April 2021
URBAN AGRICULTURE MONTH: Get Growing!
Like some herbs or a few salad leaves to lift that meal without trekking all the way to the supermarket? Join Sarah on a tour of Popes Produce market garden for some inspiration, tips and treats to get you growing luscious leaves for yourself. Ticket price includes light refreshment & seedlings to get you started. (*SPECIAL PRICE FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE MONTH!) Click here to book your ticket URBAN AGRICULTURE MONTH Urban Agriculture Month (UAM) is co-ordinated yearly by Sustain:…
Find out more »URBAN AGRICULTURE MONTH: Get Growing!
Like some herbs or a few salad leaves to lift that meal without trekking all the way to the supermarket? Join Sarah on a tour of Popes Produce market garden for some inspiration, tips and treats to get you growing luscious leaves for yourself. Ticket price includes light refreshment & seedlings to get you started. (*SPECIAL PRICE FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE MONTH!) Click here to book your tickets URBAN AGRICULTURE MONTH Urban Agriculture Month (UAM) is co-ordinated yearly by Sustain:…
Find out more »December 2021
Tour & Tea – By Popes Produce
Tour Popes Produce HQ with the grower, Sarah for an introduction to what is required to start growing food at home. Through her years of experiences Sarah will share some inroads into growing produce at home. We'll briefly explore the zones of the backyard and finish off with some light snacks and a discussion of what people think is possible at their places. “While FFI takes every reasonable effort to ensure that information is correct at the time of publication,…
Find out more »May 2022
Sunnyland Working Bee
Sunnyland is about to receive a new addtion - a studio ! We need to do a little light pruning, weeding and moving of materials to clear the space ready for the studio to move into it's new location. If you'd like to help grow this backyard wonderland - please join us! “While FFI takes every reasonable effort to ensure that information is correct at the time of publication, we recommend that the individual confirm details with the event…
Find out more »June 2022
Tour and Tea: Food For Thought
Explore Popes Produce HQ with the grower, Sarah for an introduction to what is required to start growing food at home. Through her years of experiences Sarah will share some inroads into exploring produce growing in an urban environment. We'll briefly explore the zones of the backyard and finish off with some light snacks and enjoy an edible discussion around what people think is possible for them. “While FFI takes every reasonable effort to ensure that information is correct at…
Find out more »November 2022
Open Garden Tour – Pope’s Produce
As part of Urban Agriculture Month (an initiative of Sustain Australia) Pope's Produce in Woonona is opening their backyard market garden to give the curious an insight into local food production. Tickets are free, but a contribution towards creating a greenhouse would be appreciated. In conjunction with SaltBush Projects, Bulli. While FFI takes every reasonable effort to ensure that information is correct at the time of publication, we recommend that the individual confirm details with the event organiser, as…
Find out more »August 2023
Pope’s Produce Workshop – When Life Gives You Lemons
Nature is telling us something - dive in and explore the abundant flavours of citrus ! Over this day of edible exploration, Pope's Produce will be covering quite some ground including: tips on how to best care for your citrus trees for glorious yields. how to preserve some of the abundance for future enjoyment. Demonstrations and tastings of a selection of recipes for enjoying now from sweet, savoury influences and beverages Naturally, there will also be a delicious light lunch.
Find out more »September 2023
Tour and Tea- Pope’s Produce
Explore Popes Produce HQ with grower, Sarah, for an introduction into what's required to grow healthy produce. Sarah will share some of her many experiences in growing enough food for people whilst keeping pesky creatures at bay. Together, you will briefly explore the permaculture zones of the backyard before finishing off with some light snacks and enjoying a group discussion. This event is supported by Food Fairness Illawarra. While FFI takes every reasonable effort to ensure that information is correct…
Find out more »Tour and Tea- Pope’s Produce
Explore Popes Produce HQ with grower, Sarah, for an introduction into what's required to grow healthy produce. Sarah will share some of her many experiences in growing enough food for people whilst keeping creatures at bay. Together, you will briefly explore the permaculture zones of the backyard, finishing off with some light snacks and a group discussion. This event is supported by Food Fairness Illawarra.
Find out more »November 2023
Pope’s Produce Open Garden Tours
Join in to check out one example of urban food production during Urban Agriculture, founded by Sustain Australia. You'll see a little of what’s involved in growing chemical free, seasonal produce locally. Tours @ 10am, 11am and midday
Find out more »November 2024
Tour & Tea
Join Sarah, the head gardener at Popes Produce for an insightful tour of Illawarra’s only backyard market garden as part of Urban Agriculture Month. See how they fit a couple of tonnes of production into an old school backyard, along with composting methods and a micro bush walk though an area remaining for wildlife. We’ll finish off the tour with home made refreshments and questions a plenty.
Find out more »Compost Basics
We'd all love black gold like this to add to our veggie gardens, but it's really tricky trying to find it locally. Next best option - make it yourself ! Ingredients come from easily sourced materials and you'll know exactly what you're feeding your garden. Other benefits include, enhancing nutrient availability to your plants, improved water holding and drainage as you're improving overall texture of your soil and increasing life in the soil. Plus - all those 'waste materials' don't…
Find out more »Seedling Sale
We're hosting a seedling sale this Saturday morning - 9 November from 9am - midday. Beautiful leafy greens from Patio Plants (think lettuces - bok choi - parsley - fennel - celery - kales and more). Plus a variety of fruiting plants from Brickworks Farm Seedlings (tomatoes - cucumbers - melons and more) will be on offer on the day. Prices start at 75c per seedling.
Find out more »Plan an Edible Wonderland
Now is the perfect time to dream, sketch and set goals for growing food at home. Longing for summer herbs and don't know where to put them ? Salivating over salads picked from the windowsill ? Just want to grow some stuff but limited on space and skills ? Well here's your chance to fill in the blanks ! Planning session with site tour, drawing time and naturally - edible discussion here at Popes Produce HQ.
Find out more »January 2025
Tour & Tea – Twilight Edition
Explore Popes Produce HQ at twilight mid summer with the grower, Sarah for an overview of what's required to grow healthy produce within an urban context. Through her decade of experiences Sarah has gained many insights and learnt a stack of lessons on what’s required to grow enough food for people whilst maintaining space for creatures. We'll briefly explore the zones of the backyard and finish off with some light snacks and enjoy an edible discussion around what people think…
Find out more »February 2025
Seedling Sale
Kick off your veggie garden at the Popes Produce seedling sale. Seedlings on offer include: fennel rainbow chard celery kale bok choy …and more surprises! Prices start at eight for $6.00.
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