5-in-1 Grow Your Own Food Course (NEW)
 

Always wanted to start growing your own food? Now’s the time!

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Our 3-day course is designed for anyone who’s been putting off their gardening journey. Make full use of your SkillsFuture credits through this hands-on, beginner-friendly course. You’ll gain the confidence to start and sustain your very own edible garden at home!

 

By the end of this course, you will learn how to grow microgreens, manage pests effectively, understand vermicomposting and the science behind plants that nourish. ​Pick up this lifelong skill in a fun, social environment and enjoy the satisfaction of harvesting your own food!

 

This course is SkillsFuture credit claimable at a special package price. (U.P $586.42)

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Course Info

Course language: English

Duration: 18 hours over 3 sessions

Venue: Edible Garden City (physical)

Max 20 pax per class

Min 5 pax per class

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Course Fees

Total course fee: $ 500 (inclusive of 9% GST)

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Payment to be made after your course registration is confirmed by EGC. (via bank transfer to EGC, or via SkillsFuture Credit)

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*Course sequence may be adjusted at the trainer’s discretion to ensure a smoother flow and a more effective learning experience for participants.

 

Available course dates:

 

​​​December ​Intake - Group 1 (Sundays)

• Sunday 7/12/2025
  • 9am–12nn: Beginner Gardener's Guide to Starting a Productive Edible Garden (Part 1)
  • 1.30pm–4.30pm: Grow Microgreens at Home

• Sunday 14/12/2025
  • 9am–12nn: Beginner Gardener's Guide to Starting a Productive Edible Garden (Part 2)
  • 1.30pm–4.30pm: Effective Pest & Disease Management for New Urban Farmers

• Sunday 21/12/2025
  • 9am–12nn: Beginner’s Guide to Vermicomposting
  • 1.30pm–4.30pm: The Farm is the Pharmacy​​​

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Registration closed (full)

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December ​Intake - Group 2 (Saturdays)

• Saturday 6/12/2025
  • 9am–12nn: Beginner Gardener's Guide to Starting a Productive Edible Garden (Part 1)
  • 1.30pm–4.30pm: Grow Microgreens at Home

• Saturday 13/12/2025
  • 9am–12nn: Beginner Gardener's Guide to Starting a Productive Edible Garden (Part 2)
  • 1.30pm–4.30pm: Effective Pest & Disease Management for New Urban Farmers

• Saturday 20/12/2025
  • 9am–12nn: Beginner’s Guide to Vermicomposting
  • 1.30pm–4.30pm: The Farm is the Pharmacy​​​

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Registration closed (full)

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December ​Intake - Group 3 (Mondays)

• Monday 8/12/2025
  • 9am–12nn: Beginner Gardener's Guide to Starting a Productive Edible Garden (Part 1)
  • 1.30pm–4.30pm: Grow Microgreens at Home

• Monday 15/12/2025
  • 9am–12nn: Beginner Gardener's Guide to Starting a Productive Edible Garden (Part 2)
  • 1.30pm–4.30pm: Effective Pest & Disease Management for New Urban Farmers

• Monday 22/12/2025
  • 9am–12nn: Beginner’s Guide to Vermicomposting
  • 1.30pm–4.30pm: The Farm is the Pharmacy​​​

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Registration closed

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December ​Intake - Group 4 (Wednesday to Friday)

• Wednesday 17/12/2025
  • 9am–12nn: Beginner Gardener's Guide to Starting a Productive Edible Garden (Part 1)
  • 1.30pm–4.30pm: Grow Microgreens at Home

• Thursday 18/12/2025
  • 9am–12nn: Beginner Gardener's Guide to Starting a Productive Edible Garden (Part 2)
  • 1.30pm–4.30pm: Effective Pest & Disease Management for New Urban Farmers

• Friday 19/12/2025
  • 9am–12nn: Beginner’s Guide to Vermicomposting
  • 1.30pm–4.30pm: The Farm is the Pharmacy​​​

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Registration closed

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December ​Intake - Group 5 (Saturdays)

• Saturday 27/12/2025
  • 9am–12nn: Beginner Gardener's Guide to Starting a Productive Edible Garden (Part 1)
  • 1.30pm–4.30pm: Grow Microgreens at Home

