Gardeniser Pro

This is the only course developed specifically to support and train the key, professional role of community garden manager or facilitator, with every aspect of your role and the challenges you face covered. The Gardeniser training program is divided into 3 Modules and with units entirely relevant to community gardening projects.

We regularly run online and face to face courses. The next course is online using Zoom and runs every Wednesday  from 8th January-19th March 2025 with a 1 week break week commencing 17th February. To apply go here

Gardeniser Pro course 

Learners undertake learning and internship which makes them  eligible to take the online test and obtain the Gardeniser Pro license. 

The main topics we will cover are:

-Understand the concept and main characteristics of community gardens/city and care farms

-History of the community garden/care farm/city farm and consulting the community

-Finding the right site

-Designing your project

- Working effectively with staff and volunteers

- getting and keeping staff and volunteers

- Techniques to support people, welcome a diverse community of people and to increase wellbeing on the site

- Negotiating and mediation

- Understanding costs and budgeting

-Evaluation

Key practical activities for the internship 

•Visits to 3 different community gardens, care farms, orchards or other community managed green sites

•Help a site with running a local consultation. 

•Create and design and a new section for your space.

•Organise an activity in the garden/farm

•Help with recruitment at the farm/garden

•Manage a meeting with a partner/business or a conflict at a site.

•Run an evaluation session after an event or training session

•Devise a budget for a farm/garden

•Create an action plan 

•Undertake a Health Check of a site

These activities are undertaken after the classroom training and ievidence submitted in a brief portfolio. Further information about the tasks, how they will need to be carried out, who you might work with on these and how you will evidence what you learned will be given at the end of the course. 

Gardeniser EDU

The Gardeniser EDU course explores how to engage and support children with social, emotional and mental health problems in schools, how to engage with communities outside the school, and includes specific lesson plans for teachers on topics such as where food comes from, healthy eating, and an emphasis on outdoor learning. 

Gardeniser GOV

The  Gardeniser GOV course explores how local government can better understand and actively support their community gardens and farms and demonstrates practical steps towards more resilient cities and towns with green spaces for all. Learners could include.

Ideal for staff from Local Authorities or Municipalities who work in housing, planning or community cohesion or could involve working with the police or with social workers.

Find out more about the training opportunities by contacting us at admin@growingconnections.org.uk

We work closely with our European Gardeniser partners. To see more about the Gardeniser program go to: https://www.gardeniser.eu/en