Urban Resilient Gardening

Presented by Linda Woodrow, author of the best-selling “The Permaculture Home Garden“, and Peter Lewis, President of Coffs Community Gardens and educator at Barcoo Community Gardens, this hands-on, interactive two hour workshop will show you how to make your food garden summer resilient, with a particular emphasis on using small space urban gardens for maximum production.

Topics explored will include:

using permaculture principles to design an urban garden
working with your climate, and your range of microclimates
seasonally adapted gardening and eating
taking advantage of light and shade
raising seeds and seedlings
breeding up pest predators
techniques for building fertility and water holding capacity in the soil
developing ways to avoid gluts and famines in the garden with plant varieties and staggered harvest times
strategically using vertical spaces, trellises, shaded areas and street scapes and public space to expand your available growing areas
developing trading relationships of garden produce and other resources with neighbours, family and friends.