Friday 16th October 2020 - 1:30pm
Join us online in the award-winning permaculture garden each Friday afternoon and learn skills under expert guidance in a friendly setting.
Spring ProgramGrowing Big in Small SpacesSmall spaces can yield big results when productive gardens are designed according to permaculture principles. With many of us with limited space, this practical course led by permaculture expert and landscape architect Steve Batley, will help you grow more than you thought possible.Oct 16 - Permaculture principles - ObservationOct 23 - Design planning - sector analysis & zone planningOct 30 - No waste - compost and worm farmingNov 6 - Plants, Soil and Bacteria - GuildsNov 13 - Propagation - Seeds and cuttingsNov 20 - Propagation - TransplantingNov 27 - Water conservation - Wicking BedsDec 4 - Small spaces - Vertical and aquaponicsDec 11 - Small spaces - Containers and microgreensDec 18 - Pest management - plant health and predatorsGrowing Big in Small Spaces is available as a complete ten week course for face to face participants or as individual sessions via zoom.* * Each workshop is recorded and you may appear in the published video. Recordings of past topics can be found on Council's youtube channel under the PermaBee playlist. WORKSHOP PROGRAM via FACE TO FACEWe also run this as a face to face program with an additional hour of hands-on activity after the zoom session finishes. This is currently limited to eight live participants. You can register here. WORKSHOP PROGRAM on YOUTUBERecordings of past topics can be found on Council's youtube channel under the PermaBee playlist.PERMABEE GARDENING PROGRAMBefore the afternoon workshops, you are welcome to come gardening with us Friday mornings from 9:00am to 12:30pm and help us plant, weed, and compost. We share a cosy morning tea together and socialise and at the end of each day, you'll share in the bounty of any harvest!You will work as a team and gain expert guidance from landscape architect Steve Batley, and sustainability educator Julian Lee. Over the course of a year, there is the opportunity to learn specialist skills like pruning, grafting and seed saving.PermaBees work in the purpose built permaculture garden at Randwick Sustainability Hub.For more information click here.Winter Program 2021Gardening on the WildsideLearn how to create garden homes for tiny native bees, frogs, insects, fairy wrens, blue tongue lizards and other creatures using low maintenance garden techniques that mimic nature and which can provide hours of enjoyment using native Australian plants.Gardening on the Wildside is available as a complete ten week course for face to face participants or as individual sessions via zoom.July 24 - Site AnalysisJuly 31 - Ecosystems and Food WebsAug 7 - Native Bees - with expert Gavin SmithAug 14 - Native Birds - with expert Renee Ferster LevyAug 21 - Frogs and Lizards - with expert Matt LearyAug 28 - Preparing the SoilSept 4 - Design ProcessSept 11 - Nursery and propagation - with expert Dave BatemanSept 18 - Planting Out - in combination with Eco Living OnlineSept 25 - Ongoing Management* * Each workshop is recorded and you may appear in the published video. Recordings of past topics can be found on Council's youtube channel under the PermaBee playlist.