Grow Our Own Food (GOOF)
About this event
GOOF (Grow Our Own Food) is a series of workshops that teaches you how to apply Permaculture Ethics and Principles to balconies, backyards, community gardens, and schools.
You will learn how to design, set up, and run your own sustainable gardens in alignment with nature’s cycles and systems.
GOOF is generously sponsored by the City of Parramatta. We appreciate their support.
GOOF includes 5 topics (see below) over 5 weeks.
Each topic has 2 x one-hour sessions per week.
Session 1 is on Monday 7 pm to 8 pm.
Session 2 is on Wednesday 7 pm to 8 pm.
Your fee covers all 10 sessions ( 2 sessions per week) and includes:
10 hours of interactive lecture/discussion; PDF copy of the slide deck, references and resource list, activities for you to try out between each session and a url of the recorded session.
The GOOF series is presented by knowledgeable and experienced permaculture teachers who live the ethics and principles of Permaculture in their own homes and communities. The 5 topics are:
1. Introduction
to Permaculture Ethics, Principles application.
2. Soils
Make and Re-generate healthy, fertile soil. Grow Beds.
3. Plants
Select, Sow, Grow, Harvest & Store your food.
4. Seeds
Collect, Clean, Store & Sow Seeds.
5. Year-Round Food
combines all sessions create your own Personal Planting Guide.
SCHEDULE OF WORKSHOPS
Topic 1 Introduction to Permaculture
Session 1 Monday 13 September 2021: 7 – 8 pm
Session 2 Wednesday 15 September 2021: 7 – 8 pm
Topic 2 Soils
Session 1 Monday 20 September 2021: 7 – 8 pm
Session 2 Wednesday 22 September 2021: 7 – 8 pm
Topic 3 Plants
Session 1 Monday 27 September 2021: 7 – 8 pm
Session 2 Wednesday 29 September 2021: 7 – 8 pm
Topic 4 Seeds
Session 1 Monday 04 October 2021: 7 – 8 pm
Session 2 Wednesday 06 October 2021: 7 – 8 pm
Topic 5 Year-Round Food
Session 1 Monday 11 October 2021: 7 – 8 pm
Session 2 Wednesday 13 October 2021: 7 – 8 pm