Growing Berries

Name: Growing Berries
Start: 2021-06-26T10:00:13+1000
End: 2021-06-26T15:00:00+1000
Location: CERES Community Environment Park

Sat, 26 Jun 2021, 10am - 3pm AEST

CERES Community Environment Park

Brunswick East VIC, Australia

CERES Workshops and Courses

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Description

Interested in growing your very own berries? There is nothing like freshly picked berries or the joy of preserving your glut of berries into yummy jams.

In this hands on workshop you will learn about the wide range of berry fruits that can be grown in Victorian gardens and how to cultivate them for great yields and great flavour.

You will also learn about berry selection, planting and fertilising, and how to prune and trellis a range of different berry fruits.

Trainer Bio:

Poppy Turbiak has been working in horticulture and permaculture for over 10 years and loves to grow good food to eat. Her work includes school gardens teaching children about plants and she currently works in community gardens assisting adults grow a garden plot. She is passionate about harvesting and loves fermenting, pickling, brewing and preserving the glut whenever there is too much.

What you will learn

Discover the wide range of berry fruits that can be grown in Victorian gardens
How to cultivate the plants for great yields and great flavour
Berry selection, planting and fertilising, and how to prune and trellis a range of different berry fruits

What to bring

Notepad
Writing materials

What to wear

Casual, comfortable clothes

Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity

Refund policy

CERES reserves the right to cancel workshops due to insufficient numbers. If we cancel the workshop you will be entitled to a 100% refund, or you may choose to transfer to another date, subject to availability. If you decide to withdraw 7 or more days prior to the workshop date CERES will retain a 10% administration fee. If you decide to withdraw less than 7 days prior to the workshop date CERES will retain 100% of your workshop fee. Should CERES have to cancel the course due to Government changes relating to the COVD-19 response, we will let you know as soon as possible. Affected participants will be sent notification which includes details on how to re-book another date or workshop. While cancellations on our part remain refundable within the specified time period, we do hope you will consider bearing with us in these precarious and trying times, and consider the rescheduled date where possible.

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CERES' vision is for people to fall in love with the Earth again. Our education centre - the CERES School of Nature and Climate - provides a wide range of hands-on learning opportunities. There's workshops, courses, retreats and accredited training programs for individual learners aged 16 and up. Enrol in a workshop or course at CERES and learn for the Earth.

Our adult learning offerings are suited to individual learners aged 16yo and older. Our inspiring, engaging sustainability education is suitable for people who are:

Seeking specific skills via content-rich, hands-on learning
Looking to learn purely for pleasure and to explore a personal interest
Wanting to change careers with the help of extended professional learning
Up-skill to keep up to date with the many and varied roles on offer as part of Australia’s growing green economy

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Sat, 26 Jun 2021, 10am - 3pm AEST

CERES Community Environment Park

Brunswick East VIC, Australia

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