Vegetables From Garden To Plate

Growing vegetables is easy, fun, and very rewarding - as long as you know how!

This course is a kick-starter for growing veggies in your own garden, using methods inspired by the revolutionary ecological practice of Permaculture. The lessons can be applied to any site, large or small and are suitable for the New Zealand, and particularly the Marlborough climate.

What skills will I learn?

Learn how to assess your site, and to design your garden for the best results.

Learn about soil in a practical way, and how to build healthy soil.

Learn how to maintain and care for your vegetable garden.

You will learn how to grow delicious organic vegetables from scratch!

How is the course presented?

09:00am - Learn about sustainable food prep and cooking straight from the garden
09:45am - Intro to Permaculture, garden design, and vegetable growing methods.
10:30am - Interactive tour of a thriving food garden
11:30am - How to create and maintain your own vegetable gardens
12:30pm - Hands-on activity in the garden, with a focus on soil health
13:00pm - Lunch by Simply Bento

Who is hosting the course?

Dan de Klerk, Nomadic Permaculture: With a decade of experience practicing Permaculture, Dan specializes in teaching Permaculture design, food growing, and sustainable living practices. His online course has helped over 200 students to grow their own food at home. His expertise extends to community-driven ecosystem restoration, and empowering others along their sustainability journey.

Midori Matsumura, Simply Bento: Inspired by Dan's online course, Midori dreams of transforming her land into a thriving oasis and providing fresh produce for her family while benefiting natural ecosystems. She runs a sushi catering business from home and would like to grow ingredients to feed into the healthy, fresh meals that she creates. Over three years, she has accumulated significant practical knowledge and insights to share.

Is this course for me?

Do you want to harvest fresh organic vegetables from your own garden?

Do you want to reduce your carbon footprint by reducing your food-transport-miles?

Do you want to be guided through a step-by-step process from zero to harvest?

If so, then look no further, this course is definitely for you.

Up-skill yourself, make something of your backyard, eat fresh, eat organic, eat cheap, reduce your carbon footprint, save water, understand soil, build compost and create a thriving food ecosystem!

Sound good? Don't wait, sign up and start your food growing journey today...

We’ll see you there!

Who this course is for:

Anyone who wants to grow vegetables in their backyard, easily and without chemicals.

Anyone who has struggled to grow food or vegetables before and is keen to try again with guidance.

Beginner Permaculturists, gardeners or food growers - interested in a simple, sustainable approach to food growing.