Workshop Description
Growing your own organic veggies can be very satisfying, good for the environment and your health as well as cost saving on your growing food bill.
The first step is to want to grow organically, but where do you start? This workshop will set you up to start your organic gardening journey so you can enjoy the benefits of growing some of your own fresh and healthy and nutritious food.
Format
Can be delivered as an online webinar and a face to face workshop, both in a 60 mins and 90 mins duration.
Topics Covered
- What does growing organically mean
- Designing an organic garden
- Soil management and amendment
- Composting and worm farms
- Organic fertilizers
- Integrated Pest Management and companion planting as alternatives to chemicals for managing garden pests
- Introduction to crop rotation
- Crops to begin with
