Design your own food forest

About this experience

Make the move to a more sustainable life by planning your own food forest for a South Australian climate.  Chris Day, our experienced permaculture teacher, will cover all South Australian growing conditions, hills, plains (including coastal) and arid.  Growing a diverse range of plants in different layers reduces weeds, minimises pests and drastically reduces maintenance, whilst providing a variety of edible harvests throughout the year. Food forests can be grown on different scales depending on the size of your property, from the smallest backyard to rural acreage.

During this workshop you will learn:|

  • The best location of your food forest
  • How best to irrigate your food forest
  • What to consider when choosing your canopy trees
  • Making sure you plant what your household likes to eat
  • How to prepare your location for a food forest
  • How to maintain your food forest

Note to participants:

Please bring any maps and diagrams and or pictures you have available for your food forest site. You can use a site plan, a Google Earth aerial shot or rough plan including the dimensions of your proposed Food Forest area.

The Workshop will be held in the Goodman Lecture Theatre, Goodman Building at the Adelaide Botanic Garden. The nearest gate is on Hackney Road.

Your host

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Chris Day of Every Day Sustainable Living and Cockatoo Creek Farm has been growing food, teaching permaculture, and helping people create resilient, productive landscapes since the early 2000s. Working across urban, rural and community settings, Chris designs and installs edible gardens that respond to each site, climate and client. He is passionate about practical, shared action that regenerates communities, strengthens local food systems, and cares for the environment for current and future generations.

How to get there

Goodman Lecture Theatre. Adelaide Botanic Gardens, North Terrace, Adelaide SA, Australia Get directions