Patch to plate
⌛ 3-4 HOURS 🌤 ALL YEAR
Learn how to grow your own produce, then put it all together in a range of meals fit for the finest restaurants in town.
⌛ 3-4 HOURS 🌤 ALL YEAR 🐝 BEGINNERS + EXPERTS
Imagine using produce grown from your own garden in a range of dishes that wouldn’t look out of place at a fancy restaurant? It’s a dream we see played out on on reality TV all the time, but doing this workshop will make it your reality.
COURSE OVERVIEW
This seasonal patch-to-plate experience combines a gardening session (run by a horticulturist), with a cooking demonstration (run by an artisan vegan chef) that focuses on plant-based produce.
The courses are fun, hands-on, and full of fantastic industry insights to help you grow your own organic produce, while also giving you the confidence to cook delicious meals.
It can be run over 3 or 4 hours depending on your needs.
All materials are supplied. For prices and availability, please get in touch by clicking on the button below.
Big garden, small space
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 ALL YEAR
Want to make the most of your small yard or balcony garden? Well, this is the right course for you.
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 ALL YEAR 🐝 BEGINNERS + EXPERTS
Whether you have a balcony garden, a lack of yard space, dodgy soil, or you simply like the look of container gardens, compromised spaces doesn’t mean you need to compromise on your garden yield. In this workshop you’ll learn how to grow big gardens in small spaces.
WORKSHOP OVERVIEW
You’ll learn how to choose the right pot, the right soil, and (most importantly) the right crops for containment or small spaces.
We’ll also run through all the various solutions for small gardens that won’t break your budget.
You’ll get an introduction on how to plant and grow fruit and veggies in container or small gardens.
We’ll also take you through the plants best-suited for container gardens.
Throughout you’ll get heaps of handy tips and tricks to make your small gardens produce big yields.
For prices and availability, please get in touch by clicking on the button below.
Home composting
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 ALL YEAR
Learn how to build a compost bin and look after worms.
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 ALL YEAR 🐝 BEGINNERS + EXPERTS
Unsure what to do with your kitchen and garden scraps? Looking for a cost-effective way to make compost at home? Sounds like you’re ripe for our Home Composting workshop where you’ll learn how to turn waste into wonder.
COURSE OVERVIEW
We’ll teach you how to make lovely rich compost and worm castings.
You’ll get to build your own compost bin and worm farm.
We’ll show you the benefits of homemade compost over the stuff you buy in shops.
We’ll take you through all the ways you can use your compost and worm castings in potting mixes, soil improvers, mulches and garden ‘teas’.
For prices and availability, please get in touch by clicking on the button below.
Seasonal gardening
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 ALL YEAR
Gather all the seasonal tips and tricks to keep your garden healthy all year. Book either one session, or four seasonal sessions.
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 ALL YEAR 🐝 BEGINNERS + EXPERTS
We’ll share the best techniques to get your gardens growing throughout all of Sydney’s seasons. Each session can be booked individually or as a group.
Autumn
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 AUTUMN 🐝 BEGINNERS + EXPERTS
The Sydney summer is tough on our gardens. Depleted soils struggle to enable life, while stressed plants become easy targets for pests and disease once the weather cools. In this workshop, you’ll learn both practical and creative ways to help your garden rebound from summer, and bloom through autumn into winter.
OVERVIEW
Veggie planting tips for Autumn favourites like onions, brassicas, peas and autumn greens.
Techniques to improve your soil.
Recalibrate your lawn after the harsh Sydney summer.
Caring for your trees including pruning tips.
Organic pest management, so they don’t ‘bug’ our gardens.
Season to-do list, with heaps of tips and tricks for the entire garden.
Please get in touch for prices and availability.
Summer
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 SUMMER 🐝 BEGINNERS + EXPERTS
Backyard cricket, sweltering sun, and torrential rains. The Sydney summer can be a tough place for our gardens. In this workshop, you’ll learn all the tips and tricks to prepare your garden for the summer onslaught.
OVERVIEW
Prepare your potted plants, worm farms and watering systems for summer.
Make sure your lawns are prepped and ready for the summer sun.
Learn how to treat your soil with the right kind of mulches and nutrients.
Learn how to maintain your spring growth by pruning the right things at the right time.
We’ll take you through all the best summer varieties to plant.
Please get in touch for prices and availability.
Winter
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 WINTER 🐝 BEGINNERS + EXPERTS
Winter is coming… so we’ll take you through all the steps to help your garden survive (and thrive) the cold nights of winter, and the warming days of spring.
OVERVIEW
We’ll let you know the best frost-hardy plants to survive winter.
Learn how to add a splash of colour into your winter garden.
Work out how to care for all the yummy winter fruit and veggies.
Discover how to make hard wood cuttings using deciduous trees.
Learn how and what to feed, mulch, prune and dig in winter.
Please get in touch for prices and availability.
Spring
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 SPRING 🐝 BEGINNERS + EXPERTS
Warm soils, shoots of green and budding trees — spring is the season your garden bursts back to life. In this workshop we’ll run through all the steps to help get your garden ready to bounce into spring.
