Event : Grower Site Visit- Dumbalk
Grower tour at Julie's property in Dumbalk.
Sun, 29 Mar, 1pm - 3pm AEDT
TICKETS: $15 each (+GST + booking fee)
Julie moved to her property in late 2020 and has transformed the garden from being overgrown and let go, with basically nothing left but agapanthus, into a thriving productive food garden.
Julie is one of the fantastic local producers who supply the Grow Lightly weekly online store and the monthly farmers market with fresh local produce, seeds and seedlings.
This is a great opportunity to see how a local producer grows food for our climate, often from seed. If you're interested in learning how to grow your own food, or if you're thinking of becoming a grower/producer for Grow Lightly or the Bass Coast - South Gippsland Food System Alliance, then this is a great tour to see how it all works.
Julie will have seeds available for sale on the day, please bring cash, in small denominations.
What to expect: Join us for a tour presented by Grow Lightly at the Host property in Dumbalk.
Julie's property has established fruit trees, a small hothouse, potting up area, vegetable garden with some raised beds, a chook house and a small flock of sheep.
Children under 12 are FREE. Children are welcome to this event, but must be supervised at all times.
Parking instructions: plenty of space on the property for parking.
Address and specific parking instructions will be provided in the email prior to the event.
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible to some areas, assistance dogs permitted, (no pets allowed).
Please advise if you will be bringing an assistance animal, the host will secure her animals.
Toilets: Available on site ( limited = *wheelchair toilets available in town, outside the Hall. )
What to wear: Closed toe shoes, the grass is currently dry and possibly sharp so wear clothing to protect your legs. Bring a hat and wear sunscreen if you require these as the tour will be outside. Bring wet weather gear, coats/boots etc as the tour will proceed if it is raining.
Weather: An undercover area is available if the weather turns, the event will still go ahead if rain is predicted, an email will be sent prior to the event if there are emergency alerts due to risk and if the event needs to be cancelled.
Food/Drinks: BYO Water bottle, no food or drinks will be provided for this event.
Blue Tree Honey Farm (Honey supplier for Grow Lightly) https://www.fishersbeekeeping.com is close by, located at 120 Sweeneys Rd, Dumbalk. [THIS IS NOT THE ADDRESS OF THIS EVENT]
Their CAFE is also open on a Sunday from 10am-3:30pm (and Saturday 10-3:30) so you might like to pop by for some coffee and scones and to check out their shop stocked with lots of bee related products.
https://events.humanitix.com/grower-site-visit-dumbalk.
