Register to enjoy one of the many workshops on offer or just head along to Cooke Park from 9am to 2pm to check out the locally grown and made products and produce.
If you like the idea of locally grown markets, or perhaps fancy yourself as a homegrown producer, head along to Cooke Park Pavillion this Saturday 26 April for Homegrown Parkes. This community gathering celebrates local produce, crafts, and sustainability initiatives. There will be plenty of new tips and tricks to learn with an exciting program of workshops and with each workshop registration, you will go in the running to win some wonderful prizes from the local Homegrown Parkes businesses.
Chef Jack Brown, an Indigenous chef who is trained in traditional French cuisine, will be providing a workshop in the Cooke Park Pavilion from 11am. Then at 12.30pm, Kath Whitchurch will be providing a workshop on Sourdough Making. The final Pavilion Workshop at 2.00pm, willfeature talented landscape designer Elizabeth Briton, sharing her knowledge of local plant species and design concepts.
Clancy The Bee Man will provide informal workshops on the lawn in front of the Pavilion at 10.30am and 1.00pm. There will also be also a free, live reptile display throughout the day, with Andrew providing two formal presentations at 11am and 1.30pm.
Funding for this event has been granted under the Open Streets Program, funded by Transport for NSW, in addition to support from Central West Lachlan Landcare and volunteers from Parkes Community Arts. Chef Jack Brown is attending thanks the support of Landcare NSW.
For further details on the full program, please go to www.centralwestlachlanlandcare.org or follow the Homegrown Parkes Facebook page.