2020 Events
To book for an event – unless otherwise stated, text your name, date of workshop and number of places required to 0439 048 585. Your booking will be confirmed by a reply text.
Harvest Share
Sunday 23 February, 2:30pm-4:00pm
Everyone is welcome!
Wander through our productive garden, talk to our friendly gardeners, meet new people, have a cuppa, listen to some local music and get some fresh air.
Are you a gardener or a foodie? Bring along any spare home grown produce or homemade food to share.
This is the perfect opportunity to experience the joys of our garden.
Gold coin donation. No booking required.
Propagation - New Plants from Old
Thursday 26th March, 9:30am-11:30am
Learn various methods of propagation, including starting from seed and using existing plants. This workshop will focus mainly on edibles and you will take away some plants to grow at home.
COST $5 - BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL on 0418 985 229
Art in the Garden for Kids (6-12yrs): Frogs and Ponds
Thursday 16th April, 10:00am-12:00pm
Join award-winning children's author Megan Forward in this workshop that discusses the place of frog ponds in urban environments. The workshop includes a discussion about the changing nature of our cities, dwindling urban frog populations, properties of materials and what makes a good frog pond, the needs of living things, sustainable design, eliminating mozzies and toads from the pond and building a 3D pond.
COST $5 - BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL on 0439 048 585
Introduction to Permaculture
Sunday 3rd May, 10:00am-12:00pm
Permaculture is the conscious design and maintenance of productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience. Learn about its foundations and ethics and how these can be applied in an urban setting. Using the Community Garden as a demonstration, we will consider how permaculture can be incorporated into our own communities, homes, and lives.
FREE - BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL on 0439 048 585
Permaculture in Suburbia
Sunday 3rd May, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Learn about ways to redesign, downshift and retrofit homes, gardens, communities and ourselves to be more sustainable and resilient. This promises to be an interesting and informative workshop, with lots of discussion and hands on design work.
FREE - BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL on 0439 048 585
Introduction to Organic Gardening
Sunday 24th May, 9:30am-11:30am
It's easy to start an organic vegetable garden. Topics will include location, soil, building your garden bed, seasons in SE Qld and plant choice.
FREE - BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL on 0439 048 585
Harvest Share
Sunday 31 May, 2:30pm-4:00pm
Everyone is welcome!
Wander through our productive garden, talk to our friendly gardeners, meet new people, have a cuppa, listen to some local music and get some fresh air.
Are you a gardener or a foodie? Bring along any spare home grown produce or homemade food to share.
This is the perfect opportunity to experience the joys of our garden.
Gold coin donation. No booking required.
Weeds: from Foe to Friend
Sunday 14th June, 9:30am-11:30am
Learn how weeds can be used as food and medicine, be an ingredient in compost and fertilisers and also help diagnose soil problems. You will also learn how to get rid of the weeds you don’t want without poisons.
FREE - BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL on 0439 048 585
Lino Printing for Adults
Thursday 18th June 2020 9:30am-12:30pm
Local artist Megan Forward will use the community garden environment as a stimulus for an enjoyable and easy lino printing workshop. Take home 2-3 prints. No experience necessary.
COST $5 - BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL on 0439 048 585
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