Learn From Experience
Earthkeepers courses and workshops share practical knowledge developed through more than fifty years of sustainable living.
Led by Judith Collins, each session draws on real experience in growing food, companion planting, herbs, composting, harvesting, working with animals and creating productive, resilient gardens.
Whether you're just beginning or looking to expand your knowledge, Earthkeepers is about learning practical skills that can be adapted to your own home, garden and lifestyle.
Upcoming Course
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Grow Your Own Food Course
Grow Your Own Food Course
Learn how to grow fresh, healthy food at home with practical advice drawn from more than 50 years of self-sufficient and sustainable living.
Join Judith Collins, author of Companion Gardening – Working with Mother Nature, for a practical morning at Earthkeepers exploring how to create a productive food garden that works throughout the year.
The course will cover planning for a year-round harvest, companion planting, natural pest management, working with different growing conditions, fertilising your garden and preserving your produce. You'll also explore simple, sustainable ways to make the most of the space and resources you have available.
The morning includes a tour of the Earthkeepers food gardens, giving you the opportunity to see many of these principles working in practice.
Saturday 21 November 2026
9:30 am – 12:45 pm
Earthkeepers, 61 Balmoral Park Road, Buxton NSW 2571
$50 per person — cash at the doorPlaces are limited, so early bookings are recommended.
Tutor: Judith Collins
50+ years of self-sufficient and sustainable living.
WHAT CAN YOU LEARN?
Explore Our Course Topics
Earthkeepers courses explore practical areas of sustainable living, food growing and working with nature.
Growing & Using Herbs
Explore growing herbs and the ways they can be used around the home and garden.
Harvesting & Storing Food
Explore practical ways to harvest and store the food you grow.
The Twelve-Month Harvest
Learn about producing home-grown food throughout the year.
Gardening Through Climate Disruptions
Learn practical approaches to preparing and protecting your garden through changing conditions.
Companion Planting
Explore companion planting, biodiversity and beneficial insects.
Compost & Home-Made Garden Inputs
Learn about compost, home-made fertilisers and natural insect repellents.
Animals in the Edible Garden
Learn how animals can form part of an edible garden.
Sustainable Home Retrofits
Explore simple, low-cost and no-cost ideas designed to reduce household costs and support more sustainable living.
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Bring a group together and learn at Earthkeepers.
Earthkeepers offers group learning experiences covering a range of practical sustainable-living and food-growing topics.
Led by Judith Collins, sessions draw on more than fifty years of hands-on experience and can explore areas such as growing food, companion planting, herbs, composting, harvesting and sustainable living.
Whether you're a garden club, community group or simply a group of people wanting to learn together, get in touch to discuss what you'd like to learn.
Learn With Judith Collins
More than fifty years of practical experience.
Judith's teaching is grounded in a lifetime of self-sufficient and sustainable living.
Together with Paul, she has spent decades developing and sharing practical knowledge about growing food, working with nature and making thoughtful use of the resources available.
Earthkeepers courses are about more than theory. They provide an opportunity to learn from knowledge developed through real experience and to take practical ideas home to use in your own garden and lifestyle.