Sowing seeds, eating weeds: Garden series you will dig
Published on 24 March 2025
A special series of gardening workshops is set to help everyone from green thumbs through to those who could kill a plastic indoor plant.
The City of Coffs Harbour is delivering 12 hands-on sessions in 2025.
The workshops – which build on a similar series run in 2024 - will cover everything from pruning, propagation and permaculture through to composting and seed saving.
“We are blessed with such a great climate for growing things, and here’s an opportunity to get better at it,” City of Coffs Harbour Mayor Nikki Williams said.
“These sessions will show you how to grow your own food and will be perfect for adults and families who enjoy spending time together in the great outdoors.”
The Sustainable Living Series will also help residents to engage with the City’s Seed Library Collection which was launched last spring.
The Seed Library is a free resource available to the public and features organically grown seeds to help people grow resilient plants suited to the Coffs climate.
“The Sustainable Living Series has been developed to complement the seed library and will be facilitated by environmental scientist Karla Gillies,” City Planning and Communities Acting Director Ian Fitzgibbon said.
“Each of the workshops will teach practical skills to support a more self-sufficient lifestyle.”
The first workshop - ‘Autumn Gardening’ - is on Saturday 29 March from 9.30 to 11.30am at the Coffs Regional Community Garden (in the reserve behind 51 Combine St). Cost is $25 per person.
The second is titled ‘Urban Forage’ and will be held on Saturday 5 April from 9.30 to 11.30am under the large fig tree outside Yarrila Place in Riding Lane. In this workshop participants will learn how to identify local weeds you can eat. Cost is $15 per person.
For details on all the workshops and to book, visit here (https://libraries.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au/Whats-on/Regular-Adults-Programs).
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The Sustainable Living Series will teach practical gardening skills.