Join us at the award-winning Randwick Regen Hub each Friday afternoon and learn skills under expert guidance in a friendly setting.

Food Forestry

Fridays, 1:30-4:00pm
April 23 - June 25 (10 Weeks)

Small spaces can yield big results when productive gardens are designed according to permaculture principles. With many of us with limited space, this practical course led by permaculture expert and landscape architect Steve Batley, will help you grow more than you thought possible.

Apr 23 - Permaculture Principles - Observation and what is a Food Forest?
Apr 30 - Design Planning - Process and mud maps
May 7 - Design Planning - Sector analysis & zone planning
May 14 - Succession and Evolution - Complexity in a food forest
May 21 - Propagation - Cutting and grafting
May 28 - Pest Management - An ecological approach
June 4 - Soil Management - An ecological approach
June 11 - Implementation - How to plant plants according to your design
June 18 - Maintenance - How to care for your plants
June 25 - Harvest - Collecting and preserving your bounty

* * Each workshop is recorded and you may appear in the published video. Recordings of past topics can be found on Council's youtube channel under the PermaBee playlist.

WORKSHOP PROGRAM via ZOOM

We are currently limited to 20 live participants, however if you miss out or can't attend in person, you can still join us on zoom.

WORKSHOP PROGRAM on YOUTUBE

Recordings of past topics can be found on Council's youtube channel under the PermaBee playlist.

PERMABEE GARDENING PROGRAM

Before the afternoon workshops, you are welcome to come gardening with us Friday mornings from 9:00am to 12:30pm and help us plant, weed, and compost. We share a cosy morning tea together and socialise and at the end of each day, you'll share in the bounty of any harvest!

You will work as a team and gain expert guidance from landscape architect Steve Batley, and sustainability educator Julian Lee. Over the course of a year, there is the opportunity to learn specialist skills like pruning, grafting and seed saving.

PermaBees work in the purpose built permaculture garden at Randwick Sustainability Hub.

For more information click here.

GROW IT LOCAL

Randwick Council is a proud supporter of the Grow it Local program that helps connect you with other people in your area that are growing, sharing and eating locally. Check it out!