Events

Join Kerrie Anderson of Synergy Permaculture and Michelle Townsend, Naturopath, Nutritionist and Herbalist for our Winter Foraging and Crafting Herbal Remedies Workshop.

Let us take you on a foraging adventure and show you how some common weeds really are herbal heroes. With Winter around the corner, we will focus on remedies and recipes to support the immune system and respiratory tract. We will use the weeds we forage to make herbal remedies that you will be able to easily replicate and make yourself at home. We will share ideas on how to incorporate these herbs into your diet and enjoy sampling them on the day.

In this hands on workshop, you will be making your own herbal first aid preparations for coughs and colds. Our heroes of the day will be:

• Bidens pilosa – Cobblers Pegs
• Plantago lanceolata – Plantain
• Sambucus nigra – Elderberry
• Olea europaea – Olive Leaf

with a few guest appearances from our favourite culinary herbs that cannot be overlooked!

You will make:

• Cough Syrup
• Immune Support Gummies
• Decongestive Poultice
• Teas

You will be sampling:

• Plantago hummus
• Bidens miso soup

The workshop will be held in the Synergy Permaculture productive garden and rainforest and will provide an opportunity for practical experience and to explore the garden and surrounds and see, smell and taste amazing homegrown and wildgrown edibles.

This event will be held in Holgate, on the Central Coast, NSW, near Gosford. The address will be provided before the workshop to ticketed attendees 48 hours prior to the event. The workshop will proceed in wet weather, there is an undercover training area.

The Central Coast Edible Garden Trail is a weekend of inspiration, connection and so much fun! You may wish to pop the date in your Facebook calendar now! So you do not forget.

It wont be long until you can reserve your ticket and we will be offering an early bird discount this time after all who better to know the early bird does get the worm then us gardeners.

Garden hosts will share their passion, wisdom and practical know-how to a steady flow of visitors. If you’re looking for in depth information on a particular garden be sure to arrive for a scheduled tour where the host will take a group through their garden and explain their systems, design and plant choices, what’s worked and what hasn’t.

Or feel free to wander through on your own to enjoy each beautiful and unique space.

Ticket holders will have access to around private gardens. Your ticket provides admission to all gardens over the trail weekend.

Ticket holders will be sent a map and program with garden profiles, full addresses, opening days and times two weeks prior to the event

This workshop will teach you the basics so you can successfully create your very own productive edible wicking garden bed at home. Learn all about Wicking Garden Beds, which are self-contained, raised garden beds that have a built-in water reservoir at the bottom. They are like a giant self-watering pot, making them incredibly water efficient and low maintenance and are therefore especially useful for people who are time poor. We will be getting hands on making a wicking bed. The workshop is designed for beginners and will include;

They can also an inexpensive gardening option as they can be made from recycled materials. Come and learn why wicking beds are becoming an increasingly popular way to garden sustainably!

• What is a wicking garden bed?
• Pros and cons of wicking gardens?
• Which type of wicking bed will suit you?
• Building a wicking garden in an upcycled IBC (hands on experience)
• Planting and harvesting for abundance
• How to care for your wicking bed

No matter what the size of your garden, from a balcony to acreage, for renters, community gardeners and homeowners alike, this workshop will help improve your edible gardening skillset. The workshop will be held in my own productive garden and will provide an opportunity for practical experience and to explore the garden and see, smell and taste amazing homegrown edibles.

This event will be held on the Central Coast, NSW, near Gosford. The address will be provided before the workshop to ticketed attendees 48 hours prior to the event. The workshop will proceed in wet weather, there is an undercover training area.

This workshop will teach you the basics so you can successfully create your very own productive edible garden at home. As prices in the supermarket skyrocket, there’s no better time to learn how to grow your own. It is designed for beginners and will include;

• Planning your vegie patch – what to grow where and when?
• Soil, nutrient cycling and natural fertilisers
• Planting and harvesting for abundance
• Companion planting, diversity and polyculture
• Natural pest and disease management – organic methods of gardening
• Waterwise gardening – maximizing productivity in all weather conditions

No matter what the size of your garden, from a balcony to acreage, for renters, community gardeners and homeowners alike, this workshop will help improve your edible gardening skillset. The workshop will be held in my own productive garden and will provide an opportunity for practical experience and to explore the garden and see, smell and taste amazing homegrown edibles.

This event will be held on the Central Coast, NSW, near Gosford. The address will be provided before the workshop to ticketed attendees 48 hours prior to the event. The workshop will proceed in wet weather, there is an undercover training area.