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Creating a Food Forest
April 26 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am

Creating a Food Forest (Dry Climate)
If you’re tired of constantly replanting, losing crops to heat, or feeling like your garden only works part of the year—this workshop will help you step back and rethink the whole system.
This is a practical, hands-on workshop focused on how to design a low-maintenance, productive food system that works with Central Queensland conditions.
Instead of short-term vegetable gardening, we’ll explore how to build layered planting systems that become more stable, productive, and resilient over time.
• What a food forest actually is (explained simply, no jargon)
• How layered planting systems work in real gardens
• The best low-maintenance food plants for our climate
• How to design for shade, wind protection, and water efficiency
• How to start small and build a system over time without overwhelm
• How layered planting systems work in real gardens
• The best low-maintenance food plants for our climate
• How to design for shade, wind protection, and water efficiency
• How to start small and build a system over time without overwhelm
This workshop is ideal if you:
• Want a more reliable, low-maintenance garden
• Are tired of replanting vegetables every season
• Want to make better use of your space and climate
• Are interested in long-term food production systems
• Prefer practical, real-world learning over theory
• Want a more reliable, low-maintenance garden
• Are tired of replanting vegetables every season
• Want to make better use of your space and climate
• Are interested in long-term food production systems
• Prefer practical, real-world learning over theory
This is not a theory-heavy lecture, it’s a grounded, practical workshop based on real experience growing in Central Queensland conditions. You’ll leave with a clear understanding of how to start building your own food forest system step-by-step.
If you’re ready to move beyond short-term gardening and start designing a system that improves over time, this is a great place to start.
