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Do you want to learn to grow food?
Join this free 14 week course and learn skills to grow organic food on small farms, community gardens and in backyards. This hands-on course will prepare you for work, further study and volunteering in small-scale food growing.
Topics include:
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soil health
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plant growth
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biodiversity
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composting
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watering
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harvesting
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propagating
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crop planning
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pruning
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animal care
Enrollment applications are now open for the 2026 Autumn course intake, commencing at the start of February!
See the information below for locations, dates and times.
Please submit the application form and we will be in touch by phone for the next steps.
Course information
This course is being offered in two locations. Students can choose the location and time most convenient to them.
Aldinga Community Centre & Garden
7 Stewart Ave, Aldinga Beach
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Wednesdays, starting 4 February
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runs for 14 weeks, excluding school holidays
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last course date 20 May
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10.30am-2pm with 30min break for lunch
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includes some off site field trips (transport included).
Glandore Community
Centre & Garden
25 Naldera St, Glandore
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Wednesdays, starting 4 February
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runs for 14 weeks, excluding school holidays
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last course date 20 May
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10:30am-2:00pm with 30min break for lunch
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includes some off site field trips (transport included).
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How do I qualify for a place in this free course?
To receive a place in this course you must be an Australian resident or have an eligible visa, be aged over 17 years and not enrolled in school.
You also fit with one or more of the following:
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identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, OR
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live with a disability, OR
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come from a culturally, ethnically or linguistically diverse background, OR
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be under 25 years of age OR over 45 years of age, OR
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identify as a woman.
Who is teaching the course?
Phoebe
Indi
The course trainers are Phoebe (she/her) and Indi (they/them). Phoebe will mostly teach the course in Aldinga, and Indi will mostly teach the course in Glandore. We are passionate home gardeners with broad experience in the horticulture sector, including in small-scale food growing. We love to combine our knowledge and skills in growing food with our passion for community education and we look forward to learning alongside students throughout the course.
Accessibility information
If you are interested in this course, then we want to make it accessible to you.
Please get in touch with questions and to discuss access needs by emailing us at hello@patchofplenty.com.au or by texting or calling 0403 289 742. All students will discuss access needs with their trainer during their intake meeting.
Some general information
Physical teaching spaces
Our courses use an indoor teaching space and an outdoor garden area. Both indoor teaching spaces are wheelchair accessible and have wheelchair accessible toilets. The garden spaces at each venue are flat and contain a combination of paved and unpaved surfaces, though the paths at Glandore are narrow in places. The Aldinga garden is 150m away from the classroom on paved surface, and this return trip is made once per class.
Session activities
Each session is comprised of a mixture of seated or standing classroom based learning and garden based hands on learning. We move between the indoor and outdoor space throughout the session. All activities are adaptable depending on students' physical capacities and abilities and this can be discussed during your intake meeting with your trainer.
Both classes have a thirty minute break halfway through the class, and students are encouraged to take additional breaks for body movement, refreshment or using the bathroom as needed.
Field trips
Some offsite field trips will take place during the course. Transport to and from these field trips is included and field trip locations and activities will be discussed to accommodate all students.
Questions?
Call/text Indi on 0403 289 742
or email hello@patchofplenty.com.au
This course is run with the support of the following partners:
