Woodchip as Mulch, Soil Health Improver and Propagation Live Event

Used as a mulch, woodchip can help retain moisture, reduce W**d numbers and even fight plant disease.

Woodchip can also build soil health and shift the fungal:bacterial ratio in soil.

You can even produce your own propagation compost and hot bed using woodchip. It might even help in our efforts to combat climate change.

Ben Raskin, Head of Horticulture at the Soil Association, will share some of the latest research and grower experience from his new book “The Woodchip Handbook”.

Tickets via eventbrite - available from 12 Jan (earlier to members - see email in your inbox)

NOTE: This event will be Live streamed from The Station so that you have the option either to attend in person or to access the event online via zoom.

For tickets for the alternative Online Zoom option here is the link:

Also if you follow Avon Organic Group in Eventbrite "Favourites" you will find both event options listed under the "Collections" tab.

Ticket holders are requested not to attend if they feel unwell or have any Covid symptoms

Masks must be worn in all public areas of the building, in line with requirements of the room hire

Meetings will be held in a larger room than previously

Tickets will be limited to half capacity to allow for social distancing

The room will be well ventilated

Attendees are advised to wear face masks in the meeting room

The speaker will not be required to wear a mask

Hand gel will be available

Contact details will be requested on entrance, for track & trace purposes

Attendees are requested to inform AOG if they test positive for Covid after the meeting, so that everyone else may be contacted

Avon Organic Group is the local group in Bristol for everyone who is interested in organic gardening and organic foods. Set up in 1984, Avon Organic Group is affiliated to Garden Organic and the Soil Association. We meet 8 times a year on the 4th Thursday of the month from January to May and September to November - with a programme of talks covering a wide range of subjects of interest to members.

We hold our meetings at The Station, Silver Street, Bristol. Doors open 6.30pm for a 7pm start and we finish at 8.30pm. Tickets are currently limited due to capacity restrictions at the venue. Please refer to Covid Policy above.

We welcome non-members to all our meetings and events. Membership benefits include early booking for our meetings with discounted entry and discounts on seed orders.

Information about becoming a member is here:

Or you can join the mailing list and we will send you details of talks and other events as they are planned:

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Station - in the Engine Room, large and airy room on the ground floor, Silver Street, Bristol, United Kingdom