FOOD FORETHOUGHT: building backyard food-growing capacity
Lotterywest is supporting Environment House to employ a gardener every Harry Wykman, of Lockridge Community Garden, to create and maintain our ‘demonstration’ food garden and teach us how to grow our own fruit & vegies. You're invited to our Monday classes as well as monthly 2hr weekend sessions. Here’s the details. OPEN FOR BOOKINGS! brenda@environmenthouse.org.au or Tel 9271 4488
GARDENING for BEGINNERS or for those who’ve tried & failed
Weekly on Mondays 2010 (except public holidays) & one-off 2hr workshops every month
NEXT one-off WORKSHOP Sunday 19 September 2-4pm
SPRING IN THE VEGIE GARDEN!
MONDAY CLASSES SPRING TERM starts Mon 13 SEPT
9.15-10am Pre-schoolers Fun in the garden $5
4-.4.45pm Junior gardeners class (all school-aged kids) $5 (Parents have a cuppa and a browse on site)
Students will learn to: *grow vegies from seed
*transplant seedlings *water and weed properly *run a worm farm
5.15-6.15 Adults' after-work classes: a 6 week course $10/$5
We start outside then move inside for a cuppa and theory as the night comes down.
1. food gardening in context2. soil
3. compost
4. plants
5. water
6. seed saving
