Permaculture Hawkesbury Valley Inc.

06/11/2026

🌱 Did you know that not all the work we do happens on the farm? 🌱

At Permaculture Hawkesbury Valley, our passion for education, sustainability and community extends well beyond our farm gates!

We also offers a range of professional educational services, including:

🌿 Keynote Speaking & Guest Presentations

🌿 Educational Program Development & Planning

🌿 Program Facilitation & Delivery

🌿 Staff Training, Mentoring & Professional Development

🌿 Tailored Workshops for Councils, Festivals, Schools, Community Organisations & Private Groups (both on and off the farm)

🌿 Sustainability, Permaculture & Self-Sufficiency Education

🎤 We’re excited to share that our founder, Kirsty will be presenting at B.Invested’s “Freedom Beyond Property” event next Saturday, 14th November!

Bringing together six sessions in one inspiring day, the event explores a holistic approach to wealth, wellness and freedom.

Kirsty will be sharing practical, achievable ways to embrace backyard sustainability, grow your own food, reduce waste and build greater self-reliance.

📍 Crowne Plaza Hawkesbury Valley

📅 Saturday, 14th November 2026

🕙 10am – 4pm

🎟️ Tickets: $90

We’d love to see some familiar faces there! If you’d like to join us for the day, tickets can be purchased through B.Invested at:

🌐 https://events.binvested.com.au

Whether we’re teaching on the farm, developing educational programs or speaking at events, our mission remains the same — inspiring, educating and empowering people to live more sustainably and self-sufficiently. 🌻🐝

05/11/2026

🥖✨ Ever dreamed of baking beautiful artisan sourdough bread at home? ✨🥖

On Saturday 21st November, step away from the rush of life and immerse yourself in the peaceful surrounds of our permaculture farm and bush kitchen located inside the Australiana Pioneer Village, Wilberforce.

In this hands-on Sourdough Masterclass, you’ll unlock the secrets of baking authentic sourdough bread from scratch. Imagine the smell of fresh bread wafting through your home, nourishing your family with wholesome loaves made by YOU. Store bought sourdough can cost around $12 a loaf! We will show you how to bake your own for just $0.50c a loaf 🍞

🍞 What you’ll experience:
✅ Learn how to create and care for your own sourdough starter
✅ Mix, stretch and fold your own dough to take home and bake
✅ Watch and participate as we shape, score and bake a loaf together in class – then enjoy a warm slice straight from the oven
✅ Take home a full workbook with recipes and instructions
✅ Gain the confidence and practical skills to continue your sourdough journey at home

🌿 Why join us?
Because baking sourdough is so much more than making bread – it’s a calming practice that connects you to timeless traditions, nourishes your body, and saves you money along the way.

🎟️ Limited spots available to ensure a personal, interactive learning experience.

👉 Book your ticket now and start your sourdough journey:

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2003698880289?aff=oddtdtcreator

Come and spend a beautiful day learning, baking, and connecting on the farm. We can’t wait to welcome you. 💛

03/11/2026

🎄🤠🪩 BEATS, BOOTS & CHRISTMAS HOOTS! 🎅🎁✨

A Twilight Christmas Bush Disco & Magical Farm Adventure! 🌙🎄

School Holiday Program – Christmas on the Farm! 🐐🍕🔦

When the sun goes down, the Christmas magic begins! 🌙✨🎅

Get ready for a Christmas celebration with a difference! We’re turning our Permaculture Farm into a twinkling Christmas wonderland for an unforgettable evening of animals, adventure, homemade pizzas, Christmas treasure hunting, glow sticks and dancing beneath the stars!

As the sun begins to set, children will help care for our farm animals, create their very own delicious pizzas for dinner and embark on a festive Christmas present treasure hunt, searching the farm for hidden surprises, with a special Christmas gift waiting to be discovered for every child! 🎄🎁✨

Then, as twilight settles in, we’ll grab our torches to explore the farm, investigate the creatures of the night and finish with a spectacular Christmas Bush Disco! 🎄🪩

So grab your torch, pull on your boots, wear your favourite Christmas outfit or Santa hat and get ready for an evening filled with festive fun, farmyard friends, music, laughter and Christmas magic! 🎅🐐✨

🎄 In this hands-on Christmas farm adventure, children will:

🐐 Sunset Animal Care & Christmas Cuddles — Help feed, check and settle our goats, chickens, ducks, quails and guinea pigs as the sun goes down. There’ll be plenty of opportunities for cuddles with our furry and feathered friends before bedtime too!

