Southton Smallholding Tour: A Therapeutic Horticulture Project - Norma Forbes

This event took place on 14 Mar 2025

Take the tour of Southton Smallholding, a charity run for the benefit of adults with learning disabilities. Find out about the No Dig garden and polytunnels,  growing vegetables without the use of chemicals, keeping animals (from hens to pigs!) , veg box scheme, annual plant sales and more. How do they do it all? Find out with Norma and the Southton team.

 

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Speaker biography

Norma Forbes

Norma Forbes - Horticultural Team Leader - Southton Smallholding

Following many years working in Careers Offices and Job Centre's, Norma joined Southton Smallholding, She has been at
Southton for 20 years, producing vegetables, training volunteers and team members (adults with learning disabilities) in
horticulture skills.