Location: Kookaburra Organics, Conondale, Sunshine Coast.

Are you ready?

This Course is designed for those who want to be Off-Grid, Homesteading and creating a SELF SUFFICIENT lifestyle, or building a  Backyard/Urban Farm/Small Scale Market Garden & for those establishing Community Small Farms. "Recession Proof" is your future. 

Are you preparing a emergency survival plan to be independent, protecting yourself as more catastrophic and lockdown events occur?

Our lives will continue to be impacted from these events.

Food and water shortages are becoming more common place each day.

Who ever imaged panic buying in Australia?

Friday 2nd Apr, Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th  EASTER 2021 Arrive and setup after 1.00pm Friday.

Fully Catered event with great vegetable and meat dishes.  If you have any special dietary needs you will need to provide for yourself. There is ample produce in the garden.   

Accommodation onsite. (FREE)  Bring your Tent, Van, Camper Trailer or Caravan. Showers & Toilet facilities will be available onsite.

THIS  Self-Sufficency WORKSHOP WILL GIVE YOU PRACTICAL SKILLS ON HOW TO GROW FOOD, MAKE SOURDOUGH BREAD,  PRESERVING & CURING FOOD WITHOUT IT COSTING YOU THE EARTH!

If you live on small acreage or intend to go Off Grid, or in a suburban Backyard, or creating a  sustainable community or just starting your Sustainable & independent lifestyle this workshop will provide a solid foundation for you.

Our methods are applied simply and are cost effective. We use organic and sustainable practices so you can grow nutrient dense vegetables. Improve your lifestyle, wellbeing and save your money. FOOD IS THE CURRENCY. Everyone can grow food.  This workshop is a hands-on event, so be prepared to get your hands in the soil, or kneading the sourdough & join us in the early morning harvesting of vegetables.

At Kookaburra Organics we simplify veggie growing and harvesting processes so you can produce food all year round and feed your family, no matter where you live in Australia.

We will provide you with easy solutions to be self sufficient.

• Garden layout/plan: Types of garden (no dig, raised beds & wicking) location & bed preparation.
• Benefits of Soil. Techniques to improve your soils, using organic processes.
• Milk a Cow, make yogurt and some cheese
  
• Sourdough Breadmaking.
• Food Preserving(How to save your surplus for later use)
• Curing and smoking of vegetables & meats
  
• Solar System inspection aspect/format
• Essential Food plants for Survival.
• See how a mealy bug farm works (Protein for chickens, etc)
  
• Composting and Worm Farming & understanding the Secrets of Mulching.
• DIY Fertilizers.
  
• Pest management and control using everyday household waste ingredients.
  
• Plant out seedlings & root crops and learn their secrets of productive food growing.
• What to grow. When to grow it.
• You join in with the harvesting of vegetables. Know how to pick, pack and store produce for longivity.
• Pollination:the importance of how Honey Bees pollinate our food crops & attracting them to your garden.
  
• The importance of Planting in the right Moon cycle.
  

Please note: Cancellation fee: $300 pp will apply 4wks prior.

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. See video https://vimeo.com/239227208

Gary is well known for his knowledge in organic growing in temperate & sub–tropical areas.  He is a regular speaker at Garden Clubs, Sustainability Expo's and Organic Food groups and radio.  He conducts a range of vegetable growing workshops throughout the year catering for beginners through to the very experienced gardener.  Gary also privately consults, visiting your property and advising you, so you get it right the 1st time around, when creating your small scale Backyard Farm, market garden for sustainable food growing.  Gary incorporates aspects of permaculture design, low impact, holistic approach. https://www.facebook.com/kookaburraorganics

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 young Artisan 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  

http://queenslandweekender.com.au/adopt-a-beehive/

Nikki Holst Committed organic Food grower and preserver, Permaculturist and Horticulturist, Beekeeper and Wild life rescuer/carer for over 20 years, specializing in Bats & Birds (also very important pollinators) along with our Honey Bees.  She has an amazing depth of knowledge in plants and their uses.

Zeb Hornabrook Enthusiastic Cheesemaker, Chef and Homesteader.  Being Self Sufficient and feeding his family from their lifestyle block has been his focus for many years.  Their daily life includes milking the house cow, keeping honey bees & chickens & expanding their organic vegetable garden.

Zeb's career as a Chef provides him with a wide range of skills, and a keen focus & passion for developing easy processes for the home foodmaker.