Hey Gardener,
There is a spurt of activity around the garden and if none of the activities listed below float your boat then you may just want to go to the garden, pick and roast some fresh eggplant and capsicum in olive oil and serve with some halumi cheese on a bed of rocket. mmmmm
Trish Young has pulled together some amazing workshops with the help of Community Assistance Funding from Newcastle Council. These are just the beginning of a workshop series that will generate some healthy, happy and skilled up locals. There is even one especially for the kids.
Bookings are essential and places are limited. To secure your place at any of the following phone Trish on 0438209951 or email on planitam@gmail.com
Medicine for the Mind
Guided Meditation Workshop
Saturday May 29th
2pm-4pm.
Cost: by Donation
Presenter: Ms Norma Taylor. Dip. Natural Healing, Dip. Medicinal
Herbalism
An introduction to the techniques and benefits of guided meditation, using the garden as a focal point, including the properties of various herbs and their use as medicine for the mind.
Grow a lot in a small space
Small container gardening suitable for all situations.
Sunday June 6th
10.30am – lunch
Cost: Workshop $5.00 + Lunch $10.00
Presenter: Gerry Bailey
Gerry presented a very successful workshop at Seniors Week this year. Gerry’s passion for gardening will enthuse all gardeners from the novice to the expert, to grow edible crops in small containers and enjoy the benefits of fresh home grown produce with a minimum of fuss.
Lunch will be wood fired pizzas of your choice, cooked onsite in the ‘gardens’ fabulous pizza oven.
Kids make pizza from scratch and a homemade drink
Saturday July 10th (school holidays).
11am-1pm.
Cost: $10.00 per child. Includes wood fired pizza lunch.
Presenter: Vicki Robertson
Learn how to make a pizza right from the start, toppings will include produce from the garden if available. Hands on workshop where the children will make and eat the pizzas, cooked in the gardens fabulous wood fired pizza oven.
Aimed at primary school aged children and their careers.
Also look out for Pickling and Preserving in August and Bee Keeping at your place In September.
Community Kitchen
Second Friday of the Month (11 June 5pm on)
This is the best time of year to be standing in front of a wood fired pizza oven. Bring a few ingredients and a pizza base and tussle for the front row at the pizza oven.
Working Bee
Sun 30 May 10am-lunch
We missed the last one thanks to Anzac Day, so we’ll have twice the socializing to do. We will be building a new garden bed near the containers. Hope you can make it. We’ll shout some pizza for lunch.
Fundraiser & Open Day
On 24 July Fig Tree will host a fund raiser at the Croatian. We’re talking bands, pizza and other shenanigans that Fig tree often does…..like pumpkin lawn bowls. Lock it into your calendar. If you would like to volunteer some assistance with this event we won’t say no.
Accoustic Garden Session
Sunday arvo’s at the Croatian, 2pm-5pm
Trish Young, is a busy woman. She is also helping to organize and promote Sunday afternoon gigs in the garden with the BBQ, some live music and the perfect beer garden.
Fig tree is now registered with Centerlink
So that those who are required to put some volunteer hours in can do so in the garden. Pass the message on if you know someone who needs some fun volunteer work.
Imported from https://figtreegarden.blogspot.com