OVERVIEW
We’ll take you through all the best flowers, veggies and fruit to plant.
We’ll share the best techniques to feed, mulch, divide and water in spring.
Here comes the bugs, so we share the best way to manage them organically.
Learn to care for your trees, including which ones to prune
Discover the best way to manage your soil, compost and worm farms
Please get in touch for prices and availability.
Growing natives and building habitats
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 ALL YEAR
We look at practical, cost-effective ways to encourage native plants and animals back to the burbs.
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 ALL YEAR 🐝 BEGINNERS + EXPERTS
The bushland in our suburbs is getting smaller every day. So it’s important for all of us to do our bit and help our native wildlife survive. In this workshop, we’ll look at practical and cost-effective ways to encourage native flora and fauna back to the burbs by introducing simple design ideas to link existing wildlife corridors to our backyards.
OVERVIEW
We’ll discuss good garden design techniques that use native plants that are appropriate to where you live.
We’ll explore the best ways to properly maintain and feed your local varieties.
You’ll learn how and when to take cuttings and divisions.
We’ll examine how to keep all our native fauna, such as bees, lizards, butterflies and birds happy.
We’ll look at the best water, food and shelter options to encourage native fauna.
We’ll run over all the best watering techniques to help your garden bloom.
For prices and availability, please get in touch by clicking on the button below.
Backyard tomatoes and chillies
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 ALL YEAR
Get the hang of growing healthy homegrown tomatoes and chillies.
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 ALL YEAR 🐝 BEGINNERS + EXPERTS
There’s nothing like the taste of homegrown tomatoes and chillies, although growing them in Sydney can have its challenges. In this workshop you’ll learn heaps of tips and tricks on how to grow two of our most popular edibles.
COURSE OVERVIEW
We’ll run through all the various types of tomatoes and chillies and how you care for them.
There’ll also been heaps of hands-on activities.
The best part is you’ll get to take home some interesting varieties to try.
The course is perfect for beginners and experts alike.
All materials are supplied. For prices and availability, please get in touch by clicking on the button below.
Natural pest control
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 ALL YEAR
You’ll learn how to manage those pesky pests in a completely natural way.
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 ALL YEAR 🐝 BEGINNERS + EXPERTS
Want to know how to keep the pests at bay while keeping your fruit and veggies safe from toxic chemicals? This hands-on workshop will help your manage those pesky pests in a safe and natural way.
OVERVIEW
We’ll look at all the organic ways we can encourage beneficial insects into our gardens.
If you’re having issues with a particular pest, bring it in and we’ll show the best ways to manage it naturally.
We’ll run through the best plants, as well as companion planting techniques.
You’ll also learn how to build habitats.
You’ll discover how to make organic remedies using common household products that are inexpensive, sustainable and safe to use.
Please get in touch for prices and availability.
Building bug hotels
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 ALL YEAR
In this family-friendly workshop, you’ll learn how to build bug hotels using every-day materials.
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 ALL YEAR 🐝 BEGINNERS + EXPERTS
From Stingless Native Bees, to Lacewings and Ladybugs, bug hotels are a great way to lure friendly insects back into your garden. Not only are they great for biodiversity, they provide natural pollination and pest control to help keep your garden healthy.
OVERVIEW
In this family-friendly workshop, you’ll learn how to build a bug hotel using everyday items you might find around your house or garden.
We’ll also learn about organic ways to encourage more beneficial creatures into your garden through companion planting and habitat building.
Please get in touch for prices and availability.
Compost and seed sowing
🐝 AGES 12+ ⌛ 2 HR 🌤 ALL YEAR
In this fun hands-on workshop, we’ll take an in-depth look at how to use your compost in organic gardens.
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 ALL YEAR 🐝 BEGINNERS + EXPERTS
OK… you’ve mastered the art of making compost. So the next thing you need to check off is what to do with it all. In this workshop, we’ll show you everything you can do with your worm castings and compost once it’s broken down. We’ll also show you the best techniques to get your growing plants directly from seeds.
OVERVIEW
We’ll make a variety of seed raising and potting mixes to grow everything from seeds to trees.
We’ll share our top tips and tricks for sowing seeds and seed saving techniques.
You’ll learn how to make a garden teas such as weed, compost and fermented.
You’ll get to build different composting systems such as hot, cold, trench and portable.
Lastly, we’ll plant some veggies and companion seeds into recycled cardboard roll pots using our mixes.
Please get in touch for prices and availability.
Organic fruit trees
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 ALL YEAR
Everything you need to know about growing fruit trees to make them healthy and productive.
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 SPRING + SUMMER 🐝 BEGINNERS + EXPERTS
Interested in growing your own fruit trees but don’t know where to start? Or maybe your current crop needs a little TLC? In this hands-on workshop, you’ll discover everything your fruit trees need to be healthy and productive.
COURSE OVERVIEW
We’ll take you through all the basics so you can get the most out of your fruit trees.
We’ll share our top tips for how to plant fruit trees.
You’ll learn how best to feed and care for your trees organically.