🍕 Make Your Own Christmas Farmhouse Pizza — Become a Christmas pizza chef in our bush kitchen! Children will prepare their own pizzas, choose their favourite toppings and cook their delicious creations ready to enjoy for dinner.

🎁 The Great Christmas Farm Treasure Hunt — Santa’s little helpers have been busy hiding special Christmas surprises around the farm! Follow festive clues, explore the gardens and discover hidden treasures along the way. Every child will find their very own Christmas gift to take home!

🔦🦉 Explore the Farm by Torchlight & Discover the Creatures of the Night — As darkness falls, grab your torch and step into the magical world of the farm after dark! We’ll venture through the gardens, animal enclosures and farmyards, discovering just how different everything looks and feels at night. Listen carefully to the mysterious sounds of the evening, keep your eyes peeled for nocturnal wildlife and discover the fascinating creatures that come to life when the sun goes down! 🌙✨

✨🪩 Glow Sticks, Christmas Lights & Bush Disco Dance Party! — As the evening settles in, our farm transforms into a sparkling Christmas dance party beneath the stars! With twinkling fairy lights, festive decorations and colourful glow sticks for every child, it’s time to turn up the beats and hit the dance floor! Get ready for favourite party songs, silly dance moves, plenty of laughter and loads of festive fun as we dance the night away under the stars! 🎄🎅✨

🎅 Every child will enjoy:

🐐 Hands-on sunset animal care and animal cuddles
🍕 Their own homemade pizza for dinner
🎁 A Christmas farm treasure hunt with a special Christmas gift to take home
🔦 A twilight and torchlight farm adventure
🦉 Discovering the farm’s nocturnal wildlife
✨ Glow sticks and twinkling Christmas lights
🪩 Our Christmas Bush Disco & Dance Party
🌙 An unforgettable Christmas adventure beneath the stars!

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🎟️ Event Details

📅 Date: 16th December

⏰ Time: 5 - 8pm

📍 Location: Our Permaculture Farm is located inside the grounds of Australiana Pioneer Village, 10 Rose St, Wilberforce.

💰 Cost: $55 per child

🎅 What to wear: Come dressed in your favourite Christmas outfit, Santa hat or festive colours! Enclosed shoes or boots are essential.

🔦 What to bring: A torch, water bottle and clothing suitable for an evening outdoors.

🎟️ Book online: Scan the QR code on our brochure or head over to the Eventbrite website and search Permaculture Hawkesbury Valley.

🎟️ Book direct with us – EFT Payment Details:

Permaculture Hawkesbury Valley Inc

BSB: 633 000 | Account: 167140045

(Use your child’s name and program date as your payment reference. Email us to confirm your booking.)

📧 Enquiries: [email protected]

Parents/caregivers are welcome to drop off and pick up their children for this supervised program or remain with their child for the duration of the program.

✨ Spaces are limited!

🎄🤠🪩 So grab your Santa hat, pull on your boots and join us for a magical evening of Christmas fun, farmyard adventures, hidden treasures, homemade pizzas, glow sticks and dancing beneath the stars!

🎅🎄 It’s Christmas on the farm — and you’re invited! ✨🐐🪩

25/10/2026

Our Christmas School Holiday Programs are now available for booking! 🌻

🎁🎄 LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR A CHILD WHO HAS EVERYTHING? 🐐🌿

Give the gift of adventure, new skills and unforgettable memories instead of another toy! 💚

Experience gifts are not only wonderful for children, they’re kinder to our planet too — reducing unnecessary packaging, plastic waste and unwanted toys ending up in landfill.

✨🌻Less stuff, less waste, more memories! 🌻🎁

🎄🐐 CHRISTMAS SCHOOL HOLIDAYS ON THE FARM! 🌿🚜🎅

8 exciting days of farm adventures and a whole lot of good old-fashioned holiday fun! 🌻🐓

This Christmas school holidays, swap screens for muddy boots, animal cuddles, bushcraft, creativity and real farm adventures! 🌱💚

Our School Holiday Program at Permaculture Hawkesbury Valley is packed with hands-on experiences where children can learn real skills, explore nature, make things from scratch and experience life on a working permaculture farm.

