Monthly Workshops
A series of eight workshops in 2025/26 on growing and preserving food, seedsaving, foraging and sustainability.
The workshops are free but places are limited.
Registration is required on the day of the market.
Workshops will run from 9.30am – 10.30am within the Goulburn Farmers Market inside Peden Pavilion.
December 20 - Propagating
Propagating tips, feeding and getting the best results from your seedlings and plants.
Plus Q & A session.
January 2026 - Pollination and Pollinators with Belinda Foley
Belinda Foley, from Beelinda's Bee Hive, has been a beekeeper for 12 years. She will explain the life cycle of the honeybee and their importance to humans. She will talk about native bees, elaborate on the importance of pollination, the process and how to attract pollenators to your garden.
February 28 2026 -
Returning Organics to Soil
The soil is our mother, everything we are, everything we ever will be is predicated on what we eat. Yet in many instances, urban communities have lost their connection to the soil as their food producer.
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​Returning Organics to Soil (ROTS) is all about addressing that loss of connection and how we might rebuild it through the use of our organic waste as high quality inputs into soils.
ROTS is about connecting people with like values and exchanging information under open sourced and Creative Commons processes where a genuine free exchange can occur to help build common knowledge on solutions. Read More...
March TBC
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April TBC
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August 23 – Beekeeping:
Karl Shaw, Boorowa Bees
Getting started with beekeeping
Come along to this workshop to hear Karl talk about the essentials of backyard beekeeping, what equipment you'll need, how to get started, and what to expect in your first season.
It's a great chance to learn more about this rewarding hobby and ask any questions you might have. Whether you're ready to jump in, thinking about it, or just curious, come along and see what beekeeping is all about.
September 27 – Permaculture: Raina Emerson, How to grow an edible forest garden
Permaculture is known for long-lasting, low-maintenance perennial gardens that stack plants in time and space. The opposite of monoculture. A well-planned edible forest garden will be abundant, full of life and less susceptible to disease and insect attack.
We will explore how to use the kind of diversity found in natural forests to create your own edible version. We’ll learn about the layers in a forest garden, suitable plants for this region and how to establish a forest garden. We’ll talk about companion plants and then we’ll plant a mini-forest garden in a pot.
October 25 - Seedsaving:
Arian, Canberra Seed Savers
Seed saving is easy, economical and fun! Saving seeds from your food garden allows more diverse and resilient varieties adapted to your region, builds local food security and promotes biodiversity. It saves time and resources when you don't have to buy seeds or seedlings every year.In this workshop you will learn how to save and store seed and you’ll get to give it a go! You can ask questions and go home with a couple of packets of seed and a handout "guide to seed saving".
We are grateful to the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
for seed funding to support these workshops.
