Thinking Green: starting a veggie garden for beginners in Ellenbrook

Learn how to make a thriving veggie garden and produce delicious food at home!

Do you want to start a veggie garden but have no idea where to start? Well, this is the workshop for you!

There are some basic guidelines that gardeners must follow to grow vegetables. Issues such as soil, light, water and food requirements of vegetables need to be addressed to guarantee success. Participants will learn how easy it is to get started growing their own vegetables and creating food security, starting small in containers and advancing as confidence builds.

During the workshop you’ll learn:

• Soil health and soil preparation
• What to grow and when
• Choosing seeds or seedlings
• Information about fertiliser and dealing with pests

After this session you will have the confidence and the know-how to build a thriving veggie garden at home.

This workshop is presented by Robyn Brown from Waste is my Resource on behalf of Switch Your Thinking and the City of Swan.

Thinking Green is a series of free programs hosted across the City’s libraries and community venues! To find out more and see the full list of workshops and talks, visit the City of Swan Libraries website.

Please book in as spaces are limited. For program inquiries contact the Sustainable Environment Officer on (08) 9267 9282. For booking inquiries contact Ellenbrook Community Library on (08) 9207 8787.

Please note that this program is suitable for adults and young people aged 12 and over, and is a presentation without hands-on activities. Photographs and videos may be taken of the event. Please book one ticket for each person attending.