ORGANIC GARDENING BASICS - NATURAL PEST CONTROL & INSECTORIES

**NEW DATE: SUNDAY 12 DECEMBER 2021, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm**

This 6 part Organic Gardening Basics course with Judy Keats will teach you all the basics to successfully grow organic food at home. Perfect for newbie gardeners or anyone wanting to improve their knowledge and skills in the garden with an expert tutor in organics.

We recommend booking for the whole course for the best learning experience. Whole course tickets are on sale now, and spaces for any remaining individual sessions will be available from 14 June 2021.

Full course sessions:

Healthy soil
Propagation & Planting
Fruit Trees & Pruning
Organic Weed Management
Seasonal Gardening
Natural Pest Control & Insectories

Session 6 of 6 - Natural Pest Control & Insectories

Focusing on the health of plants by increasing plant diversity, you will learn effective methods to protect plants using physical barriers, and biological solutions for common pests and diseases.

Judy Keats is a permaculturist, organic systems educator, and community garden mentor and advisor, with more than 8 years experience establishing, coordinating, and teaching in community gardens across Auckland.

Judy is passionate about wellbeing and caring for the environment in which we dwell. The health of our garden is key to successful growing and optimal yields. She believes that by observing our plants and our changing climate, we gain a closer connection to potential outcomes, which in turn leads to knowledge, and mastering resilience.

At Kelmarna, we strive to make education accessible for everyone. So, where possible, we offer a 40% discount on our workshops to valid Community Services Card holders. If you book one of these tickets, please email us a copy of your valid Community Services Card, and remember to bring it along to the workshop. Please note that this option does NOT include Super Gold Card holders. Ngā mihi.