Workshops
We believe food growing is for everyone. Our favourite way to share our passion is through community workshops!
Our Workshops
Each workshop includes hands-on activities, expert guidance, and a chance to connect with fellow gardening enthusiasts. Join us to enhance your gardening skills and grow your knowledge in a welcoming and supportive environment.
See info below about pricing, upcoming workshops and tickets. We can also tailor content on request, so get in touch.
Garden pests and guests
Welcome pollinators and predators and grow a resilient garden. Some visitors to the food-growing garden are more welcome than others. Learn about common pests and how to discourage them, as well as encouraging wildlife and beneficial insects in your patch.
Planning for a year round harvest
Eat from the garden 365 days a year. With the right planning, you can be eating out of your veggie patch all year round. In this workshop we discuss effective crop planning and show you how to implement it at your patch – no matter the size. We’ll talk about succession planting, seasonal eating and choosing the right varieties to have you eating out of the garden 365 days a year.
Fruit tree pruning and care
Look after your fruit trees all year round. In this workshop we will learn about pruning for tree health and fruit abundance, as well as looking after deciduous fruit trees throughout the year. We will cover the theory and then put it all into practice by summer pruning an established orchard.
Family food growing
Tips and tricks to get everyone into the garden. Join us for a family-friendly, hands-on workshop about how to get started growing your own food. We will cover planning your patch, raising your own seedlings and keeping your plants healthy. Includes activities for younger gardeners ages 3-12.
Great soils grow great food
Build healthy soil, grow excellent food. Come with us on an introductory journey into the life of soil in your backyard. We’ll look at what makes great soil, and learn about the soil food web and how to improve the soil in your backyard to grow amazing fruit and vegetables. This practical session will leave you with the next steps to transforming your own soil and growing great food at home.
Compost is a revolutionary act
Make beautiful compost to use in the garden. We will demystify the world of compost and get you set up to create black gold in your patch. We’ll talk about affordable backyard systems, troubleshoot home composting and make a pile from scratch together. We’ll also take a deep dive into compost making for different abilities and bodies, community compost systems and accessing materials locally.
Gardening on a budget
Grow abundantly while saving money. Gardening doesn't have to cost much money. In this beginners' workshop we'll show you how to have a healthy, productive garden on a shoestring. Learn to make your own compost, raise your own seedlings, shop in the waste stream and share with your community.
Seed raising for all seasons
Get started growing your own from seed. Learn to raise your own veggies from seed. With a focus on what to sow now, we’ll cover seed raising fundamentals, what to sow when, and how to source, store and save your own seed. We’ll also get our hands dirty trying out different recipes for a simple seed raising mix you can make at home.
Intro to food sovereignty
How we can all play a role to shape our food system for better. This workshop introduces eaters and growers to food sovereignty in action - what it means and how we can all take action to have more control over our food system. We discuss our food cultures and heritage and what it means to grow on Kaurna land. Participants will leave energized and ready to shape their local food system.
Pricing
Two hour workshops range from $450-$665 depending on participant numbers and week day or weekend scheduling.
Two hour workshops for community groups start at $350. *Materials are additional.
To enquire about workshops you can contact us at: connect@justground.org.au.
