The Grow Leader course: Growing wild possibilities
Amy Morse is a Grow Leader participant from Autumn 2025. Read her journey of inspiration, unexpected encounters and gentle nudges to see things differently in herself, nature and in the community…
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Learning and growing – what inspired me to take part in the Grow Leader course
This week’s blog has been written by Arif Jamal, who is currently on our Grow Leader course, an eight week programme at our Grow Wilder site which aims to develop an understanding of basic growing…
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