GOLDEN Plains Shire\u2019s Edible Gardens online webinar series is set to return this month as part of the municipality\u2019s Golden Growers initiative.<\/p>\n
After previously taking place in August and November last year, the events will comprise three online workshops with a focus on sustainable, home-grown gardening techniques.<\/p>\n
The program will be hosted by horticulturalist Craig Castree, and mayor Cr Gavin Gamble said it will be a great helper to both seasoned and amateur growers.<\/p>\n
\u201cCouncil received great feedback from participants following the Edible Gardens webinars last year and it\u2019s great to have Craig Castree returning to the program to share his valuable experience in growing environmentally-friendly edible gardens,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhether you\u2019re a beginner or an experienced gardener, this is the perfect time to learn how to build an edible garden and grow delicious, healthy produce sustainably in your own backyard.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs the cooler months are approaching, the free webinars will help local gardeners adapt and prepare their edible gardens for a winter harvest, tailored to the Golden Plains environment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Attendees of all three webinars will be eligible to win a copy of Mr Castree\u2019s book, Growing and Grafting Fruit Trees for the Aussie Backyard.<\/p>\n
The third session will comprise a Q&A with Mr Castree, who said the topics covered will provide a \u201cgood all-round scenario\u201d for growers to live off their own land.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe focus is on encouraging people to use their garden as a place to grow food without necessarily needing a vegetable garden,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cParticularly, we\u2019re looking to grow the leafier greens over the cooler months but a heavy focus will also be on soil and the benefits for it with composting and worm-farming.\u201d<\/p>\n
Visit goldenplains.vic.gov.au\/edible-gardens or email GPSHealthandWellbeing@gplains.vic.gov.au to register attendance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
GOLDEN Plains Shire\u2019s Edible Gardens online webinar series is set to return this month as part of the municipality\u2019s Golden Growers initiative. After previously taking place in August and November last year, the events will comprise three online workshops with a focus on sustainable, home-grown gardening techniques. The program will be hosted by horticulturalist Craig […]<\/p>\n