What is Grow It Local?
Grow It Local is a community initiative to encourage more people to grow, share and eat locally grown foods. The City of Rockingham is one of the first local governments to proudly support the initiative and we are encouraging local growers to "put their patch on the map" on the Grow It Local websiteopens in a new window.
Register your patch, outline what’s growing and highlight whether you’re interested in connecting with other local growers to share or sell your produce, knowledge, space or skills. Likewise, aspiring growers can log on, see what’s growing locally, connect with experts and get inspired.
Want to learn more about Grow It Local in Rockingham? Call us on 9528 0333opens in a new window or email customer@rockingham.wa.gov.au for more information. If you would like to know more about upcoming workshops please see below or check out the City's What's On page.
Grow.Cook.Eat Workshops
Developed in 2020, Grow Cook Eat is a series of six workshops incorporating gardening, cooking and eating with evidence-based nutrition information.
The weekly workshops aim to give people the knowledge, skills, and confidence to grow food, give a better understanding of how we can eat healthier, the opportunity to have fun cooking some different recipes and sharing the dishes for lunch. Participants can register for all six sessions or alternative, just registering for sessions with topics that interest you!.
Places are limited, so please register your spot by emailing customer@rockingham.wa.gov.au or on 9528 0333. If you have any dietary requirements, please make that known. The workshops will cover the following topics:
Session 1: Planning your Patch
- How and where to start and working with what you've got. Introduction into the benefits of healthy eating.
- Wednesday 11 October 2023
- 10am - 12pm
- Baldivis Community Garden - 4 Amberly Drive, Baldivis
Session 2: Starting with Seeds
- How to plant, raise, collect and store seeds. Cook and eat delicious recipes for lunch.
- Wednesday 18 October 2023
- 10am - 12pm
- Baldivis Community Garden - 4 Amberly Drive, Baldivis
Session 3: Growing Vegetables
- Learn how to make a good soil mix and how to grow food in the vege gardens and pots.
- Wednesday 25 October 2023
- 10am - 12pm
- Baldivis Community Garden - 4 Amberly Drive, Baldivis
Session 4: Buying the Best
- Skills to shop smarter: Reading food labels. Cook and eat delicious recipes for lunch.
- Wednesday 1 November 2023
- 10am - 12pm
- Baldivis Community Garden - 4 Amberly Drive, Baldivis
Session 5: Composting with the Chris
- How to use food and garden waste to make compost at home.
- Wednesday 8 November 2023
- 10am - 12pm
- Baldivis Community Garden - 4 Amberly Drive, Baldivis
Session 6: Waterwise Gardening
- Learn about how to reduce your water use in the home and garden. Enjoy a healthy BBQ lunch.
- Wednesday 15 November 2023
- 10am - 12pm
- Baldivis Community Garden - 4 Amberly Drive, Baldivis