Jane Scotter

Since 1996, Jane Scotter has been farming Fern Verrow — a certified biodynamic farm at the foot of the Black Mountains in Herefordshire — growing seasonal vegetables, fruit, herbs and flowers. Her farm-to-table partnership with Skye Gyngell's London restaurant Spring has run since 2015, and she also grows blooms for JamJar Flowers.

Leading biodynamic grower of fruit and vegetables. Supplier to Michelin star restaurant Spring.

Course

How to Grow Exceptional Produce

Discover how to grow your own exceptional produce and become semi-self sufficient with the UK's most celebrated grower of fruits and vegetables, Jane Scotter. From Fern Verrow, her 16-acre biodynamic farm in Herefordshire, Jane will guide you step-by-step through her growing year, teaching you about the core principles of organics and biodynamics, and showing you how to plan your plot - no matter the size - to meet the needs of your family. You will learn how to prepare, nourish and garden the land according to the seasonal calendar and cycles of the planetary system, how to approach growing different plant groups, how to structure the care and maintenance of your crops, as well as how to harvest and store your produce to provide you with an abundance of homegrown food throughout the year.

36 Lessons

Included with membership

Lesson plan — 36 lessons

01 Introduction

01 Meet Jane
02 Biodynamic growing - Part 1: An introduction to biodynamics

02 How to plan your garden

03 What to consider before you start
04 How to plan your plot - Part 1: Amounts and spacing
05 How to plan your plot - Part 2: Choosing what to grow
06 The equipment you’ll need

03 Spring

07 An introduction to spring
08 Seeds - Part 1: Sowing seeds
09 Seeds - Part 2: Getting ready to sow
10 Seeds - Part 3: The propagating greenhouse at Fern Verrow
11 How to plan your plot - Part 3: Preparing the land
12 How to plan your plot - Part 4: Preparing your beds
13 Growing and harvesting tulips for cut flowers
14 Biodynamic growing - Part 2: Preparation 500

04 Summer

15 An introduction to summer
16 Seeds - Part 4: Hardening off your seedlings
17 Seeds - Part 5: Planting your seedlings outside
18 Summer flowers at Fern Verrow
19 Tomatoes - Part 1: Growing tomatoes
20 Tomatoes - Part 2: Jane’s favourite varieties
21 Growing soft fruit - Part 1: Jostaberries
22 Growing soft fruit - Part 2: Raspberries
23 Growing soft fruit - Part 3: Strawberries
24 Caring for your plants

05 Autumn and winter

25 An introduction to autumn
26 Growing vegetables: Harvesting your onions
27 Growing vegetables: Drying your onions
28 Jane’s favourite onion varieties
29 Growing vegetables: Brassicas
30 Growing vegetables: Squashes, pumpkins and gourds
31 Jane’s favourite squash varieties
32 Growing vegetables: Beans
33 Biodynamic Growing - Part 3: Preparation 501
34 Storing and freezing
35 Composting and preparing your land for winter
36 Farewell

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