Workshops for Gardeners
Empowering Communities Through Regenerative Food Systems
Improving soil health and growing chemical-free food is a vital first step - but we can go further. This two-day workshop transforms gardens into functional ecosystems that actively address food security and climate resilience.
By teaching participants to "outsource" the hard labour to Nature - leveraging biodiversity for nutrient supply, soil structure and pest management - we reduce the cost and effort involved with growing food.
This workshop brings to life the core strategies from my Ecological Gardening Handbook, providing participants with the definitive manual for working with Nature rather than against it. We don't just help your community to grow food; we cultivate ecological literacy and self-reliance from the ground up.
The Climate Wheel of Fortune: Scenario Planning
for Gardeners
For many growers, shifting weather patterns have created a "paralysis of preparation." When the climate feels unpredictable, it’s hard to know what to do. This uncertainty leaves our families’ dinner tables at risk and regional food systems vulnerable.
But what if we could manufacture hindsight? What if we could stand ten years in the future, look back at today, and give ourselves the vantage point we’re currently missing?
Our half-day Scenario Planning Workshop replaces "What if?" with "We’re ready," using our interactive Climate Wheel of Fortune. Participants identify "no-regret" moves—smart, simple actions like improving soil or setting up extra water storage—that will help their gardens thrive no matter what the weather does.
The Self-Sustaining Garden: Building Resilient, Living Soil
Imagine a garden so robust it sustains itself while producing a bounty of nutritious food.
We often struggle to see this as a reality because we are used to soil that no longer functions as a living system. This one-day workshop is designed to bridge that gap, moving beyond "life support" gardening - relying on constant organic and biological applications - to a mindset shift that recognises your soil as a functioning ecosystem.
Participants will learn to manage their land in ways that naturally support the biological communities - microbes and invertebrates - that drive self-sustaining soils. By restoring these living systems, gardeners create a vital buffer against climate extremes like heatwaves and floods.
From Landfill Liability to Community Asset
Overwhelmed by bins and landfill costs? This one-day workshop will equip your community with proven tools to drastically cut food and green waste, saving money, boosting recycling, and fostering community sustainability.
Beyond the basics of composting and worm farms, we'll explore exciting ways for your community to turn their green waste into thriving soils. You'll reduce green waste and your gardeners will save on fertilisers and other soil amendments by using the organic waste materials to resource the life in their soil.
Drought-Proof Your Garden
We’re getting harder hit by drought. Standard solutions help – spreading mulch, growing drought-tolerant plants, using irrigation and recycled grey water. But there is a remarkably straightforward solution we tend to overlook – simply getting more water into and stored in our soil.
This one-day workshop combines the science with the experiences of gardeners to give participants the know-how to develop practical solutions suitable for their garden.
Naturally Reduce Pests in Your Garden
It's disheartening seeing our hard work destroyed by pests and diseases. We can switch to purchasing organic pest controls and good bugs to control bad bugs.
However, by creating pest-resistant landscapes for our gardens, we naturally reduce pest issues. Participants leave this workshop with practical ways to create the habitat for beneficial insects and birds in their gardens.
What People say about our Workshops
"Wendy shows how landholders small or large can adapt to a changing climate without breaking the bank by focusing on the fundamental ecological principles, helping people recognise the journey they want to undertake or clarify where they are at in this point in time.
She shows that to produce food we need to ensure the ecosystems supporting our production systems are functioning. A wonderful start to our 'RegenAG Mentoring Group' webinar journey."
Vicki Horstman
Fitzroy Basin Assoc Inc, Queensland Australia
"Wendy was key note speaker at our webinar 'Future Proofing Your Land'. Her excellent publication, “Eco-logical Farming Handbook” was the basis of her presentation. I was impressed with the time and effort Wendy put in to tailoring her presentation to cater for the needs of our audience. Over several meetings, Wendy fashioned a presentation that was well received."
"Wendy’s considerable knowledge of the subject and first hand experience really shone through."
Peter Stay
Geelong Landcare Network, Victoria Australia
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