Identify Harvest Grow Workshop - Boorowa Community Landcare Group

IMAGE: Learn how to identify plants, harvest seeds and propagate at a hands-on workshop hosted by Boorowa Community Landcare Group.

Boorowa Community Landcare Group will host a hands-on learning workshop, thanks to the shared work of the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust and Landcare NSW under the Private Land Conservation Matters Project.

Workshop participants will explore:

Plant identification;
Seed harvesting; and
Propagation.

Learn about the identification of different native species with expert Alison Elvin, who has worked at the interface between sustainable farming practices and ecological management for more than three decades as both farmer and educator.

She is passionate about sharing the knowledge she has gained through those years, including hands-on strategies for people to learn to identify the plants around them.

Explore the world of native seed harvesting, what’s involved and how you can do it yourself with Tom Deery.

Tom has experience as a farm hand, manager and owner, mechanical engineer and cafe owner/operator amongst other things.

Over the years, Tom has become increasingly interested in understanding whole-of-landscape function and how to use management techniques to promote healthy landscapes, production and community.

Tom and his family currently own and operate Wyola Native Seeds in Yass, where he has been working for two to three years while the business itself has decades of experience in seed collecting supply and revegetation.

He and his network of seed collectors target the Southeast Highlands, Southwest Slopes and Riverina regions when collecting seed.

Once you can harvest seed, find out how to correctly propagate it ready for planting on your property with Kath McGuirk, a volunteer who has been managing the Yass Landcare nursery with a small team of volunteers for the last six years.

“I love growing native plants, especially seeing a small native seed transform into a healthy and robust plant,” Kath said.

Morning tea and lunch will be provided for participants.