GrowTalks2017

8:30am Taoist Tai Chi Come join Hugh and his friends or be released with a cuppa by their gentle flow.

9:00am For the Love of Worms Come and listen and ask questions about our humble and efficient earthworm with Kim Frankowiak –King of the worms!

9.30am Building Healthy Soils

Linda Mitchener from Green Life Soil will give you tips for a really ‘Green Life’!

10:00am Seed saving and growing from scraps

Carla Weir from Gaia’s Organic Garden. Carla believes that you only need to buy something once! She is really on to something!

10:30am Wicking Beds

Let Peg Davies, educator from the Mindarie Regional Council, teach you how to make one of the most water-wise ways to grow your plants.

11:00am Bad Bugs

How not to encourage them in your garden by Dr Darryl Hardie ('Dr Bugalugs' from ABC Local Radio) and Bio-security & Regulations, Agriculture and Food.

11:30am A Bug’s Life How to encourage the good bugs!! By Faye Arcaro (Gardener of the Year 2007 and presenter on Curtin FM’s ‘Let’s Talk Gardening”

12:30pm Compost…It’s so hot right now

There is a way to compost anything that was once alive. Learn all you need to know from our expert Kim Frankowiak. Kim will answer questions on how to get your compost smelling sweet and rich.

1:00pm What your weeds are telling you about your soil and which ones to eat with Charles Otway, permaculture expert. Bring your weeds along.

1:30pm Fermenting - From palate cleansers to food enhancers and family favourites fermenting is a technique that is used to make beer, sauerkraut and yoghurt. Learn how with Carla Weir. Resistance is furtile!

2:00pm Choosing and pruning fruit trees for your needs. with permaculturalist Charles Otway. Nothing better than eating freshly picked fruit! Attend the talk and get a free raffle ticket for a fruit tree.