Published on 17 March 2022
Learn new simple living skills without leaving home
Ready to learn some new simple living skills in 2022? As part of the Resilient South initiative, City of Onkaparinga has partnered with Folk of all Trades to provide some awesome free online sessions.
Folks of all Trades is a local Aldinga-based business run by two environmental educators who are committed to low-impact living initiatives and sustainable living practices.
The 2022 Simple Living Series covers topics from breadmaking to using chooks as your secret weapon in controlling garden pests.
These free online workshops take place at 12pm on the first Wednesday of each month. You can join in via Facebook where you will find individual event links for each workshop one week in advance. You can also join in a live Q&A session at 12.30pm directly after each workshop if you need more information on that day’s session. Each session will then be available for a four week period to view at a time that suits you. For those without access to Facebook, you can also catch the workshops via YouTube.
Council first trialled online skills sessions in 2020 after the COVID-19 outbreak to replace in-person workshops and to ensure continued environmental education for the community. With thousands of session views, council soon realised that residents loved this method of learning where they could view sessions at a time that suited them.
The 2022 Simple Living Series will inspire the community by providing simple lifestyle changes that will have a big impact on our environment and our wellbeing with very little effort.
The monthly workshops topics include:
April - Winter food gardening
May - Sourdough bread making
June - Chooks as garden helpers
July - Zero waste living (as part of Plastic Free July)
August - Natural dyeing with plants
September - Summer food gardening
October - Connecting with nature
November - Composting and worm farming
December - Simple tempeh making
For more information on the 2022 Simple Living Series email sustainable@onkaparinga.sa.gov.au
Visit www.onkaparingacity.com/sustainableonkaparinga to see the full range of workshops and events on offer.