Date(s) - April 28, 2019
Time - 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

This is a third-party event not organised by Permablitz. We've added it because we reckon it looks pretty good!

Growing a humming garden with lots of produce, summer shade and flowers is very satisfying and important for the environment.

Petra will show you how to create or improve a productive garden using minimum water and effort.

Learn how to “drought-proof” your garden as much as possible. You will see what works in our food forest and we will look at little tricks like passive watering (don’t lift a finger once installed!), compost and biochar – natural enhancements, chemical-free.

You will go home with a list of possible actions you can easily do at home – some of them you are already doing. It’s easy to be sustainable, one step at a time.

Presenter:
Petra Kahle convenes the Food Forest Ashburton Group – which looks after the food forest lovingly and thoughtfully. She is the author of the booklet Menu for Good Housekeeping and Planet Care.

For the Kids:
Water games and messy mud play, as well as making and serving lemonade.

Food:
Coffee, cake and home-grown herbal teas, dips & biscuits will be made and served by the CWA Ashburton.

Swap-Your-Surplus table:
any surplus from the garden or kitchen, including coffee grounds, fruit, vegetables, pots, mulch, preserves, tools, egg shells, …

Available also:
tap water, a playground, a shelter with seats and tables, toilets nearby (500m).

Parking:
in Pitt Street please, away from the intersection

Public Transport:
Bus No 612 Stop Pitt Street/ Winton Road,
It stops right at the food forest
Train Glen Waverley line between Darling & East Malvern stations

Contacts:
Email [email protected]
Mobile Petra zero420 961 695
http://foodforestashy.wordpress.com/
www.facebook.com/foodforestashburtongroup
Google Group: “Food Forest Ashburton”

“This project is supported by grant funding from the City of Boroondara”