From bushcraft and animal care to farmhouse cooking, traditional homesteading and wildlife adventures, there’s something for every budding farmer, maker and adventurer! ✨

🔥🌿 BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL SKILLS DAY – Become a Junior Survivalist! ⛺🧭

A full day away from screens and into the wild!

Children will learn real survival skills including bow-drill and flint-and-steel fire lighting, shelter building, water filtering and sterilising, foraging, navigation and outdoor problem-solving.

They’ll harvest seasonal produce, prepare food over the campfire, visit our farm animals and enjoy toasted marshmallows and hot chocolate around the fire.

Five hours of adventure, teamwork and practical skills designed to build confidence, resilience and independence! 🔥🌿

📅 Monday 11th January 2027 | 10am – 3pm

🎟️Link to book online in comments or book direct with us (EFT payment details located at the bottom of this post)

OR

📅 Monday 18th January 2027 | 10am – 3pm

🎟️ Link to book online in comments or book direct with us (EFT payment details located at the bottom of this post)

🧒 Ages 6–17 years

💰 $95 per child

🚜🐐 FARMER FOR A DAY – Animal Care & Summer Farm Adventures! 🐓🌱

Pull on those farm boots — it’s time to get to work!

Children will experience real farm life as they collect eggs, feed and care for our animals, groom goats, prepare enrichment treats, tidy enclosures and enjoy plenty of animal cuddles!

They’ll also get their hands in the soil sowing summer seedlings while learning about responsibility, empathy, growing food and caring for animals.

A wonderful morning of hands-on farmyard fun! 💚

📅 Wednesday 13th January 2027 | 10am – 12pm

🎟️ Link to book online in comments or book direct with us (EFT payment details located at the bottom of this post)
OR

📅 Wednesday 20th January 2027 | 10am – 12pm

🎟️ Link to book online in comments or book direct with us (EFT payment details located at the bottom of this post)

💰 $50 per child

🥖🌿 THE HOMESTEADER’S TABLE – From Farm to Table! 🧈🍓

Step back into a time when food was gathered, made, baked and preserved by hand!

Children will visit our farm animals, collect fresh eggs and discover where their food comes from before rolling up their sleeves for an afternoon of traditional farmhouse cooking.

They’ll churn fresh butter, make cheese, score and bake sourdough, prepare seasonal jam and squeeze homemade lemonade!

We’ll finish by setting a beautiful rustic Homesteader’s Table and gathering together to enjoy our homemade feast.

From the farm, to our hands, to the table! 🌿❤️

📅 Wednesday 13th January 2027 | 1pm – 4pm

🎟️ Link to book online in comments or book direct with us (EFT payment details located at the bottom of this post)

OR

📅 Wednesday 20th January 2027 | 1pm – 4pm

🎟️ Link to book online in comments or book direct with us (EFT payment details located at the bottom of this post)

💰 $55 per child

🌻🐐 THE HOMESTEADERS WORKSHOP: HANDMADE ON THE FARM! 🐝🌿

An old-fashioned day of farmhouse skills, handmade treasures and animal adventures!

Discover the wonderful world of traditional homesteading as children create FIVE amazing handmade treasures to take home!

🐐 Traditional goat’s milk soap made from scratch

🌼 Botanical Skin Rescue Salve

🐝 Nourishing beeswax lip balm

🌸 Fragrant botanical bath salts

🕯️ Old-fashioned beeswax candles

There’ll also be baby goat cuddles, farm animal encounters and time exploring our gardens to discover useful plants!

💕 Families welcome! Adults can purchase their own ticket and join their child, making their own complete set of five products. Alternatively, children aged 6+ can attend independently as part of our fully supervised drop-off program.

A wonderful day of creativity, traditional skills and good old-fashioned farm fun!

📅 Friday 15th January 2027 | 10am – 3pm

🧒 Ages 6+

💰 $95 per person

🎟️ Link to book online in comments or book direct with us (EFT payment details located at the bottom of this post)

🐝🦋 WILDLIFE WARRIORS: BUILD A BACKYARD SANCTUARY! 🌻🌿

BUILD IT! PLANT IT! WATCH WILDLIFE VISIT!

