Grow, Harvest, Eat — An Urban Permaculture Workshop & Garden Tour

Join us for two practical, inspiring workshops set in Koren’s small city permaculture garden in Tarntanya / Adelaide (opening to the public for the very first time!).

You’ll explore a real-life permaculture demonstration site, learn how to design your own garden and grow nutritious food using permaculture principles, and enjoy a seasonal lunch you’ll help harvest and prepare — complete with homemade sourdough pizzas and fresh produce straight from the garden.

This half-day experience blends permaculture design theory with practical skills, followed by relaxed conversation over a shared lunch — all in a city backyard shaped by permaculture thinking.

 

What you’ll learn

Permaculture garden design:

• Learn the basics of urban permaculture design with Koren, including zones, sector mapping, function stacking, WASPA and more.
• See real examples of permaculture in action throughout Koren’s garden.
• Discover how permaculture extends beyond the garden, into your kitchen and neighbourhood.

Organic food growing techniques:

• Learn key concepts to grow more food with less effort: companion planting, self-seeding, green manures, perennial crops and more.
• Discover what grows best in Adelaide’s climate and how to build a garden that feeds you all year round.
• Get tips on harvesting, storing and eating what you grow (plus how to cook with weeds).

How to cook from your garden:

• Take part in a hands-on harvesting and cooking demo with Kym.
• Learn how to make sourdough pizza and focaccia, topped with garden produce and served alongside fresh seasonal salads.
• Get recipes and ideas for simple home cooking that makes the best use of garden produce.

And then enjoy a sit-down garden lunch with Koren and Kym, with plenty of time to ask questions 1:1 and chat permie dreams with like-minded folk.

You’ll also receive:

• An 18-page printed handbook full of resources and helpful info
• A take-home sourdough starter and recipes for sourdough bread, pizza and focaccia
• Seeds to grow your own green manure crop
• A homegrown and homemade shared lunch (sourdough pizzas and fresh produce)
• Herbal drinks on the day — kombucha, fruit shrubs and soda water
• Access to Nomad Nursery veggie seedlings at half price on the day
• A relaxed, friendly environment where no question is too small

 

This workshop is for you if:

✅ You’re curious about permaculture and want a practical, small-scale entry point.
✅ You live in a suburban or urban area and want to grow more food in your garden.
✅ You’ve done a Permaculture Design Certificate (or not!) but aren’t sure how to apply it all.
✅ You feel overwhelmed by choice or unsure where to start.
✅ You want to be more self-sufficient, connected to nature and community.
✅ You love the idea of eating what you grow — but aren’t sure how to make it work.

It’s probably not for you if:
❌ You live on a large rural property.
❌ You’re an experienced permaculture designer or advanced food grower.
❌ You just want to tour a garden (this is an interactive learning experience).

 

About your workshop hosts

Koren Helbig is an urban permaculturist, journalist and ethical digital marketing strategist for purpose-led small businesses. From her small home in Tarntanya / Adelaide, Koren explores ways to live more lightly in the city. She regularly teaches and writes about urban permaculture, small-space food gardening, ethical marketing and gentle business practices, inspiring fellow city-dwellers to cultivate sustainability across every area of their lives.

Kym Ormond is a permaculturist, community educator and trained chef who teaches skills in food preserving, permaculture gardening and music with councils, schools and community groups across Tarntanya / Adelaide. He’s also co-owner of Nomad Nursery, a permaculture plant nursery in Carey Gully. Kym’s goal is to share forgotten skills that he’s learnt over the years and return them from ‘uncommon sense’ to common sense life skills.

 

The key details

When: Sunday, September 7, 2025
Time: 10am – 1:30pm (3.5 hours, includes lunch)
Where: Private urban permaculture garden in Adelaide (address shared after booking)
Tickets: $135 + GST
Spots available: maximum 12

We’re keeping this small so you can ask questions and learn in a supportive space.
→ Book early to secure your spot.

Food and dietary info

Lunch is vegetarian and made from scratch with homegrown ingredients — think sourdough pizza and focaccia, fresh seasonal salads and a selection of fermented drinks.

A gluten-free option will be available — please let us know when booking. You’ll still get to participate in the food prep and take home a sourdough starter if you’d like, even if you don’t eat gluten.