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If you want to grow your own produce but have minimal space this class is for you. Garden guru Karen Sutherland will take you through tips on the varieties of edible plants that can thrive in non-traditional growing spaces such as balconies, shaded areas, front yards and places you can’t possibly even imagine.
You will have the opportunity to discuss your particular garden situation and your options for creating an abundant kitchen garden. Creative troubleshooting will be the order of the day.

Resources will be available to take home and you will leave feeling confident and inspired to make the most of the space you have to grow your own urban food forest.

Karen Sutherland has trained in both horticulture and permaculture and grew up in a family of farmers and home growers and is passionate about sharing her knowledge to help people grow their own abundant gardens and lessen their impact on the world. Karen’s business Edible Eden Design operates from her property Gunyah Garden in Pascoe Vale, which is regularly part of the Australian Open Garden scheme.

Read more about Karen and Edible Eden Design here.

Additional Details

Please note this is a theoretical workshop.

Enter the College via the main reception area, which is located near the end of Cromwell Street, and follow the signs to the kitchen.

Public transport is often a good way to get to Collingwood College, with Collingwood train station only minutes away. However, on Saturdays there is usually parking available 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.

Please note, the Foundation endeavours to proceed with each Public Workshop as planned, however in the instance of very low numbers of registrants or other unfortunate events we reserve the right to cancel a workshop up to 48 hours before scheduled. In all cases we will do our utmost to inform registrants a week in advance of any cancellation, and a 100% refund will be made