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Growing Nutrient Dense Food
Intermediate Edible Gardening
Grow better quality, nutrient-rich and healthy produce at home – even in small spaces.
This five-hour workshop will introduce you to growing better quality, nutrient-rich produce at home, even if you only have a tiny growing space.
We’ll focus on growing nutritious, bountiful and delicious produce in your home garden in containers, raised beds or in the ground.
When homegrown food is nutrient-dense it naturally tastes better, is better for you and plants are less susceptible to diseases and insects.
This workshop is perfect for people who have had a little bit of experience growing some of their own food and now want to focus on producing and eating high quality, nutrient-dense food from their garden.
The workshop includes:
- Selecting your crops
- Transforming your soil by focusing on the soil food web
- An introduction to soil minerals and going beyond NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium)
- Creating nutrient-rich composts
- Fertilising your plants for maximum nutrition
- Harvesting and preparing produce to maintain nutrients
Meet your trainer
Donna Livermore is an educator, biologist, permaculture and gardening teacher, and community activator.
She is passionate about living a life of good health, sustainable abundance and with a strong connection to the environment and local community. Donna has an on-going commitment to school education through her work in sustainability and biodiversity education.
With chickens, worms and a productive food garden in the front yard of her tiny suburban block, Donna is reimagining what it means to live a good life in the city and shares this with others in her local community and through her Instagram page @AGoodLifeintheCityandTown.
Workshop Specifics
What will I learn?
- Crop selection
- Soil transformation, minerals and going beyond NPK
- Creating nutrient-rich composts
- Fertilising plants
- Harvesting and preparing produce
What should I bring?
- Gardening gloves
- Pen and writing material
- Lunch
What should I wear?
- Comfortable, weather-appropriate clothing and sturdy footwear
Terms and conditions
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COURSE DETAILS
October 5 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
5 Hours
CERES Brunswick, Corner of Roberts & Stewart Streets, Brunswick East, Victoria.
$145*
Concession Available.
