Gardening for beginners

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Growing your own food with kids is such a rewarding experience, but when you’re starting out, it can also be quite daunting. We’ve created easy to follow courses focused on gardening for beginners. Designed from a parents perspective, our courses will equip you with the knowledge you need to get started growing food at home.

We’ve simplified the process so you can easily teach your kids organic gardening skills.

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Start-up vegie patch basics: FREE online course

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Organic Action Plan: 5 Day eCourse

Easy organic gardening principles so your food is clean, nutrient dense and packed full of flavour. Start an action plan today.

Organic Food Garden 101: Intensive Program

Everything you need to grow organic food with kids. Grow, nurture, harvest and enjoy organic homegrown food.

These rock bugs and beetles will make you smile

by Family Garden Life | February 20, 2019 | Kids Garden Activities | 0 Comments

Rock bugs and beetles are a great way to add some fun and colour to your garden or even your plant pots. One of the teacher's at my kid's school made a similar ladybug to ours. It was painted red and black, covered in spots and also given wiggly eyes. The ladybug was...

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You’ll love how easy seed saving really is

You'll love how easy seed saving is when you give it a go yourself, and the cost-benefits are amazing. Most of the time seeds will be ready for collection when the fruit has gone past ripe and fallen from the plant or started to rot. Seed pods or seed heads are a...

Want to learn how to make soil testing fun for kids?

Soil testing is a way you can get to know your soil a bit better before you grow your plants. Organic gardening is all about working with nature to ensure your garden is free of chemicals and pesticides. One of the key principles of organic gardening is to ensure your...

Sweet & Salty Watermelon Salad (with edible flowers)

If you've never experienced sweet and salty together, then this is definitely the recipe you should try. Even my husband loved it. This sweet & salty watermelon salad is topped off with some stunning edible flowers. You'll find the sweetness of the strawberries...

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