Planting techniques in your vegetable garden
Description
This afternoon workshop from 1-4pm on 23 March 2024 on vegetable garden planting techniques will provide you with key planting strategies. They are easy to implement, will increase productivity and plant vitality, whilst adding beauty and functionality to your patch.
Strategies include: in-season planting, increasing plant density, crop rotation, intercropping, companion planting, seeds or seedlings, working with climbing frames, bringing pollinators and beauty into your garden all year with a succession of flowers for our Brisbane seasons.
The 3 hour workshop is both hands-on and theoretical in the beautiful food gardens of the workshop presenter, Peter Kearney in Draper, 30 minutes from Brisbane CBD. A delicious afternoon tea is provided, as well as digital training notes and packs of saved seeds from Peter's biodynamic vegetable garden.
In-season seedlings grown organically from Peter's seeds will be available for purchase at the workshop. Maximum of 20 participants.
"What a great workshop!! Peter really knows his stuff and is great at explaining things and getting the message across. I learnt so much and highly recommend his workshops." Sue, Brisbane
What you will learn
- Learn techniques to increase productivity through tactical planting
- Learn how to lift plant vitality at planting time
- Learn how to develop a planting plan
What you will get
- Delicious afternoon tea
- Digital training notes
- Open pollinated, organic all raised local seeds
What to bring
- Writing pad, gardening hat, water bottle and attend in gardening clothes
What to wear
Garden clothes
Appropriate for
Adults from 18 years.
My Food Garden provides knowledge and services to support the transformation of our food system to being more local and organic. Our business empowers people living in and around cities to be more productive at growing their own food.
We are located in Brisbane, Australia and deliver our services locally and nationally. Our services in urban farming and organic gardening combine a mixture of hands-on education, mentoring and garden building, in addition to working on larger scale urban agriculture projects. Supporting the emergence of financially sustainable urban farming is one of our core goals.
The business commenced in 2006 and our first web site release in 2008 was under the name of Cityfood Growers and we are now branded as My Food Garden. The company was founded by Peter Kearney, an experienced organic and biodynamic gardener, educator, urban farmer and strategist.
The business has a small team with passion and knowledge in organic food growing and an expanding set of relationships with the movers and shakers of urban agriculture around the world.
Your Teacher
The workshop teacher, Peter Kearney, has 40 years of organic and biodynamic gardening experience. This blends ideally with his 20 years of teaching in food gardening, coaching and design and building of food gardens from backyard to small scale commercial.
Peter brings hands-on experience in his own patch during workshops to embed theoretical concepts into student learning. The teaching space is beautiful and Peter's wife, Vicki, provides a delicious afternoon tea with organic and biodynamic food, mostly from the garden.
Peter brings humour and warmth to his subject matter and strives to build a community of like minded people at his workshops. To create a culture of local food!
Cancellations & Refunds
If the organiser cancels the class:
You are entitled to a full refund.
If you can't attend the class:
You’re welcome to send someone in your place.
OR
You may cancel anytime before class starts and claim a full refund or transfer or credit note.
Terms & Conditions
Anyone partaking in any classes or coming to any events at My Food Garden or organised by My Food Garden must agree to these terms and conditions.
1.) LIABILITY WAIVER
I agree to take on full responsibility for any damages, injuries and for physical and/or personal property, which I might incur whilst participating in classes and/or events organised by My Food Garden.
2.) PHOTO & VIDEO
I agree to give My Food Garden unrestricted publishing rights for any photographs or videos taken at My Food Garden classes and events or on My Food Garden's premises. (For use of My Food Garden marketing materials).
3.) REFUNDS
My Food Garden requires 48 hours notice in writing prior to the class for a full refund or transfer.
4.) CANCELLATIONS
In the event that a class is cancelled, students will be notified via text message or email and entitled to a full refund or credit.