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Edible Weeds - The Most Carbon Saving Food
Description
Starting of our "Carbon in the Garden" Series, is this Master Class session on Edible Weeds. Weeds are often seen as a nuisance by home gardeners, but they are actually a valuable, untapped resource rich in nutrients and minerals. While their deep tap roots can compete with vegetables for soil nutrients and moisture, they can also be beneficial if used correctly. With minimal help required to grow, they are the ultimate low carbon food source, for you and your garden! It makes you question why we don't use and eat more of them!
In this one hour masterclass given by Teresa Day, you will learn to identify, manage and use weeds using an integrated approach that minimizes environmental impact. The session will cover how to utilize weeds as a natural fertilizer and food source, including:
- Understanding what constitutes a weed.
- Exploring the nutrients found in weeds.
- Techniques for making garden fertilizer from weeds.
- Enhancing compost with weeds.
- Using weeds for pest control.
- Identifying edible weeds and understanding common weed profiles.
This session is one of four in a Masterclass Series "Carbon In Your Garden". Other topics include – Growing Herbs and Teas, Bloom at Home: Why and How to Grow Your Own Cut Flowers, Importance of Native Grasses in Your Garden. Book the Series Package for discount. Friends of SGA receive a 15% discount on Master Class full price tickets. You can become a Friend of SGA here. Green Garden Professional (GGPs) receive a 30% discount.
What you will learn
- How to use weeds in their garden and home
What you will get
- Access to recording for 2 weeks
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Appropriate for
Gardeners who want to learn more about and change their relationship with weeds
Sustainable Gardening Australia (SGA) is a not-for-profit non-government organiation dedicated to achieving a healthy biodiverse planet.
Its driving purpose is to:
- Encourage, educate and enable home and professional gardeners to adopt sustainable gardening practices to protect or enhance the natural environment;
- Provide information, education and undertake research about the natural environment;
- Reconnect people to the natural world through gardening; and
- Ensure an understanding of the impacts that gardening decisions about chemical and resource use have on the natural environment well beyond their neighbourhood.
Your Teacher
Teresa has been responsible for the delivery of the community training program at SGA for over two years. She is a sustainable design professional with experience in community development and environmental education. A home gardener for over 20 years and a chicken keeper and forager she has a particular interest in personal sustainable choices and lifestyle changes individuals can implement within their home and garden to reduce their carbon footprint and connect better with their local community.
Sustainable Gardening Australia has an average rating of 4.6 for their other classes.
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Terms & Conditions
SGA’s Booking Conditions
- Bookings are considered final once payment is made and no refunds will be given for non-attendance.
- If there are insufficient numbers for an event it may be cancelled or postponed by SGA. If this is the case, you will be notified and given the option of either a full refund or a transfer to a different SGA event of equivalent value.
- Please arrive 10 minutes before the scheduled starting time for registration and seating