• Saturday 3/1/2026
  • 9am–12nn: Beginner Gardener's Guide to Starting a Productive Edible Garden (Part 2)
  • 1.30pm–4.30pm: Effective Pest & Disease Management for New Urban Farmers

• Saturday 10/1/2026
  • 9am–12nn: Beginner’s Guide to Vermicomposting
  • 1.30pm–4.30pm: The Farm is the Pharmacy​​​

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Registration closed

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December ​Intake - Group 6 (Sundays)

• Sunday 28/12/2025
  • 9am–12nn: Beginner Gardener's Guide to Starting a Productive Edible Garden (Part 1)
  • 1.30pm–4.30pm: Grow Microgreens at Home

• Sunday 4/1/2026
  • 9am–12nn: Beginner Gardener's Guide to Starting a Productive Edible Garden (Part 2)
  • 1.30pm–4.30pm: Effective Pest & Disease Management for New Urban Farmers

• Sunday 11/1/2026
  • 9am–12nn: Beginner’s Guide to Vermicomposting
  • 1.30pm–4.30pm: The Farm is the Pharmacy​​​

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Registration closed

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Grow Your Own Food Series: Beginner Gardener's Guide to Starting a Productive Edible Garden 
(also conducted in Mandarin)

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This programme provides a basic guide for new gardeners. It will provide practical information on how to start a garden successfully, from how to choose the right plants, what soil to use, how to water correctly, propagation methods, proper tools, some basics on plant nutrition, pests and diseases to observe for. Participants come out of this workshop inspired and confident about growing their own food! 

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Course Info

Course languages available: English and Mandarin

Duration: 6 hours over 2 sessions

Venue: Edible Garden City (physical)

Max 20 pax per class

Min 5 pax per class

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Course Fees

Course fee payable  (via bank transfer to EGC, or via SkillsFuture Credit): $ 195.11 (inclusive of 9% GST)

Payment to be made after your course registration is confirmed by EGC.​

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Available course dates (English):

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Part 1 - Wednesday 07/01/2026, 2pm to 5pm

Part 2 - Wednesday 14/01/2026, 2pm to 5pm

Registration closure date: 01/01/2026

Registration closed

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Part 1 - Tuesday 03/02/2026, 9am to 12pm

Part 2 - Thursday 05/02/2026, 9am to 12pm

Registration closure date: 27/01/2026

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Part 1 - Monday 02/03/2026, 2pm to 5pm

Part 2 - Monday 09/03/2026, 2pm to 5pm

Registration closure date: 23/02/2026

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Part 1 - Sunday 18/01/2026, 9am to 12pm

Part 2 - Sunday 25/01/2026, 9am to 12pm

Registration closure date: 11/01/2026

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Available course dates (Mandarin) - 初级园艺课程：如何设置一个富有成效的食用花园:

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Part 1 - Friday 23/01/2026, 9am to 12pm

Part 2 - Friday 30/01/2026, 9am to 12pm

Registration closure date: 16/01/2026

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​Grow Your Own Food Series: The Farm is the Pharmacy

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Plants have a marvellous way of healing themselves and we benefit from some of the healing power they hold. This programme will explore some plants which science and traditional medicine have told us are beneficial to include in our diet. Participants will not only learn the beneficial uses of readily available fruits, vegetables and herbs, they will also get to share how they have been consuming these plants themselves.

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Course Info

Course language: English

Duration: 3 hours over 1 session

Venue: Edible Garden City (physical)

Max 20 pax per class

Min 5 pax per class

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Course Fees

Course fee payable  (via bank transfer to EGC, or via SkillsFuture Credit): $ 92.65 (inclusive of 9% GST)

Payment to be made after your course registration is confirmed by EGC.

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Available course dates:​​

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Saturday 17/01/2026, 9am to 12pm

Registration closure date: 10/01/2026

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​Grow Your Own Food Series: Grow Microgreens at Home (also conducted in Mandarin)

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This course takes participants on an exploration of the farm to see the many ways we can grow an edible garden, whether in soil or hydroponically, indoors or outdoors, in containers or special systems and setups. Seeing edible plants grow in these different ways will give participants insight into which method might best work for their own growing spaces.

 

The hands-on segment will allow participants to grow their own microgreens in punnets, so that even if they do not have a lot of space or sunlight at home, they can still grow their own food! This is a great starter programme for participants who have little to no experience with gardening.

