Troy Crisante Head Chef Quay – Cooking Class & Conversation at Moonacres Farm
Join us at Moonacres Farm for an unforgettable day with Troy Crisante, Co-Head Chef of Quay Restaurant, as he shares his passion for sustainable food and celebrates the magic of lovingly grown ingredients. Begin with a conversation and hands-on cooking class using Moonacres’ finest produce, followed by a delicious lunch around our table. Class starts […]
URBAN AGRICULTURE MONTH: Thirroul Community Garden Open Day
The Thirroul Community Garden is a community run, council supported, shared garden space. Our purpose is to have a positive effect on local people, food supply and the environment. Join us for our annual open day, celebrating our community and learning about food. LIVE MUSIC MARKET STALL – fresh produce, seedlings, baked goods and preserves […]
URBAN AGRICULTURE MONTH: Green Connect Workshop: Grow your Own Veges & Herbs
This step-by-step workshop ensures everyone leaves with the knowledge and skills to grow an edible garden on a balcony, in a backyard or over a whole property. Come along and learn the following: Understanding how vegetables and herbs grow Helping vegetables and herbs to grow without chemicals Tools and techniques used to produce vegetables and […]
Wild Edible Foraging with Diego Bonetto
Take a walk around the natural spaces at the Green Connect Farm and discover the edible and medicinal plants that grow around you. Learn about folk knowledge, traditional uses and current debates about weeds and their uses.
Coiled Basketry with Plant Fibres
Join Brooke Munro at Moonacres School for a morning of basketry coiling using locally harvested soft plant materials and Moonacres produce. Be quick, these inspiring classes sell out quickly!
A Taste of Permaculture
Your teacher, Cal Champagne has been the manager of Green Connect Farm since its establishment. Growing up on a permaculture demonstration property on the Far South Coast of NSW, Cal moved to the Illawarra as a young adult to study environmental sciences at UOW, before going on to postgraduate studies in Sustainable Food Systems at […]