Module 1
Plant Wisdom for Permaculture Gardeners with Robyn Francis
1.1 Permaculture and getting to know your garden ecosystem
1.2 Edible landscapes – integrated garden design
1.3 Plants, ecology & essential botany for successful gardening
1.4 Seed saving, starting a seedbank – vegetative propagation
Module 2
Integrated Soil, Nutrition, Pest & Weed Management with Angela Skehan
2.1 Know your soil as a living system
2.2 Soil care, regeneration and crop nutrition
2.3 Bed preparation techniques, mulches, crop rotation, companion planting
2.4 Integrated organic pest & weed management
Module 3
Planning for Year-round Production • Growing Abundance with Robyn Francis
3.1 Planning a year-round seasonal food supply – planting & harvest schedules
3.2 The art of harvesting, post-harvest storage & preservation
3.3 Incredible Edible Tubers, how to grow, harvest and use them
3.4 Herbs in an integrated permaculture garden
Online classes with Robyn or Angela (see program).
These sessions are recorded online classes including information-packed presentations with slides, visual examples and demonstrations. You will have unlimited access to view them for up to 2 months after receiving the course kit.
Each module has a unique folder with a fantastic collection of downloadable e-resources:
• an exclusive course module handbook prepared by Robyn Francis
• additional online information sheets and resources
“These sessions have been a gold mine of information!” – Marcus
LOCAL PARTICIPANTS are invited to join us at Djanbung Gardens on our Work for Wisdom volunteer days to practice and ask questions about what you’ve been learning. Please inquire for more info.
About the trainers:
Robyn Francis shares experience from gardening organically for over 40 years, and her permaculture teaching, design and practice around the world in all climates. She is passionate about food security, self-reliance, the full garden-to-table process and empowering people to take back control of their life through practical permaculture and community building. Robyn of owner.manager of Djanbung Gardens.
Angela Skehan is a highly experienced certified organic market gardener and valued member of the PCA teaching team with qualifications in. She is passionate about sharing her deep and practical knowledge of organic food production and soil care.
Single Module Option
Do you just want to hone-up on a specific area of knowledge?
We also offer the individual modules for $75 per module. Please click on the links below to register
Module 1 • Plant Wisdom for Permaculture Gardeners with Robyn Francis
Module 2 • Integrated Soil, Nutrition, Pest & Weed Management with Angela Skehan
Module 3 • Planning for Year-round Production • Growing Abundance with Robyn Francis