Natural Pest Management

1 hour

Onsite

Queenstown Community Hall, 67 Spring Street, Queenstown South Australia 5014

Do you want to manage pests and diseases in your garden without harming the environment? Head to trybooking to book in - still places available - www.trybooking.com/BZBCQ. Come learn about common pests and diseases, how to diagnose pest problems, and cheap, safe and effective management techniques. The workshop will include - Opportunity to make your own natural pesticide to take-home - Common pests and predators hiding in your garden - Cheap, safe and effective management techniques - A longer-term, holistic approach to creating a balanced ecosystem in your plot (and doing less work). About the presenter: Emily is a school garden teacher and organic market gardener. She has grown veggies in Kuranda, Cairns, Darwin, Bristol and Adelaide. Emily is passionate about supporting people to connect to their local food system and empowering people to grow some of their food in whatever sized space they have! Port Environment Centre is running a day of beginner edible gardening workshops on Saturday 30 April. Come along to 1, 2 or all 3. These 3 workshops are perfect for beginner to intermediate gardeners and will cover off on the basics with some fabulous SA presenters. * 10.30am-11.30am: Worm Farms for Beginners with Lachlan McKenzie ($7) * 12pm-2pm: Growing Food Successfully for Beginners with Chris Day ($10) * 2.30pm-3.20pm: Natural Pest Management with Emily Gray ($7) Tell your friends and get in quick. These super cheap, short workshops will fill up fast. For some reason this event keeps showing up as 'out of stock' when it isn't. Please head to www.trybooking.com/BZBCQ to find out more and book. Bookings and details for all 3 workshops via www.portenvironmentcentre.org.au/PECevents