DESCRIPTION:    9.00am -3.30pm on location Crohamhurst Observatory Crohamhurst (Peachester) Sunshine Coast (10mins from Beerwah 15mins from Maleny)

Do you want to grow great vegetables and reduce your food bill? Improve your health ? It is simple. We will provide hands-on knowledge and skills with tips and tricks on growing amazing backyard vegies using organic and several permaculture techniques Perfect for the new gardener and those who wish to improve their skills and garden yield

WHAT THE COURSE WILL COVER: 

• No-dig garden system
• Mulching
• Sowing seeds seed saving
• Planting seedlings
• Survival foods you can’t live with out
• Manage climatic situation: hail, heat, rain and dry
• Building a worm farm & making compost
• Make your own liquid fertiliser
• Moon Planting strategy
• Pest control how to naturally manage invaders

Facilitators

Gary Hands is an Organic grower of fresh produce including survival & Heirloom plants. Kookaburra Farm is a Organic and sustainable, naturally farmed market garden on the Sunshine Coast,Qld.

Gary is well known for his knowledge in organic growing in both temperate & sub–tropical areas.  He is a regular speaker at Garden Clubs, Sustainability Expo's and Organic Food groups.  He regularly presents a range of vegetable growing workshops catering for beginners through to the very experienced gardener. Gary also privately consults on creating small scale Backyard Farms and market gardens for sustainable food crops, using aspects of permaculture design and holistic approach. https://www.facebook.com/kookaburraorganics

Victoria Taylor

Victoria is an Urban Farmer and Cafe owner based on the Sunshine Coast. Growing her own food in a sustainable and cost effective system.

Passionate about education and empowering people and communities to grow and eat Clean, Nutritional dense homegrown food.

Whilst new to the Sunshine Coast Victoria has already established a highly productive low-cost vegetable garden.  Raising her own seedlings, establishing a  large worm farm to accommodate the cafe & household waste turning into liquid gold for her Urban Farm. 

Paula West is the Queen Bee/ Apiarist of Adopt a Beehive. www.adoptabeehive.com.au  Paula’s approach to beekeeping is totally holistic and natural and she will impart some vital “must know” info about bees, pollination and your veggie garden.   Her expertise and comments are regularly sought by media groups.

Several articles have been published about Adopt a Beehive in the Sunshine Coast Daily and the prestigious Salt magazine. Recent interviews with Win TV news were broadcast nationally regarding her approach to improving the number of bee colonies and her training of the “Next Generation of Beekeepers” programme she has in place.  Adopt a Beehive needs your help as we focus on “Pollinating Australia’s food crops” thus contributing to the nation’s food security. https://www.facebook.com/adoptabeehiveaustralia