Volunteers harvesting unwanted fruit from private and public land and sharing the abundance across Ballarat
One of the things we love doing the most is supporting more opportunities for free food in the community. Last year The Hidden Orchard harvest leader and health promotion champion, Amanda Collins, collaborated with the City of Ballarat Council to organise planting of several fruit trees. The trees are located across from Ballarat Community Health’s … Continue reading Victory Park Micro-Orchard Loading…
Did you know The Hidden Orchard runs workshops? Last winter we had terrific turnout for our pruning workshops with Jean Paul-Trijsburg. Starting with a beginners workshop and then one for the more advanced pruner. We learnt all about equipment, how to choose which branches to prune, creating shape, avoiding fungus growth, what trees grow in … Continue reading Pruning Workshops with Jean Paul-Trijsburg