Food & Garden at Creswick
An all-abilities group who work together to create and develop food and herb gardens and gardens for pleasure. Learn about different types of plants and get creative in the garden. The course includes life skills components and the group will also prepare and enjoy a shared lunch using purchased and grown ingredients.
Find out just how easy it is to start your own worm farm at home. A healthy worm farm can really benefit your ability to have a plentiful garden. Worm farms are a great way to turn your leftover kitchen scraps into a rich fertiliser even if you live on a small block or in a flat.
Do I need to prune? How and when? This introductory workshop will cover theory and practical pruning and includes an informative demonstration. Bring your lunch, tools and gloves and wear sturdy shoes and appropriate clothing.
Use a range of nutritious ingredients to cook tasty food for yourself or your family for very low cost. An experienced chef will guide you through what to buy and how to prepare and store cost efficient meals that taste fabulous.
Always wanted your own small flock of hens? Learn all aspects of their care... feeding and breeding, housing and history, diseases and other heartaches. Includes class notes. Bring along your lunch.
Tuesdays from 10.30am (ongoing) Free
Theory: Saturdays (4 sessions) from 17 July 10.00am - 12.00pm
Creswick Community Gardeners*
An all-abilities group who work together to create and develop food and herb gardens and gardens for pleasure. Learn about different types of plants and get creative in the garden. The course includes life skills components and the group will also prepare and enjoy a shared lunch using purchased and grown ingredients.
Fridays from 10.00am -3.30pm
$50 (Fee exemptions available) Bookings essential
Worm Farming
Find out just how easy it is to start your own worm farm at home. A healthy worm farm can really benefit your ability to have a plentiful garden. Worm farms are a great way to turn your leftover kitchen scraps into a rich fertiliser even if you live on a small block or in a flat.
Wednesday September 8 (1 session) 6.00 - 7.30PM
$20 Tutor: Selena McVeigh
Pruning Vines, Berries & Fruit Trees
Do I need to prune? How and when? This introductory workshop will cover theory and practical pruning and includes an informative demonstration. Bring your lunch, tools and gloves and wear sturdy shoes and appropriate clothing.
Sunday September 5 (1 session) 10.00am - 2.00pm
$14 Tutor: Gael Shannon
Cooking on a Budget
Use a range of nutritious ingredients to cook tasty food for yourself or your family for very low cost. An experienced chef will guide you through what to buy and how to prepare and store cost efficient meals that taste fabulous.
Thursdays (1 session) Bookings essential
10.00 - 12.30pm $5 Tutor: Pamela Storm
Chookwise
Always wanted your own small flock of hens? Learn all aspects of their care... feeding and breeding, housing and history, diseases and other heartaches. Includes class notes. Bring along your lunch.
Sunday August 15 (1 session) 10.30am - 4.30
$50 ($35 conc.) Linda Marold
Community Vegetable & Herb Garden Group
Explore food gardens including propagation, companion planting, worm farming and more in this friendly group for people of all ages and levels of gardening experience. Bring along some lunch and work as hard or as little as you please. The garden around the Centre is developing into a lovely area to sit, have lunch or get your hands dirty working the soil. Water tanks are full, compost is breaking down and the worms are hungry. So come along and join in - no need to register, see you there.
Tuesdays from 10.30am (ongoing) Free
Facilitator: David Barclay
Introduction to Bee Keeping
Apiarist Bob will cover almost all you need to know about the ancient art of bee keeping - he says the rest will come with experience!
Theory: Saturdays (4 sessions) from 17 July 10.00am - 12.00pm
Practical: (1 session) In the Spring date TBC
$50 or $35 conc. Apiarist: Bob Brown
