Get close and personal with your soil to find out how healthy it is. See the microscopic view of your sample, what makes your soil or Kombucha work. Lisa will project the images from your Sample onto the big screen. The Sample can be composed of any of these: soil,...
Turn Kitchen Scraps into Garden Gold! Curious about Bokashi? It's an easy, smell-free way to compost right on your kitchen bench — but what next? Join Carol for a hands-on demo and learn how to use your Bokashi mix to supercharge your garden or pots. Spaces are...
A WORKSHOP WITH CAROL Growing in containers Join us for an interactive demonstration all about growing edibles, herbs and other plants in containers — perfect for balconies, small gardens, or renters! Learn how to grow thriving plants in containers with practical tips...
5TH April 2025 A WORKSHOP WITH CAROL AMAZON BLACK EARTH COMPOST This project started 6 months ago with a book “The Modern Grower’s Guide to Terra Preta or Amazon Black Earth” The materials: Bokashi Ferments, Rock Dust, Biochar and lots of Organic Matter....
Fermenting Food Crop Demonstrations of kimchi,fermented onion, carrot & beets,fermented vegetable salad and more… Let’s make Sauerkraut together! You will need a 1 litre wide mouthed jarWe will supply the cabbage and other ingredients Sunday 22nd October Held...
August Mushroom Workshop using Permaculture Practices Growing Mushrooms at home Sunday 6th August 9:30 to 2:30pm Once you know how, it is easy to grow Mushrooms at home. In this workshop you will learn to grow Oyster and Shiitake Mushrooms and these techniques can be...
July Compost Workshop using Permaculture Practices Worms and Compost for Recycling Household Waste Sunday 23rd July 9:30 to 2:30pm How to keep Worms and make Compost for the veggie patch. Compost will feed the microbes and they will feed your plants. Plants provide...
July Microbe Workshop using Permaculture Practices Microbes in the Soil, Worm Castings and Compost on the Big Screen Sunday 9th July 9:30 to 2:30pm We will look through the Microscope and project the images onto the big screen. See how many Bacteria and Fungi are in...
June Workshop using Permaculture Practices Growing Food in the Tropics Organically for Beginners Sunday 25th June 9:30am – 2:00pm We will discuss the importance of pH of the soil and its structure. Adding organic nutrients and Lime/Dolomite where necessary. The best...
April Workshop using Permaculture Practices Backyard Permaculture Design Sunday 16th April 9:30am – 1:30pm Presentation of Permaculture Principles and how to encapsulate them in a Backyard Design. Walk around of a Cairns Backyard to think about incorporating all the...
March Workshop using Permaculture Practices Growing food Organically in the tropics. Sunday 5th March 10am – 3pm 10am to 12noon Propagating and raising of seedlings & cuttings, What seeds to plant for the wet tropics. 12.30pm to 3pm Soil preparations and planting...
A system that combines aquaculture and hydroponics, aquaponics is a closed loop food production system that produces fish and vegetables for consumption Join us at our July meeting as Rod Ingersoll (the Aquaponic Gardner) shows you how you can set up an aquaponics...
Insects are a crucial part to any healthy ecosystem, no more so than our backyard gardens! Some are allies, some are foes – but all have their place.In lieu of our usual meeting in June, join us at Manoora Community Garden for a walk and talk with Sally. A qualified...
Sunday 15th March 2020 from 9.30am to 12.30noon. Venue: Earlville. (Registered attendee's will receive the street address) Permaculture Cairns Series of Workshops for 2020 - Grow your own food in the tropics Compost or Worm Farm Workshop Composting Ways to make...
The Permaculture Education Institute Would you like to be a qualified permaculture teacher? Have you dreamed of making a living from your permaculture skills and creating your own home-based ethical business? Would you love to offer permaculture classes in your...
Saturday 27th April 2019 | 9am to 12 noon | Endeavour Foundation Building, 4 Warner Street, Manunda Topics covered in this workshop Incorporate organic matter, compost, manures and fertilizer as necessary Adjust pH if necessary Planting out seedlings and plants from...
Saturday 23 March 2019 | 9am - 12 noon | Endeavour Foundation 4 Warner Street, Manunda Topics covered in this workshop: seed raising mixes how to plant seeds how to prick out and transplant seedlings potting up and planting out what seeds to plant for the tropics at...
Saturday 23rd February 2019 from 9.00am to 12.00noon. Venue: Endeavour Foundation 4 Warner Street Manunda Permaculture Cairns Series of Workshops for 2019 - Grow your own food in the tropics No. 2 Compost and Worm Farming Workshop Composting How to make compost: - in...
Permaculture Cairns Workshops Series 2019 “Grow you own food in the tropics” Saturday 26th January 2019 9am to 12noon TURNING DIRT INTO SOIL The benefits of Organic Matter in the soil. Methods of increasing Organic Matter Soil Structure, Soil Conditioners, Minerals....
Permaculture Cairns - “Grow your own food in the tropics" Series of Workshops in 2019 Workshop 1 - How to turn dirt into soil, Saturday 26th January 2019 9am to 12noon Presenter: Carol Laing Topics In this workshop: How to tell if you need Soil conditioners. What...
Workshop Presenter :- Carol Laing In this workshop you will learn: – to grow your own plants and vegetables from seeds, cuttings, divisions, bulbs and corms! Workshop fee $30.00 Members, $35 Non-Members Registration and payment is essential to confirm your...
Workshop Presenter :- Craig Phillipson In this workshop you will learn: – Techniques you can use to design your own backyard! Workshop fee $20.00 Registration and payment is essential to confirm your place. Register at workshops@permaculturecairns.org.au...
Grow Your Own Nutrient Dense Food Sunday 6th August 9.30am to 12.30pm Presenter: Carol Laing Topics In this workshop Re-mineralising and balancing nutrients in your soil Intro to identifying mineral deficiencies and how to correct them Why increasing organic matter...
Workshop Presenter :- Jye Dawes In this workshop you will learn: – How to progressively cultivate a space into a Forest of Food abundance! Workshop fee $20.00 Registration and payment is essential to confirm your place. Register at...
Workshop Presenter :- Rod Ingersoll In this workshop you will learn: – Different Aquaponics setups. What fish to raise. What plants you can grow! Workshop fee $20.00 Registration and payment is essential to confirm your place. Register at...
Workshop Presenter :- Carol Laing In this workshop you will learn: - How to make worm farms, compost and fertilizers using Kitchen Scraps! Workshop fee $20.00 Registration and payment is essential to confirm your place. Register at...
Workshop Presenter :- Clare Richards In this workshop you will learn: - What tropical foods grow well in Cairns, how to grow them and how to turn them into a delicious meal! Workshop fee $20.00 Registration and payment is essential to confirm your...
Workshop Presenter :- Carol Laing In this workshop you will learn: - How to propagate your own plants from cuttings, clumps, tubers and seeds. How to make your own seed raising mix, and propagation mix. Workshop fee $20.00 Registration and payment is...
Australia's first tropical Earthship build – 19th July to 1st August Visit Ghost Gum Farm...