Education

I teach regular workshops in and around Naarm/Melbourne, as well as longer courses like the CERES Permaculture Design Course. My teaching style is relaxed and interactive, with hands-on pracs, demonstrations and samples, backed-up by thorough notes to support further learning. I will work with you to carefully tailor the topic, length and content for your audience, and present at the right level to help participants take their next steps with confidence.

Choose from the following popular workshops, or reach out about a customized learning experience:

  • Beginner’s Guide to Growing Your Own Vegies

  • Growing Food in Small Spaces

  • Seed Saving

  • Propagation / Growing Veggies from Seed

  • Natural Pest and Disease Management

  • Compost / Worm Farming / Bokashi

  • Composting in Small Spaces

  • Healthy Soils

  • Growing Herbs at Home

  • Preserving Fruit

  • Introduction to Fermentation

  • Easy Food Plants / Foodscaping for School Gardens

  • Grafting Fruit Trees

  • Pruning Fruit Trees

  • Growing Berries

  • Growing Tomatoes

  • Garden tool maintenance

  • Nature strip / Verge Gardening

  • Urban Quail Keeping

  • Your Summer / Winter Veggie Patch

  • Extending Your Harvest / Perennial Vegetables

  • Permaculture Design of Kitchen Gardens

  • Climate Resilient Gardening

  • Shelter Your Home: Climate Resilient Design for Home Gardens

  • “Such warm and generous, concise, relevant, inspired, empowering natural teaching”

    Workshop participant

  • “I learned a lot of useful techniques that I can use straight away. I am already looking at nature differently. Thank you very much”

    Workshop participant

  • “It seemed to flow really well and people loved the info. You’ve totally nailed the balance of making it a very participatory workshop without participants actually taking over... What an awesome skill!!”

    Local council workshop organiser

  • “I’ve studied soil science under professors and found it extremely boring. Your visual and imaginatory representation is perfect for my style of learning.”

    Course participant

  • “You took away the mystery and scariness and make it sound very approachable. Thanks!”

    Workshop participant

  • “Loved the whole weekend. I feel it catered for many different learning styles. Everything felt very relaxed, informal, friendly and inviting while also really packed full of information! I’m glad I took lots of notes!”

    Course participant

  • “I did want to say the masterclass you arranged with Kat was by far the most rewarding and best class I have been to.”

    Workshop participant

  • “Excellent class. Very informative and very accessible for people of every skill level.”

    Workshop participant

  • “Very engaging delivery – not a moment of tuning out. Loved the session – thank you.”

    Workshop participant

  • “You stepped us through the basics so well – great use of props – Thank you. Your warmth and generosity is outstanding”

    Workshop participant

  • “Really easy to absorb the information in the way you delivered it. All really practical, useful info as well as science based.”

    Course participant

  • “Kept it simple and straightforward which makes it seem much more achievable. Thank you! ☺”

    Workshop participant

  • “Thank you Kat. You are incredibly generous with your time. It was thoughtful, kind, interesting, welcoming and fun.”

    Workshop participant

  • “Loved examples from your garden. Inspirational and real!”

    Course participant

  • “Wonderful again! Informative, inspiring, practical. Thank you!”

    Workshop participant