Sustainable Living

Sustainability

PLANT SELECTION AND CARE with Ei Yang

NEW Selecting the best plants for a garden is a process that is often misjudged, which can mean sickly, inappropriate or boring plants. Avoid these common pitfalls and get guidance from an expert horticulturalist and landscape designer who designs gardens throughout Victoria and New South Wales. Sat, 19 Nov | 10 am - 3 pm Mullum Concession: $72 Full Fee: $80

ORNAMENTAL EDIBLE LANDSCAPES with Ei Yang

NEW Your backyard Eden doesn’t need to be unattractive. There are many edible plants that lend themselves to amenity horticulture, as well as ornamental plants that have functional or edible uses. Learn about the edible flowers, hedges, fruit trees and grasses that can bring colour, structure and texture to your garden or those of your clients. Sun, 27 Nov | 10 am - 3 pm Mullum Concession: $86 Full Fee: $95

BEEKEEPING with Steve Fowler This workshop introduces potential bee keepers to the delight and fascination of this rewarding hobby. The session covers safety, myth busting, hands-on bee keeping (Steve will bring along a beehive), legal requirements and the most important thing - how to get started! Sun, 20 Nov | 10 am - 6 pm Mullum Concession: $134 Full Fee: $149 NATIVE PLANT IDENTIFICATION AND BUSH TUCKER with Joey Venables Join us for an introduction into the wonderful world of plant identification and become familiar with some of our local rainforest species and unique bush tucker. In the spirit of fun and inquiry, we will cover some basic and intermediate level botanic terminology, identify rainforest species, plant families, and discover what edible fruits, shoots and roots are available in this area. Sat, 19 Nov | 10 am - 4 pm Mullum Concession: $111 Full Fee: $123

PERMACULTURE ON A PLATE with Sharon Gibson

NEW Come and learn how to diversify your garden and experiment with unusual perennial vegetables that grow well in this climate, including techniques for growing, harvesting, processing and cooking these abundant crops. 2 Sat, 5 - 12 Nov | 10 am - 4 pm Mullum Concession: $197 Full Fee: $219

SETTLEMENTS - SUSTAINABLE HOUSING AND APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY - PDC with James Nash Explore some of the latest innovations in green building techniques and materials, site layout, biophilic design, home ecology, house and village design, including tiny houses. Learn how to apply design methods to preserve foods, generate energy and heat, provide domestic drinking water, treat grey and black water, composting toilets and more. Sat, 15 Oct | 9 am - 5 pm Mullum Concession: $106 Full Fee: $118

WATER - SYSTEMS FOR THE HOME AND LANDSCAPE - PDC with James Nash Learn how to work with water in the landscape, exploring theoretical and practical examples of water harvesting, catching, storing and irrigation, changing our mindset from draining to ‘sponging’ water INTO the landscape. We will investigate and visit a range of local and global examples of swales, keylines, earthworks, wicking beds, dams, aquaponics and water biofiltration methods. Sun, 16 Oct | 9 am - 5 pm Byron Concession: $106 Full Fee: $118

ANIMALS - INTEGRATED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS - PDC with Sharon Gibson Learn how to incorporate animals into the design of your garden or food production system to increase its overall abundance and optimise the health and productivity of your chickens, cows and other animals. Fri, 14 Oct | 9 am - 5 pm Mullum Concession: $106 Full Fee: $118 COMMUNITY DESIGN AND SOCIAL PERMACULTURE - PDC with Sarah Boulle Learn about social permaculture design, supporting humans to be effective and thrive together. Explore ideas around collaborative governance and decision-making, social enterprise, localised community living, integrated permaculture lifestyles. Fri, 4 Nov | 9 am - 5 pm Mullum Concession: $106 Full Fee: $118

ECOLOGY - WEEDS, PESTS AND DISEASES IN THE GARDEN - PDC with Joey Venables Learn to identify and control a range of common weeds, pests and diseases of food crops through holistic, ecologically sensitive management techniques. This course will build an appreciation of the importance of soil management to nurture crop health for natural pest and disease resistance. Sat, 26 Nov | 9 am - 5 pm Mullum Concession: $106 Full Fee: $118