November 2009.

Fee: £25

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24) STAR GAZING

Another repeat of this tremendously popular introduction to Astronomy – based at the Astronomical Observatory, Rue du Lorier, St. Pierre du Bois, and led by David Le Conte and members of La Société Guernesiaise Astronomy Section. Enrol early to avoid disappointment.

6 sessions on Thursdays, 8.00 pm ‑ 10.00 pm, commencing 11 February 2010.

Fee £36