GROWING FRIENDS
Want to get involved with the Community Garden?
There are two ways you can come along and be a part of the new CNC Growing Friends group:
VOLUNTEER:
3rd Saturday of the Month
Coinciding with the Creswick Market, we will be running volunteer mornings where you can come along and get involved by helping with plant sales or propagating plants. We will also be doing various other activities as needed – working on the vegetable beds, harvesting produce or collecting seeds. Everyone is welcome, so why not drop in for a look around after you’ve visited the market and see if this might be something you would like to get involved in.
WORKSHOPS:
1st Saturday of the Month
A series of fun and informative workshops to improve your gardening skills. Each workshop builds on the previous one, so that over the year you will effectively be completing an “Introduction to Horticulture”. They are also offered as stand-alone events, so please feel free to enrol in just one or two or sign up for the entire year.
October Workshop Topic
In this workshop we will be learning about the importance of soil and how the underground microbiome works to support plant health. Explore different ways to assess your soils at home and perform simple tests such as reading pH, hands-on texturing and measuring infiltration rates. Deepen your understanding of soil structure, sodicity, the role of organic matter and some basic biochemistry. There will be some hands-on activities and we will assess some of the soils around the community garden and make a plan for improvement.
Workshop Fees
$15 Per Session Casual, or
$30 Per Term
AUG: Cuttings Propagation
SEPT: Seed Propagation
OCT: Soil Health
NOV: Plant Nutrition & Deficiencies
DEC: Pests & Diseases
JAN: No Workshop
FEB: Irrigation methods & set-up
MAR: Botany for Gardeners
APR: Seed Saving & Autumn Pruning
MAY: Compost Making & Worm Farms
JUN: Pruning Fruit Trees
JULY: Digging & Dividing Perennials
Want to know more?
10.00am the 1st Saturday of the month
Contact
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