SERIES PACKAGE - Mastering Food Families
Description
Our Master Class series ‘Mastering Food Families’ will dive deep into the nitty gritty of what different food families need to grow strong and pest-free. Starting with an introduction to crop rotation options in both small and large gardens, these sessions will help you understand various food plant families, learn about their role in crop cycling, but also germination needs, healthy seedling growth, pest management, and other requirements like thinning, pruning, and staking for healthy growth. The series is made up of four sessions.
Weds 28th Aug 6pm - Crop Rotation and the Role of Legumes – Karen Sutherland
Thurs 5th Sept 6pm - Mastering Brassicas and Alliums – Teresa Day
Weds 18th Sept 6pm - Mastering Roots and Beets – Teresa Day
Mon 30th Sept 6pm - Mastering Nightshades and Cucurbits – Karen Sutherland
Please note, links for session will be sent out a week before the session. ALL sessiona re recorded and made available for two weeks after the session. 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
- Detailed information on grwing different vegetables and how to rotate them
What you will get
- Access to recording for 2 weeks
What to bring
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What to wear
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Appropriate for
Gardeners who are serious about growing food.
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
This series will be taken by Karen Sutherland and Teresa Day
Karen Sutherland has been growing food since she was 8 years old and has had 40 years training and experience in horticulture, specialising in edible gardening for the last 15 years. She teaches, writes, and consults on edible gardening, with an emphasis on native Australian plants for food and health. She co-authored the award-winning book ‘Tomato, Know Sow Grow Feast’ in 2018.
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.
Cancellations & Refunds
If the organiser cancels the class:
You are entitled to a full refund.
If you can't attend the class:
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
Thank you for your feedback. We did have technical difficulties, which was caused by the storm that went through just before. We had to reboot the computer and server to get things online. Im sure this also impacted the presenter as well. Hopefully, storms permitting, we'll be starting on time and all set this week.