These workshops serve as a comprehensive guide to home gardening, where Rod shares his expertise gathered from years of professional organic market gardening. The topics covered include garden soil, style, site, layout, planning for year-round harvests, seasons, seeds, seedlings, transplanting, direct seeding, irrigation, crop rotation, biology, fertility, green manures, mulch, crop protection, pests, weeds, diseases, tools, structures, harvest, storage, and more. Our workshops are engaging and practical, ensuring all aspects of gardening are addressed.

Reasons to attend:

Enhance your food security with a home garden by following a step-by-step plan.
Introduce your children to gardening for a successful and inspiring experience.
Improve the productivity of your existing backyard garden with expert tips and tricks.
Explore potential health benefits that may be hidden in your garden.
Discover organic gardening secrets to benefit your family and community.

We are confident that you will not only acquire the knowledge needed to excel as a gardener but also enjoy the learning process. To kickstart your journey, we offer the first workshop for FREE!

Our 8-part workshop series will transform you into a skilled gardener, enabling you to provide your family with homegrown produce every day of the year. Come to one or come to all!

Our goal is to support you and your children in becoming gardening champions as we guide you through a productive year-round harvest over 8 months.

Sunday 10th March - HomeGrown Gardening #1 (FREE workshop)

THE CONDUCTOR - Garden Site, style, size, first steps...

Sunday 14th April - HomeGrown Gardening #2

YOUR SUCCESS INSPIRES - Planning for year round harvest, seeds, seedlings...

Sunday 12th May - HomeGrown Gardening #3

OBSERVATION THE KEY - Soils (physical, chemical, biological), garden beds...

Monday 10th June- HomeGrown Gardening #4

SMALL ATTENTIONS OFTEN - Irrigation, pests…

Sunday 14th July - HomeGrown Gardening #5

BE THEN DO - Weeds, plant diseases, crop rotation...

Sunday 15th Sept. - HomeGrown Gardening #6

THE FACTS OF THE MATTER - Harvest, post harvest, crop protection...

Sunday 13th Oct. - HomeGrown Gardening #7

DISCIPLINE - Trees - home orchards to syntropic...

Sunday 10th Nov. - HomeGrown Gardening #8

MAKE IT SUSTAINABLE - Continuity, tools, economics...

Cost per Workshop (#2-8): $65/family

Cost for all Workshops: $455

Book all 8 workshops before March 3 & use the EARLYBIRD promo code to get your discount.

Children are welcome to join in or play near by.

The first 3 bookings (from the local area) for all 8 workshops get a bonus of an hour of Rod's time in their own garden. Put him to work or just ask for all the advice you need in your situation. Invite as many friends as you like to join your personal tutorial!

So get your green (or brown!) thumbs ready for an epic gardening journey as we dive into 8 monthly workshops where you'll learn to garden like a pro in 2024

Learn to Garden Like a Pro (2024)

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