Illawarra Edible Garden Trail 2025

Now in its third year, the Illawarra Edible Garden Trail is reaching south from Helensburgh to Shell Cove showcasing backyard veggie patches, crop swap groups, schools, community gardens, and hobby farms across Wollongong and Shellharbour.

This years trail will take place over the weekend of Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd November from 10am-3pm across Wollongong and Shellharbour!

What is an edible garden trail?

An edible garden trail is a weekend where gardeners of all levels and in all environments open their front gate to the general public to meander through. It’s all about connecting budding gardeners, well-rooted growers and sticky-beakers, to share all the growing tricks and tips for different environments.

The Trail is an opportunity to ask all those weird and wacky questions, how to raise chooks, what does it take to build soil, how do you choose the right varieties for your garden, what about endemic native foods, how to build the right structure fit for purpose, what grows well in shady spots, how to plant dwarf fruit tree or just simply asking, what is this weed!? And maybe, is it edible? Don’t miss this golden opportunity to connect with your neighbours and learn how to build food security across the Illawarra!

Tickets on sale soon! Please email Emily at gardentrail@foodfairnessillawarra.org.au if you’d like to be on the mailing list when tickets go live.