Sustainable Food from Your Backyard
Past Event
‘SUSTAINABLE FOOD FROM YOUR BACKYARD’.
Wednesday 22 July 12.30pm – 2.30pm 5 week x 2 hours plus Excursion - Cost $80
Presented by Andrew Nicholson a well-known Albany Horticulturalist and TAFE lecturer. (Including Horticulture and Permaculture)
Topics for inclusion:
· Building a great “Backyard system”… including garden infrastructure (chook pens, veggie beds, tanks, shade housing etc.),
· Useful animals in your system, worm farming,
· Plants and herbs for the Albany area,
· Aquaponics set ups and systems,
· Propagation for backyards (cuttings, seed saving and exchange),
· Post-harvest (storage and preserving of Home grown Produce),
· Weed control, irrigation, composting and more.
There will be an opportunity to swap produce, preserves, recipes, plants and books.
EXCURSION: a fabulous field trip to the SR TAFE, GOOD LIFE COMMUNITY GARDEN 106 and for the finish - a visit to Andrew’s home garden for a FORAGE Lunch!
BOOKINGS /PAYMENTS FOR THIS COURSE
Bookings close Wednesday 15th of July.
To Book ring 0408 815 487
Payment details:
- Direct Debit BSB 633000 Act/No. 130984933 OR
- Cash payment, at KING RIVER HALL 1520 Millbrook Road, King River Wednesday 15th July 1-2 pm
Minimum of 8 participants required for courses to proceed. No refunds unless course cancelled.
LIVING ‘N’ LEARNING
King River Hall 1520 Millbrook Road, King River