Calling all young nature lovers! Get ready for a day of wildlife discovery, creativity and farmyard fun!

Children will create SIX amazing wildlife-friendly projects to take home and begin building their very own backyard sanctuary!

🐝 Native bee hotels

🌼 Miniature pollinator gardens

🌱 Pollinator seed bombs

💧 Mini bee drinking stations

🎨 Colourful pollinator garden signs

🦋 Hanging butterfly feeders

Along the way, they’ll explore our gardens on a wildlife safari, discover the fascinating world of pollinators and enjoy plenty of encounters with our friendly farm animals!

Proudly connected to our 1 MILLION SEED PACKETS INITIATIVE, this special workshop inspires children to make a real difference for bees, butterflies and beneficial insects.

Six wonderful creations, one unforgettable day and a backyard sanctuary to nurture long after the holidays! 💚

📅 Friday 22nd January 2027 | 10am – 3pm

🧒 Ages 6+

💰 $95 per child

🎟️ Book Now: Link to book online in comments or book direct with us (EFT payment details located at the bottom of this post)

🎄🐐 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS AT PERMACULTURE HAWKESBURY VALLEY 🌿🚜

📍 Permaculture Hawkesbury Valley Farm

10 Rose St, Wilberforce

Located inside the grounds of Australiana Pioneer Village.

These aren’t just activities to fill a few hours of the school holidays!

They’re opportunities for children to get their hands dirty, learn real skills, make new friends, cuddle animals, build confidence and experience the simple joy of being outdoors. 💚

✨ Spaces are limited across all programs, so book early and give your child an unforgettable farm adventure!

🌱 NDIS supported — invoices available for eligible self- and plan-managed participants.

🎟️ Bookings via Eventbrite (Link in Comments) or book directly with us-

Permaculture Hawkesbury Valley Inc
BSB: 633 000 | Account: 167140045
(Use your child’s name and program date as your payment reference. Email us to confirm your booking.)

📧 Enquiries: [email protected]

🎄🐐🔥🥖🐝🦋 Let the Christmas school holiday farm adventures begin! 💚

22/10/2026

🔥🌿 Bushcraft & Survival Skills Day 🌿🔥
Become a Junior Survivalist

📅 7th Nov | 🕒 10am -3pm | 💰 $95 | Ages 6+
📍 Permaculture Hawkesbury Valley Farm | 10 Rose St, Wilberforce (Located inside Australiana Pioneer Village)

Step away from screens and into the outdoors for a full day of hands-on survival skills, bushcraft, teamwork and adventure 🌿
Children will spend the day learning practical outdoor skills used by explorers, pioneers and survivalists while building confidence, resilience and independence in a safe and supportive environment.

During this exciting full-day program, children will:
🔥 Learn bow drill and flint & steel fire lighting techniques

⛺ Build a bush shelter using natural materials found around the farm

💧 Learn how to, filter and sterilise water

🌿 Forage for useful plants and natural materials while learning how people have traditionally used them

🧭 Develop navigation, observation and outdoor problem-solving skills

🍃 Learn basic bushcraft techniques and wilderness awareness

🥔 Harvest seasonal produce from the farm and prepare food for cooking

🔥 Cook food over the campfire using ingredients harvested from the garden

🐐 Visit and spend time with our friendly farm animals including goats, chickens, ducks and quails.

🌳 Enjoy a full day of outdoor adventure, nature connection and hands-on learning

🔥 Finish the day around the campfire with hot chocolate and toasted marshmallows

This immersive full-day experience gives children the opportunity to learn practical life skills that build confidence, independence and resilience while having fun outdoors with new friends.

In a world where many children spend less time outdoors than ever before, Bushcraft & Survival Skills Day encourages children to connect with nature, solve problems, work as a team and discover what they are capable of achieving. Children leave feeling empowered, capable and proud of the skills they have learned.

