2021 Workshops and 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.
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Introduction to Organic Gardening
Sunday 28th March 2021
9:30am - 12:00pm
It's easy to start a vegetable garden. Topics will include location, soil, building your garden bed, seasons in South East Queensland and plant choice.
FREE - BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL on 0439 048 585
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Introduction to Permaculture
Sunday 2nd May 2021
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
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Permaculture in Suburbia
Sunday 2nd May 2021
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
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Art in the Garden – Making a Nature Journal
Thursday 13th May 2021
9:30am - 12:30pm
Join local author and illustrator Megan Forward, in the Community Garden, as you explore and collect from this beautiful environment to create a series of small art works and pieces of writing inspired by the natural environment. Megan will show you how to hand bind your work into a journal as a record and memoir of your experiences. This is a morning of relaxed exploration of your own personal response to your surroundings.
COST $5 - BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL on 0439 048 585
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Composting and Worm Farming
Sunday 23rd May 2021
9:30am - 11:30am
Join us for this free, hands-on workshop, where you will learn the basics of composting and worm farming, various types of composting and what is compostable. There will be time for troubleshooting problems and answering your questions.
FREE - BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL on 0439 048 585
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Harvest Share
Sunday 30th May
2:30 to 4pm
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.
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Lino Printing for Adults
Thursday 3rd June 2021
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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