October 2011

Sunday October 16^th
An Edible Garden / Yard - Large Block Design

Starting from scratch or making your garden work more efficiently. Integrating every element of organic gardening and permaculture design. Vegie garden, orchard, compost area, worm farm and where to put the poultry house. What to do first or change first. From urban to large block.

 COME LEARN HOW TO MAKE YOUR PARADISE

Sunday October 23^rd
Organic Vegie Gardening and Growing

From seed to harvest, soil health and getting the soil right. This course covers everything you need to know for successful abundant vegie growing. You will produce tasty healthy food

LEARN TO GROW YOUR OWN FOOD

November 2011

Sunday November 6^th
Hobby Farm Animal Health Care – Come and meet our healthy "lifestyle living" animals and learn how we care for them organically. We offer you our experiences in animal health and husbandry. Learn how we work the animals and their resources through our permaculture system. Meet the cows, house cow, dairy goats & kids, sheep & lambs and, of course, the chooks

Sunday November 13^th
Fruit and Fruit Tree Growing - Starting out, or starting again! Location, layout, management method, soil preparation, varieties to grow, planting trees/bushes/vines and edible ground covers. Fruit tree care and maintenance. Best practice seasonal care. Learn how to improve your soil as you grow your trees. Weed/grass management.

 ORCHARD CARE AND MAINTENANCE

Sunday November 20^th
Multipurpose Herbs and Growing Unusual Food Plants
Herbs to grow and use for soil health and your health. Herbs for barriers, edges and ground covers. Which unusual food plants to grow, how do you grow them & where? What do you use them for? How do you make them productive and high-yielding? Increase the variety of food you are growing.

December 2011

Sunday December 4^th
Compost and Humus Making
See and learn how to make wonderful, quality compost and beautiful humus. In bins, heaps, pens, deep litter systems. Gain knowledge of how to produce humus.

 LEARN ALL ABOUT COMPOST AND HUMUS

January 2012

Sunday 15^th January
Gardening and Managing with the Calendar in the Sky. Moon Planting & More!
Learn how to connect with the rhythms of our universe. We will learn how to use the antipodean calendar. You will also be brought to the awareness of daily, monthly and seasonal rhythms.

Sunday 22^nd January
Sustainable Lifestyle Farming - Hobby Farm Design, Layout & Management
How to make permaculture acreage design the easiest and best system. Edible gardens/orchards/animal systems (large & small livestock). Management today and long term. How to truly live the Good Life! CREATE YOUR OWN SANCTUARY.

February 2012

Sunday 12^th February
Organic, Happy, Healthy Chooks
Farm yard / Back yard chook keeping. Everything you need to know about chicks, chooks and chook houses! Visit and learn with our Healthy Happy Chooks!

Sunday 26^th February
Seed Saving
Learning skills and techniques for saving your own seed. Learning how to grow good quality seed, when to save it, how to process it and how to store the seed.

March 2012

Sunday 11^th March
Sustainable Vegie Gardening
Creating your own resources from your own garden. Growing, harvesting & processing mulches.Growing plants to make soil. Homemade herb teas and brews. How to use green manures and animal manures. Wise water use. recycling waste back to the soil. Stubble, laying, composting and worm farming. Sowing and saving seeds.

Sunday 25^th March
Growing Healthy, Organic Fruit Trees and Fruits
This course is about caring for your fruit trees in the BEST way that you can! What & when to feed the soil and the tree. Fruit tree pests, diseases and the effects of climate. Seasonal care for trees & fruit. Learning how to foster holistic management practices. Pruning methods for training and shaping fruit trees. Healthy soil, healthy trees, healthy fruit - create gorgeous fruit all year!

April 2012

Sunday 8^th April
Worm Farming - Working with and caring for your worms
Setting up worm farms, complete management, harvesting and using the by-products. Learn how you can have a fast, high yielding system for volumes of worm castings

 COME LEARN ABOUT WORM FARMING AND FEED YOUR SOIL

Sunday 22^nd April
Vegie Gardening in Cool / Cold Months
Preparing the soil and gardens. Planting the vegie garden out. Winter plant care. Helping your plants survive the frosts. Realising your frosty winter garden can be yielding winter vegies.

It is advisable to book early.
Book with Jade on 02 6657 3368

All these course are held at Simply Natural Organic Farm Dorrigo N.S.W.

All course are conducted in a living classroom, they are extremely informative and offer practical demonstration. Course participates can choose to be involved with the practical “hands on” sessions if they wish.

Course cost is generally $70 per person and $120 per couple. Some courses are charged at $60 per person and $100 per couple. Discounts are given for attending several courses!

Please contact us for all course details, dates, and costs. Bookings by phone to Jade 02 6657 3368. It is advisable to book early.

Guest Courses offered in QLD & N.S.W

Please realize this schedule is set at the beginning of my spring season each year so courses may be altered.

Courses can be arranged by demand, please email info@simplynaturalorganic.com to express your interest.