📅 Date: 7th November 🕒 Time: 10am-3pm 💰 Cost: $95 per child
🧒 Ages: 6-17 years 📍 Location: Permaculture Hawkesbury Valley, 10 Rose Street, Wilberforce (inside the Australiana Pioneer Village)

🎟️ Book online: Link in comments
🎟️ Book direct with us – EFT Payment Details: Permaculture Hawkesbury Valley Inc BSB: 633 000 | Account: 167140045 (Use your child’s name and program day as reference)
📧 Email us to confirm: [email protected]

What to bring:
•Morning tea
•Lunch
•Afternoon tea
•Water bottle
•Hat
•Enclosed shoes (Gumboots are best)

Spots are limited – book early and let your child discover the confidence, resilience and practical skills that come from a day of real outdoor adventure! 🔥🌿

20/10/2026

🤣🤣 “EXCUSE ME, I ORDERED MY WATER ON TAP!” 🚰🐐

Meet Verity, our resident farm diva! 👑😂

Despite having an entire bathtub full of perfectly good drinking water right under her nose, Verity has decided that it’s simply not up to her standards. 💅

Never a dull moment with this cheeky girl. She’s got a personality bigger than the farm and we wouldn’t have her any other way! ❤️🐐

17/10/2026

Happening Next Saturday 🫙

Introduction to Home Canning & Preserving Workshop

When: Saturday 12th Dec

Time: 1pm- 3pm

Where: Held in our outdoor classroom and bush kitchen on our Permaculture Farm. Located inside the Australiana Pioneer Village. 10 Rose st, Wilberforce.

Tired of wondering what’s really in your food? Want to take control of your pantry and enjoy homemade, preservative-free preserves all year round?

With grocery prices continuing to put pressure on Australian households, learning to preserve your own food is a valuable skill that can help stretch your food budget further, reduce waste and build greater food security at home.

Imagine being able to take advantage of seasonal produce when it’s plentiful and affordable, preserve your homegrown harvests, or stock your pantry with nutritious, homemade meals and ingredients to enjoy throughout the year.

Join us for a hands-on Canning & Food Preservation Workshop where you’ll gain the confidence and skills to safely preserve your own food at home, save money and become a little more self-reliant!

What You’ll Experience

• Engaging Presentation & Hands-On Learning: We’ll start with an informative session on safe food preservation, followed by a guided, hands-on canning experience.
• Make Your Own Preserves: Using fresh, local and seasonal ingredients, you’ll learn about pressure canning and water bath canning. During this session, you’ll pressure can your very own jar of carrots to take home!
• Master Safe Canning Techniques: Learn how to preserve high-acid foods using the boiling water bath method and safely can low-acid foods, such as vegetables, meats and soups, using a pressure canner and tested recipes.
• Save Money & Reduce Food Waste: Discover how preserving seasonal produce, bulk purchases and homegrown harvests can help reduce your grocery bills, minimise food waste and make the most of what you already have.
• Expert Guidance & Take-Home Resources: You’ll leave with the knowledge and confidence to continue canning at home, plus an information-packed booklet covering everything taught in class, including delicious recipes!

Why Join This Workshop?

• Take Control of Your Food Budget: Learn how to make the most of seasonal abundance, supermarket specials and homegrown produce by preserving food for the months ahead.
• Build Household Food Security: A well-stocked pantry provides peace of mind, helping your household become less reliant on frequent supermarket trips and better prepared for unexpected changes in food prices or availability.
• Learn a Lifelong Skill: Canning isn’t just about food storage. It’s about self-sufficiency, reducing food waste, knowing what goes into your food and making the most of seasonal produce.
• Hands-On & Interactive: This is more than just a class! You’ll actively participate in the canning process and take home your own preserved jar of carrots.
• All Supplies Included: Just bring yourself! Everything you need to participate in the workshop will be provided.

Whether you’re growing your own vegetables, looking for ways to reduce your grocery bills, or simply wanting to fill your pantry with wholesome homemade food, this workshop will give you practical skills you can use for years to come.

Spaces are limited, so reserve your spot today and discover how food preservation can help you save money, reduce waste and create a more sustainable, self-reliant household!

🎟️ Book your tickets here 👇🏻

Link to book in comments

05/10/2026

Looking for something fabulous to do this weekend? Come along to the Food Security Fair this Saturday!!

🌱🥫 PLATE TO PLANET: BLUE MOUNTAINS FOOD SECURITY FAIR 2026 🥫🌱

We’re very excited to share that Permaculture Hawkesbury Valley will be joining this year’s Plate to Planet: Blue Mountains Food Security Fair 2026! 🌿💚

Food security is at the heart of so much of what we do at Permaculture Hawkesbury Valley. We’re passionate about helping our communities build the practical skills, knowledge and confidence to grow food, preserve seasonal abundance, reduce waste and become more resilient and self-reliant.

