Intro to Self-Sufficiency: Spring
Sat 5 Sept 2015
Want to get back to basics and start learning self sufficiency? Don't know where to start? This workshop is for you. Learn about what you can achieve doing self sufficiency on a budget and what is best done in spring. Cost $50 Time: 10am-3pm
Beginners Organic Vegetable Gardening
Sat 26 Sept 2015
Always wanted to grow veggies but not sure how? Join Gavin in the veggie patch on our farm where he will share with you his 45 years of gardening know-how on growing great veggies Cost $35. Time 1-4pm (ongoing Saturday classes once a month).
Wild Medicinal Plant Walk and Medicine Making
Sat 10 Oct 2015
Walk around the farm with Community Herbalist Lisa McAndrew, where she will show you how to identify wild herbs and how they can help you heal. Make and take home a bottle of wild medicine from these plants. Cost $25 Time: 1-3pm (ongoing Saturday classes once per month).
Saving Our Food Plant Biodiversity
Sat 7 Nov 2015
Join Master Seed Saver Gavin Edwards as he explains the threats to our heritage and heirloom food plants. Find out about the work of our Food Plant Sanctuary™ and learn about how and why biodiversity is essential to sustainable food growing. Cost: $25, Time: 1-3pm.
Self Sufficiency: Learn as you go opportunities
Sept-May 2015/16
Ongoing instruction in self-sufficiency and organic growing are offered for people who would like to learn by doing as we run our small holding. Please let us know what days you will be coming. We will teach you what we are doing on our farm at the time. Cost per day is $25 for 3 hours learning plus 2 hours labour.
