About this Event
Join us for a relaxed Monday afternoon in the garden. We'll be weeding, planting, harvesting and sharing a cup of tea. This is a great time to meet other students as well as learning about planting, growing and harvesting food. Each gardening bee includes a garden walk to check out what needs to be planted, weeded and harvested and a gardening skills share. Learn about gardening by doing it with us: everything from composting to worm farms, weeding to seed sowing, pruning to planting.
You don't need to know anything about gardening or growing food. By working together, we'll help you develop the skills to grow your own food at home and we'll create an abundant and thriving kitchen garden on campus.
At the end of each working bee, you'll be able to take home some harvested produce, seeds, seedlings that you've sown, recipes or growing guides depending on the time of the season and what's happening in the garden.
About the ANU Thrive Kitchen Garden
Be part of growing a thriving Kitchen Garden right here on the ANU and harvest and share the abundance! In the Kitchen Garden, we grow, harvest, cook, and share fresh, delicious food. You don't need to be a green thumb or a master chef, just come along and join in and learn as you give it a go! The main garden is located at the Canberra Environment Centre on the lake side of the Acton ANU campus. The Environment Centre is about a 15-20 minute walk from campus.
What should I bring?
Please wear a hat (if you have one), sturdy enclosed shoes and long sleeves if you can. Water, spare hats and sunscreen available at the garden. There's plenty of shade at the garden, so don't worry if it's looking like a hot day, we'll find something cool to do!
Where are we meeting?
Meet at the Kitchen Garden at the Canberra Environment Centre. The Canberra Environment Centre is on the National Museum side of ANU campus. From Kambri, the walk takes approximately 20 minutes. Check out the map below.
How many gardening bees should I come to?
You can come to as many gardening bees as you feel like. You can join us for our regular Wednesday morning gardening bee from 10-12am and there will be occasional gardening bees on other days as well and you are welcome to register for as many as you want to do.
What about cooking and eating the food?
On Wednesday mornings, we garden, harvest, cook and share lunch together. Wednesday sessions are a great time to come along if you want to learn or share some cheap, easy, fresh and healthy recipes with garden produce. Keep an eye out too for our regular ANU Kitchen Garden Cooking Classes and other Kitchen Garden events like pizza lunches and seasonal celebrations.
This event will be held outside and follow Covid safety rules.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Canberra Environment Centre, Crnr Lennox Crossing and Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsular, Australia
AUD 0.00