That’s why we’re absolutely thrilled to be supporting this year’s Food Security Fair and presenting one of our most popular workshops:

🥫 Introduction to Home Canning & Preserving
🗓 Saturday 10th October 2026
⏰ 2pm–4pm
📍 Blue Mountains Planetary Health Centre, Katoomba

In this hands-on workshop, we’ll introduce you to the wonderful world of home canning and preserving and show you how this traditional skill can help turn seasonal produce and garden abundance into shelf-stable food for the pantry.

💚 SPECIAL FOOD SECURITY FAIR PRICING

In support of the Blue Mountains Food Security Fair, tickets to our canning workshop are being offered at a special discounted event price.

Places are limited and bookings are essential, so if you’ve been wanting to learn the skills of home canning and preserving, this is a fantastic opportunity to join us!

🎟️ VIEW THE FULL PROGRAM & BOOK YOUR TICKETS-

https://events.humanitix.com/blue-mountains-2026-food-security-fair

🌏 Plate to Planet: Blue Mountains Food Security Fair is a full day dedicated to building stronger, more resilient local food systems.

There’ll be talks, workshops, demonstrations, market stalls, family activities, live music, food, a community crop and seed swap and plenty of opportunities to learn practical skills for a more food-secure future.

🌱 Saturday 10th October | 10am–4pm
🌱 Blue Mountains Planetary Health Centre, Katoomba
🌱 Entry to the Fair and Markets is FREE

We’re incredibly proud to be part of an event bringing growers, educators, families, community groups and local organisations together around something we care deeply about — creating resilient communities through local, sustainable food systems. 🌱🥫💚

We hope to see some familiar faces in the Blue Mountains! 🌿

🌻Program highlights:
Headline talk: The age of renewable Food – Julian Cribb AM
The importance of bioregions in uncertain times – Rowe Morrow, Permaculture Matters
Wild edibles foraging workshops – Diego Bonetto, Eat More Weeds
Food security for native animals - Tracy Burgess, WIRES
Home canning and food preservation workshop – Kirsty Berté, Permaculture Hawkesbury Valley
Designing your own Permaculture Property – Leni Nyssen, Alchemy Farms
Utilising what’s in front of you – Uncle Lex, The Ganya Shed
How to worm farm - BMCC
Live music by Olivia Dustmann
Community crop and seed swap

Blue Mountains Planetary Health are also seeking stallholders for the event. If you are a grower, retailer, community organisation or business that would like to get involved, please reach out to [email protected]!

05/10/2026

05/10/2026

Term 4 classes start back next week!

🌻🐐☀️ TERM 4 ENROLMENTS ARE NOW OPEN! ☀️🐐🌻

Spring is here, and we would love to welcome your family to another exciting term of hands-on learning, gardening, animal care and outdoor adventure at Permaculture Hawkesbury Valley!

Set on our beautiful permaculture farm, located inside the grounds of Australiana Pioneer Village in Wilberforce, children learn in a truly unique environment featuring our purpose-built outdoor classroom, bush kitchen, productive gardens, food forest and friendly farm animals.

Every program is designed to help children build confidence, practical life skills, friendships and a genuine connection with nature. 🌱💚

🐞 PRE-K KIDS IN THE GARDEN (Ages 2–5)

A gentle, play-based introduction to gardening, nature and farm life for our littlest learners.

This term children will become little farm helpers, sow spring seeds, explore our food forest, incubate chicken eggs, discover how mulch and water protect our gardens as the weather warms, create nature rainbows, dehydrate fruit to make “nature’s lollies”, hunt for good bugs and garden pests, and make their own farm animal footprint Christmas keepsake. 🎄🐾

Every week also includes opportunities to feed and care for our farm animals, collect eggs, explore the garden and enjoy plenty of animal cuddles and farm adventures. 🐐🐔🌻

🗓 Mondays 10am–11am
📅 12th October – 7th December 2026
💰 $140 first child | $120 siblings

See full program and book here-
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1999198869636?aff=oddtdtcreator

🌻 HOMESCHOOLING PERMACULTURE KIDS GARDENING SCHOOL (Ages 5–17)

Our popular homeschool program offers TWO separate class days each week:

🗓 Monday afternoons, 1pm–3pm
🗓 Friday mornings, 10am–12pm

Families can choose to book into either the Monday class or Friday class.

