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

Fridays, 1:30-4:00pm

Oct 29 - Dec 10 (7 Weeks)

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

Over the seven weeks you will learn to identify many plants and what role they play in the garden as well as create a well thought out plan for your garden. This is a very practical course where we will be out in the garden quite a bit!

Lockdown adjusted timetable:

Oct 29 - Permaculture principles & Design planning
Nov 5 - No waste - compost and worm farming
Nov 12 - Plants, Soil and Bacteria - Guilds
Nov 19 - Propagation - Seeds, cuttings & transplanting
Nov 26 - Water conservation - Wicking Beds
Dec 3 - Small spaces - Vertical gardens, aquaponics, containers and microgreens
Dec 10 - Pest management - plant health and predators

* This workshop series is face to face and subject to public health orders. If space restrictions apply, we will accept people in the order they have registered. If the course is cancelled, we will refund accordingly.

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!

Oct 8 - Permaculture principles - Observation
Oct 15 - Design planning - sector analysis & zone planning
Oct 22 - No waste - compost and worm farming
Oct 29 - Plants, Soil and Bacteria - Guilds
Nov 5 - Propagation - Seeds and cuttings
Nov 12 - Propagation - Transplanting
Nov 19 - Water conservation - Wicking Beds
Nov 26 - Small spaces - Vertical and aquaponics
Dec 3 - Small spaces - Containers and microgreens
Dec 10 - Pest management - plant health and predators