Wendy van Dort is an experienced gardener and environmental educationalist, and joins us today for a brief foray into the wide world of edible indigenous food plants. These plants are not only beautiful and functional, they are most often incredibly drought tolerant and adaptive to the local region, and as such may provide welcome additions to the home garden.
Details
Join Wendy as she teaches the group some of the basic concepts of garden design and shows participants how to confidently plan and plant a bush food home garden.
While doing this you will learn how the land was used before European settlement, and how Indigenous people used to eat. You will also learn the medicinal as well as nutritional value of native foods, gain hands-on experience in planting a bush food garden, and understand the concepts of plant placement and requirements, soil conditions and mulching.
Additional Details
Please bring a pair of gardening gloves and wear covered shoes and appropriate outdoor clothing suitable for working in the garden. The workshop will run in all weather.
Enter the College via the main reception area, which is located near the end of Cromwell Street, and follow the signs to the garden.
Public transport is usually the best way to get to Collingwood College, with Collingwood train station only minutes away. On Saturdays there may be limited parking in the immediate vicinity of the College. Other parking options are generally the north and south sides of Hoddle Street, in Gipps Street and in the parking zone at the end of Islington Street.
Planting a Bush Food Garden – Saturday 25 August
Wendy van Dort is an experienced gardener and environmental educationalist, and joins us today for a brief foray into the wide world of edible indigenous food plants.
Date: August 25, 2012
$65.00
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