This term we’re taking our learning even further with real-world permaculture, food-growing, homesteading and resilience skills.

Children will work together to prepare the farm for spring, learn succession planting, strengthen our food forest, incubate chicken eggs, design resilient farms, experiment with natural plant dyes, dehydrate and preserve the harvest, investigate natural pest management and finish the year with our very own Community Trade Meet where children can barter and trade their homemade and homegrown goods. 🌱🥕🐝

Along the way we’ll explore food security, self-reliance, Fair Share, People Care, biodiversity, working with nature and the important role resilient communities play in looking after one another.

📅 Mondays: 12th October – 7th December 2026
📅 Fridays: 16th October – 11th December 2026
💰 $180 first child | $130 siblings

See full program and book here-
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1999198457403?aff=oddtdtcreator

🐓 AFTER SCHOOL ANIMAL CARE CLUB (Ages 5–17)

Perfect for children who LOVE animals and want to learn what it really takes to care for them! 🐐❤️

This hands-on animal husbandry program gives children real experience caring for our goats, chickens, ducks, quails and guinea pigs while developing responsibility, confidence and practical animal-care skills.

This term our junior animal keepers will investigate flies, worms and parasites, conduct the Great Poo Investigation 💩🔎, become chicken behaviour detectives, explore teeth, beaks and digestion, take on a farm animal nutrition challenge and design the perfect animal home.

We’ll also learn about something VERY exciting happening on the farm — our Nigerian Dwarf goats are growing babies! 🥹🐐

Children will learn about goat pregnancy, kidding and caring for expectant does as we prepare for our new arrivals later in December.

We’ll finish the year by creating special farm animal footprint Christmas keepsakes to take home and treasure. 🎄🐾

🗓 Mondays 4pm–5:30pm
📅 12th October – 7th December 2026
💰 $160 first child | $120 siblings

See full program and book here-
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1999198994008?aff=oddtdtcreator

✨ Why families love our programs:

📚🌿 HOMESCHOOLING & CURRICULUM SUPPORT

Designed by an experienced homeschooler and educator, each class is curriculum-linked and aligned with relevant learning outcomes. Children have opportunities to create work samples for homeschooling records and AP visits, with curriculum links and learning outcomes provided to families at the end of each term.

🌱 Hands-on learning on a real working permaculture farm
🐐 Friendly farm animals and regular animal interactions
🥕 Real-world gardening, food growing and homesteading skills
🐣 Seasonal discoveries, baby animals and chick incubation
🌳 Productive gardens and food forest to explore
🌻 Purpose-built outdoor classroom and bush kitchen
🌿 Small groups and supportive learning environments
🧑‍🌾 Meaningful life skills children can take home and use
💚 Learning that builds confidence, responsibility and connection with nature

There is something truly special about watching children discover where their food comes from, care for animals that rely on them, grow their own plants, investigate the natural world and realise just how capable they are.

Spaces are limited and many of our families return each term, so we encourage you to book early to secure your place.

We can’t wait to share another wonderful spring of growing, learning and farm adventures with you! 🌻🐐🌱

👩‍🏫 Led by an experienced permaculture educator with qualifications in Permaculture, Disability Support and Inclusive Teaching. Lessons are thoughtfully designed to suit a wide range of learning styles and abilities.

☔ All-weather learning – sheltered activities are offered on rainy days in our outdoor classroom and bush kitchen. Families will be notified in advance (where possible) if severe weather requires cancellation (make-up days may be offered at the discretion of the facilitator).

🎒 What to bring each week:
• Gumboots or enclosed shoes
• Water bottle
• Morning/Afternoon tea
• Hat
• Gardening gloves (optional)

🌱 NDIS Supported – Invoices available for self- and plan-managed participants.

📲 Book now via Eventbrite 👇🏻

https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/term-based-childrens-classes-2959379

Or pay via EFT:

Permaculture Hawkesbury Valley Inc
BSB: 633 000 | ACC: 167140045
Reference: Child’s Name + Program Name
Email us to confirm booking.

📧 Enquiries & NDIS invoice requests:
[email protected]