Gardening Workshops and Programs
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GARDENING WORKSHOP TOPICS
FEES Workshopping with you! Individual/family workshopping: Workshopping for individuals and families with you in your garden demonstrates how to design your garden with sustainable elements, attend to garden tasks and/or build skill levels and confidence. You may choose from topics above. Minimum 3-hours. Max 4 people. Fees as per specific events as noted, quoted or on request: *$65-$110 p/hour. Please contact for quote. Concession card holders/seniors/NFP: Contact for quote. *$65-$85 per/hour (Minimum 3-hours. Max 4 participants) Other presentations, talks, courses, advice, consultation, mentoring. Please contact for quote stipulating preference of theory and practical topics as noted above: Presentations and talks: *$110 -$300 per hour Groups (max 12 people) *$65-$300 per hour *Excluded or as per quote: Plants or materials, excess travel locations Other workshops: as per current events Consultancy, mentoring and advice: Contact for quote from $110 per hour (min 2-hours) STRICTLY NO HEAVY LIFTING OR LANDSCAPING |
Gardening, sustainability, environmental education and nature-wellbeing courses at Caulfield South Community House and Garden.
"Deb was amazing. Very knowledgeable and helpful. Would recommend this course to anyone interested." - 2022 Participant REGISTRATION AND CLASS DETAILS DATES: See info about upcoming courses, dates and fees on the Caulfield South Community House Garden website. TIMES: Each workshop is 2.5-hours long and as noted in specific event. LOCATION: South Caulfield Community House. 450 - 452 Kooyong Rd, Caulfield South. Victoria 3162. COST: As noted in specific event on CSCH Website event registration INVITATION: Join the community garden as a member and recieve a discounted fee for the courses, participate in thriving community garden and to upskill in your specific areas of interest. Gardening from Scratch Course OVERVIEW: Gardening from Scratch is a 4 or 6 week course for beginners. We blend basic theory, discussion and onsite practical hands-on exercises. At the end of the course, participants will have met new people, learned new gardening skills and gained confidence to grow seasonal edible plants. Extension resources and activities are provided to enable gardeners to extend their knowledge and understanding. Participants will have opportunities to visit and work in the CSCH community garden to see some of the methods learned demonstrated in a thriving community garden. TOPICS COVERED: Gardening basics of growing edible foods: Propagation methods, design elements, compost and worm farms, and troubleshooting your specific personal gardening challenges. Sustainable Gardening Course OVERVIEW: This course is a 6-week for gardeners interested in delving deeper into the systems within nature and simple actions and behaviour changes to create a more sustainable garden environment. Extension resources and activities are provided to enable gardeners to extend their knowledge and understanding of actions, principles and methods they can ripple actions into their sphere of influence. TOPICS COVERED: Workshops include discussion and sustainable gardening principles, waste reduction and the soil food web, considerations for a changing climate, food security and weed foraging, designing for biodiversity, seed sowing, saving, sharing and swapping. Gardens For Wellbeing OVERVIEW: This course is 4-week long and introduces 'Therapeutic Wellness' to everyday lives and help us understand the enjoyment of physical, mental and social benefits of gardening and nature connections. Gardens and gardening have been well researched to provide benefits improving our mental and physical health. These workshops will introduce participants to Sensory Garden Design and Horticulture Therapy, and ecotherapy methods which offer practices to reduce stress levels and create greater wellbeing. Please note: Deb is not a psychologist, carer or counsellor and is unable to support individuals in a mental health crisis. Participation includes activities, group work and extension opportunities. All people are welcome and a personal carer or support worker may also register to accompany a participant to support them in their enjoyment of the course. See more about Gardens for Wellbeing here |
LOCATIONS
For Glen Eira, Port Phillip and Stonnington regions of Melbourne. Outside these areas - additional travel time allowance is not included
Please email for a quote
FACILITATOR
Deb is an environment educator, ecopsychologist, horticulturalist, permaculture teacher and permaculture landscape designer.
She is passionate about living sustainability as we connect and care for self, community and our natural environment.
Deb aims to build knowledge and confidence with a practical systems-thinking approach.
More ABOUT DEB
For Glen Eira, Port Phillip and Stonnington regions of Melbourne. Outside these areas - additional travel time allowance is not included
Please email for a quote
FACILITATOR
Deb is an environment educator, ecopsychologist, horticulturalist, permaculture teacher and permaculture landscape designer.
She is passionate about living sustainability as we connect and care for self, community and our natural environment.
Deb aims to build knowledge and confidence with a practical systems-thinking approach.
More ABOUT DEB