We’ll show you how and when to prune your trees.
We’ll finish up by showing how to organically manage any unwanted pests .
Please get in touch for prices and availability.
Building no-dig gardens
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 ALL YEAR
No dig gardens are great for gardens with poor soil. We can even create them on concrete surfaces.
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 All YEAR 🐝 BEGINNERS + EXPERTS
No dig gardens are great for backyards with poor soil such as clay. And because they’re completely contained, you can easily manage the health and compaction of your soil, while also minimising weed growth. No dig gardens are quick to set-up, great for water efficiency, and promote beneficial organisms such as worms, bacteria and fungi.
OVERVIEW
You’ll learn how to design and construct a no-dig garden from scratch.
We’ll share which recycled materials are best to use.
We’ll show you the right organic soil mixes to provide a healthy start for your plants.
We’ll take you through the best ways to foster beneficial organisms to keep your garden healthy.
We’ll share the best methods to water and feed your garden bed.
Please get in touch for prices and availability.
Organic gardening on a budget
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 ALL YEAR
You’ll learn how to make and maintain healthy soil and grow a wide range of productive organic plants on a budget.
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 ALL YEAR 🐝 BEGINNERS + EXPERTS
Let’s face it… buying organic fruit and veggies can be pretty pricey. So it makes ‘cents’ to grow as much organic produce as you can at home. In this workshop, we’ll show you how to make-and-maintain healthy soil, as well as grow a diverse range of productive organic plants on a budget.
OVERVIEW
We’ll share the best techniques to help you make and maintain healthy soil.
You’ll learn heaps of practical skills to help you grow herbs, fruit and veggies.
You’ll discover the best way to organically manage pests, as well as companion planting.
We’ll take you through all the steps of propagation including cuttings and division.
We’ll give you an overview of permaculture techniques, water conservation and composting.
We’ll explore different ways to re-use or re-purpose everyday items within your garden.
Please get in touch for prices and availability.
Gardening for beginners
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 ALL YEAR
Designed for beginners, this workshop will give you everything you need to keep your plants healthy and looking good.
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 All YEAR 🐝 BEGINNERS
Stepping into the garden for the first time can be a little daunting, so this workshop is a great way to build your confidence. We’ll take you through all the basics so you can keep your plants healthy for years to come.
OVERVIEW
You’ll learn how to make-and-maintain healthy soil.
We’ll run through all the basics so you can grow a diverse range of plants.
We’ll introduce some simple design principles to help you make the most of your space.
You’ll pick up heaps of tips that will convert you into a bona fide green thumb and help you avoid costly mistakes.
Please get in touch for prices and availability.
Building healthy soil
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 ALL YEAR
Tailored to the home gardener, we’ll show you how to find organic solutions for all soil conditions.
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 All YEAR 🐝 BEGINNERS
Healthy soil is essential for life. But how healthy is the soil in your garden, and what can we do to improve our most important garden resource? Tailored to the home gardener, we’ll teach you how to work with nature in finding organic solutions for all soil conditions.
OVERVIEW
How to test different soil types for structure, health and contamination
Learn how to encourage healthy soil life through soil care, choosing the correct organic matter and companion planting
Learn how to improve common soil problems such as boggy, hydrophobic or harden clay areas.
The home gardener will leave with the relevant knowledge and resources to make the best of the soil conditions in their gardens.
Please get in touch for prices and availability.
DIY propagation
⌛ 1 HOUR 🌤 ALL YEAR
You’ll never need to buy a plant again when you learn how to create new plants via cuttings, dividing, grafting and seed saving techniques.
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 All YEAR 🐝 BEGINNERS TO EXPERTS
Ever wondered how to grow a fruit salad tree, or convert a single plant into an orchard? This workshop covers everything you need to know about propagation, cuttings and dividing, which means you’ll never need to buy a plant again.
OVERVIEW
Learn how to make sure your seeds germinate and your cuttings root successfully.
Discover how to save seeds or propagate your own plants.
We’ll introduce you to the science behind propagation techniques such as grafting, softwood cutting, semi-hardwood cutting, and hardwood cuttings.
Work out the best way to collect, store and sow seeds.
Please get in touch for prices and availability.
Build your own terrarium
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 ALL YEAR
Put your creative hat and get ready for a fun workshop learning how to make your very own plant terrarium.
⌛ 2 HOURS 🌤 All YEAR 🐝 BEGINNERS
You’ll get to flex your creative brain with this workshop. We’ll take you through all the things you’ll need to make your very own plant terrarium, including plant selection, soil composition and on-going care.
OVERVIEW
We’ll have heaps of stuff on hand, however you’re welcome to bring your own container, along with any other little props you to want to add too. Best to bring something that you can easily fit your hand into. Think about reusing some old vessels such as fish bowls or lanterns. We’ll supply all the other materials.
You’ll learn about the right kind of plants that work best in terrariums.
Discover the best soil mixes to use to make sure your plants survive and thrive.
We’ll show you how to water and feed your plants.
Lastly, we’ll share some design tips to help you construct something beautiful.
Please get in touch for prices and availability.