Go Nuts About Fruit in Small Spaces!

There’s nothing better than picking and eating fruit and nuts from your own garden. Even a small garden can give you this pleasure. Join Northey Street City Farm co-founder, Dick Copeman, as he shares his list of favourite fruit and nut plants for a small garden and gives advice on how to give them their best chance of growing and producing successfully.

This workshop is suitable for people who live in apartments and townhouses who want to grow on the balcony, terrace, deck or courtyard, and others who have a small garden space.

Youth Offer

This workshop is suitable for teenagers, accompanied by mum, dad or another adult guardian, who has also paid to attend the workshop.

About the Facilitators

Dick Copeman has been a medical doctor, environmental activist and permaculturalist. He helped found Northey Street City Farm in Brisbane in 1994 and initiated Northey Street’s permaculture design certificate training courses. His particular interests are in garden ecology, permaculture design, tree and perennial crops, bush regeneration, bush foods and food preparation.

AJ is a permaculturalist with a passion for educating people about the beauty of nature and our interconnectedness with all life. He is a gardening 'jack-of-all-trades' who works at City Farm Nursery but also Youth Education and Community Composting at Northey Street City Farm, AJ holds a Permaculture Design Certificate.