Masterclass
Growing
heirloom food
Brought to you by The Diggers Club
Your Masterclass
Dreaming of a productive garden and concerned about how you can afford it? Wanting to grow your own food but you don’t have much space? Join Julian Blackhirst, Head of Gardens who will teach you how to plan and plant a food garden that will feed you and your family. He will share ideas on bed preparation intensive gardening and succession planting to help your space and garden produce delicious food.
Why should you grow your own food?
What will you learn?
- How easy it is to plan a garden for continuous harvest.
- How heirloom seeds produce food which has been cultivated for its taste and beauty.
- How seed saving ensures food sovereignty.
- How growing your own food helps you save money.
- How the act of growing your own food gives you control of your food supply and the health of the environment in which they grow
This Masterclass is designed to teach you how to grow your own tasty food, no matter what-sized garden you have.
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Member price
$80
Non member price
$110
Your Presenter
Julian is our Head of Gardens here at The Diggers Club. He brings a wealth of experience from his time at St Erth, where he was the curator of the espalier orchard, the food forest and the bulb meadows. Julian is also a highly experienced market gardener and a passionate farm-to-fork foodie.
The Location
The Diggers Club in South Australia has been situated in the beautiful & historic Adelaide Botanic Garden since 2011. The garden, including Botanic Park, occupies 51 hectares of land & is located in the north-eastern corner of the CBD. It was first established in 1855 and holds a variety of significant botanical collections, beautiful & diverse plants from across Australia and round the world as well as some noteworthy heritage structures.
The Masterclass will be held in the Noel Lothian Hall situated at the back of the historic Trambarn, now the State Herbarium and adjacent to the Bicentennial Conservatory. Closest entrance is via the Hackney Rd Gate.
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Masterclass
Growing heirloom food
Saturday 11 October 2025
Adelaide Botanic Gardens, Diggers Garden Shop at the Schomburgk Pavilion
11.30 am - 1 pm
Limited tickets, don't miss out.
