We are delighted to bring you this very special workshop with Aunty Vivienne Hansen. Vivienne will give a Welcome to Country, then generously share some of her knowledge on bush tucker and bush medicine plants with a Q & A session. We will walk with Vivienne around our area to identify some local plants and end with an afternoon tea featuring some delicious bush tucker from Bindi Bindi Dreaming. 

Vivienne Hansen is a Balladong Wadjuk yorga (woman) from the Bibbulman Nation. She is a published author and horticulturalist and learnt about traditional medicine as a child from her grandfather, elder aunts, uncles and cousins. Vivienne completed the Certificate IV in Bush and Western Herbal Medicine and became the first Indigenous member of the National Herbalist Association of Australia. She was a presenter at the 7th International Conference on Herbal Medicine in 2010. Her books titled Noongar Bush Medicine: Medicinal Plants of the South-West of Western Australia and Noongar Bush Tucker: Bush Food Plants and Fungi of the South-West of Western Australia are available through UWA Publishing.

Thank you to the City of Fremantle for supporting this workshop. 

When: Saturday 6 August, 1.30pm to 3.30pm

Where: North Fremantle Community Hall, Thompson Rd, North Fremantle (next to the Farm)

Cost: Free for members (please enter code NFSFMEMBER for your discount), $20 non-members. New social members always welcome, become a member here!

Bring: Lots of questions and good vibes

Join horticulturist and local native plant expert Renee Hillman for a morning of info, advice and planting! Renee will share her technical expertise on native plants and how to select, plant and maintain them for a thriving native garden. Renee loves sharing her knowledge and encouraging everyone to give natives a go - they provide habitat for birds, bees and butterflies; they are waterwise and exactly suited to our climate and soil; plus they are beautiful! We’re super excited to have Renee (and YOU!) help us plant out our bush tucker garden. 

This is a hands-on workshop so please wear gardening gear and BYO gardening gloves if you have them (we have some spare if you don’t).

This workshop includes morning tea and if you come a few minutes early or stay after you can have a wander through our special little urban farm.

When: Saturday 30 July, 9.30am to 11.30am

Where: North Fremantle Social Farm, Thompson Rd, North Fremantle (next to the Community Hall)

Cost: Free for members (please enter code NFSFMEMBER for your discount), $15 non-members. New social members always welcome, become a member here!

Bring: Garden gloves, lots of questions and good vibes

We are delighted to present this workshop with Jeremy Thomas, Senior Urban Forest Officer from the City of Fremantle. Jeremey has a  passion for trees in the city and he will share some insights on the urban tree canopy project he is managing in Freo. Jeremy will also provide advice on factors to consider when selecting trees for your situation and why we’ve chosen the trees we have for our Farm setting. He will discuss the use of a root barrier, nutrient and water needs, pruning and maintenance. Then together with Jeremy’s guidance, we will plant our new Farm trees! 

This workshop includes a morning tea and if you come a few minutes early or stay after you can have a wander through our special little urban farm.

When: Saturday 23 July, 9.30am to 11.30am

Where: North Fremantle Social Farm, Thompson Rd, North Fremantle (next to the Community Hall)

Cost: Free for members (please enter code NFSFMEMBER for your discount), $15 non-members

New social members always welcome, become a member here!

Bring: Lots of questions and good vibes