Prof David Coomes, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge
The UK’s woodlands store 1.1 billion tonnes of carbon and act as a "net carbon sink" that currently removes 5% of the country’s CO2 emissions from the atmosphere. However, we are one of Europe's least wooded countries and the carbon sink is gradually declining over time. The government's response is to establish over 30,000 hectares of new woodlands per year by 2025, providing a nature-based solution to the climate crisis whilst benefitting biodiversity and human wellbeing.
Crafting materials at the ready – join us in an online craft club as we create nests together using different techniques, and find out from expert Dr Jenny York how different species of birds create their nests. Share your creations with us after the event! We will be using materials you can find at home, recycling materials where possible, to create a nest you could use as an Easter decoration. We will send information about materials and equipment as well as joining instructions when you book.
This event is suitable for ages 8+
Please join the Friends of Kettle’s Yard for an online evening event with Barley Roscoe, freelance curator and writer and formerly director of the Holburne Museum and Crafts Study Centre in Bath. Barley is the co-author of a recently published bookon Ernest Gimson’s life and work.
Join art historian Sarah Burles for an online afternoon talk on collection artist Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915). The talk will put Gaudier-Brzeska’s work at Kettle’s Yard into a wider context as well as discussing Jim Ede’s determination to see him “recognised as one of France’s greatest sculptors”.
£15 (£5 students), booking required
Part 1
Location: online
Date: Saturday 03/07/21
Time: 10am-1pm
The first session will introduces the learner to best practice in cultivating gardens and growing plants, to minimise pests and diseases using plant husbandry. We will look at identification of common pests and diseases, information about their life cycles and will consider the best methods for treatment. Sustainable garden practices and the need to treat pests and diseases with environmentally friendly methods will be the focus.
This course introduces the learner to best practice in cultivating gardens and growing plants, to minimise pests and diseases using plant husbandry. We will look at identification of common pests and diseases, information about their life cycles and will consider the best methods for treatment. Sustainable garden practices and the need to treat pests and diseases with environmentally friendly methods will be the focus.
Part 1
Location: online
Date: Saturday 17/04/21
Time: 10am-1pm
The first part introduces learners to growing fruit and vegetables. Detailing how to select a perfect site, plan and optimise harvest from the fruit and vegetable plot, learners will gain detailed instruction on growing a variety of vegetables from seed sowing through to harvest. Information regarding the cultivation of top fruit and soft fruit will enable you to be confident in cultivation for the coming season.
This online session introduces learners to growing fruit and vegetables. Detailing how to select a perfect site, plan and optimise harvest from the fruit and vegetable plot, learners will gain detailed instruction on growing a variety of vegetables from seed sowing through to harvest. Information regarding the cultivation of top fruit and soft fruit will enable you to be confident in cultivation for the coming season.
This virtual workshop will introduce you to the weird and wonderful world of spices. We’ll take you on a journey to far flung places to find out where our familiar and not so familiar spices come from. We’ll explore the different plants and plant families they come from and learn a bit about their history. What’s the difference between herbs and spices? How do spices pack such a punch of flavour? What’s the best way to use and store your spices at home? Which spices are easy to grow for yourself? Find out these ans
