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Gardening Workshops

    Saturday 21st July, 2012

  • 10:30am - 11:15am Young Gardeners 101 - Everything a Young Gardener Needs to Know to Get Growing

    Presented by: Costa Georgiadis

    Come and hang out with the effervescent Gardening Guru, Costa (host of ABC's Gardening Australia) as he shares with the kids
    Everything a Young Gardener Needs to Know to Get Growing!

  • 11:30am - 12:15pm Permaculture 101 - Getting Bang For Your Buck!

    Presented by: Monique Unger - Permaculture Sydney North

  • 12:30pm - 1:15pm Greening Early Childhood

    Presented by: Julie Gaul - Early Childhood Environmental Education Network

  • 1:30pm - 2:15pm Growing Vertically

    Presented by: Steve Batley

    Everything you need to know about growing vertical gardens.

  • 2:30pm - 3:15pm Composting & Worm Farms

    Presented by: Presented by Tumbleweed

  • 3:30pm - 4:15pm School Kitchen Gardens - Hornsby Council share the results of their Ready Set Grow schools program

    Presented by: Waste Services Branch Hornsby Council

  • 4:30pm - 5:15pm "It's Not Just All About the Eggs" - How to keep chickens in your garden

    Presented by: Selena Griffith - Permaculture Sydney North

    • Sunday 22nd July, 2012

  • 10:30am - 11:15am Urban Footpath Gardening

    Presented by: Gardening Guru - Costa Georgiadis

    Unfortunately Costa can't come today anymore - he sends his love and has organised for Lance from Transition Bondi to come and inspire you instead and bring to life the concept of Urban Footpath Gardening. This idea is really starting to hit strides in communities around the country. Come and learn how you too can become apart of this growing movement in the community garden realm.

  • 11:30am - 12:15pm Healthy Soil - Healthy Food - Healthy People

    Presented by: Dr Maarten Stapper - ex CSIRO Scientist and Farming Systems Agronomist

    Dr Maarten Stapper, using his vast knowledge as a Farming Systems Agronomist and GM expert, explores the links between soil condition, food production and food quality and how this relates to providing individuals with the choice of good food from paddock to plate.

  • 12:30pm - 1:15pm The Edible Balcony - With Indira Naidoo

    Presented by: Indira Naidoo - Media Personality, Environmentalist & Author

    Join Indira as she speaks about what motivated her to write her recently released book The Edible Balcony: how to grow fresh food in a small space and how you too can 'Grow Your Own' and live a more sustainable life while living in the city.

  • 1:30pm - 2:15pm Growing In The City -Australian City Farms and Community Gardens Network

    Presented by: Nicola Cameron (Sydney City Farm), Russ Grayson (Community Gardens Network)

  • 2:30pm - 3:15pm Aquaponics

    Presented by: Steve Batley

  • 3:30pm - 4:15pm Permaculture 101 - Getting Bang For Your Buck!

    Presented by: Monique Unger - Permaculture Sydney North