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Course Info

Course languages available: English and Mandarin

Duration: 3 hours over 1 session

Venue: Edible Garden City (physical)

Max 20 pax per class

Min 5 pax per class

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Course Fees

Course fee payable  (via bank transfer to EGC, or via SkillsFuture Credit): $ 94.83 (inclusive of 9% GST)

Payment to be made after your course registration is confirmed by EGC.

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Available course dates:​

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Tuesday 20/01/2026, 9am to 12pm

Registration closure date: 13/01/2026

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Saturday 07/02/2026, 9am to 12pm

Registration closure date: 31/01/2026​

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Friday 06/03/2026, 2pm to 5pm

Registration closure date: 27/02/2026

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Available course dates (Mandarin - NSA 初级园艺课程：如何在家中种植微型蔬菜):​​​​​​

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Friday 06/02/2026, 9am to 12pm

Registration closure date: 30/01/2026

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Saturday 28/02/2026, 9am to 12pm

Registration closure date: 21/02/2026

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Grow Your Own Food Series: Beginner's Guide to Vermicomposting (also conducted in Mandarin)

 

This programme is for urban farmers who are particular about how their edibles are grown and want to provide nutrients that are as rich and natural as possible. Many apartment-dwellers would find vermicomposting (composting with worms) a great way to upcycle kitchen waste and create nutritious compost for their plants.

 

This workshop will allow participants to understand about different kinds of worms, how to choose vermicomposting worms, how to set up and care for a worm bin and finally how to harvest vermicast to be used in their edible gardens. Participants come away from the workshop ready to champion sustainability through upcycling their food waste.

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Course Info

Course language: English and Mandarin

Duration: 3 hours over 1 session

Venue: Edible Garden City (physical)

Max 20 pax per class

Min 5 pax per class

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Course Fees

Course fee payable  (via bank transfer to EGC, or via SkillsFuture Credit): $ 105.73 (inclusive of 9% GST)

Payment to be made after your course registration is confirmed by EGC.

 

Available course dates:
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Saturday 24/01/2026, 9am to 12pm

Registration closure date: 17/01/2026

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Available course dates (Mandarin): 初级园艺课程：变废为宝的蚯蚓堆肥製作
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​Grow Your Own Food Series: Effective Pest & Disease Management for New Urban Farmers (also conducted in Mandarin)

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New gardeners often find themselves facing the challenges of dealing with issues of pest and disease in plants. Without some basic understanding of pests, diseases and the environment, it is easy for new gardeners to become frustrated and overwhelmed by these problems in the garden.

 

This workshop will give participants a holistic understanding of some common reasons their gardens may develop pest and disease issues and how to deal with them in a calm, environmentally-friendly way. Successful pest and disease management will give participants a significant sense of confidence and joy in their gardening journey.

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Course Info

Course language: English and Mandarin

Duration: 3 hours over 1 session

Venue: Edible Garden City (physical)

Max 20 pax per class

Min 5 pax per class

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Course Fees

Course fee payable  (via bank transfer to EGC, or via SkillsFuture Credit): $ 98.10 (inclusive of 9% GST)

Payment to be made after your course registration is confirmed by EGC.

 

Available course dates:
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Friday 27/02/2026, 2pm to 5pm

Registration closure date: 20/02/2026

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Tuesday 17/03/2026, 9am to 12pm

Registration closure date: 10/03/2026

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Available course dates (Mandarin): 初级园艺课程：有效地防治病虫害
 

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Joyful Edible Gardening: Designing Your Home Garden

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An edible garden provides an opportunity to grow food & at the same time create a beautiful space.

This programme is a starter guide for designing a garden (both balcony & outdoor gardens) & choosing an effective, beautiful planting plan.
 

Course Info

Course language: English

Duration: 6 hours over 2 sessions

Venue: Edible Garden City (physical)

Max 20 pax per class

Min 5 pax per class

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Course Fees

Course fee payable  (via bank transfer to EGC, or via SkillsFuture Credit): $ 196.20 (inclusive of 9% GST)

Payment to be made after your course registration is confirmed by EGC.

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Available course dates:

 

Part 1 - Tuesday 10/02/2026, 9am to 12pm

Part 2 - Wednesday 11/02/2026, 9am to 12pm

Registration closure date: 03/02/2026

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Joyful Edible Gardening: Healthy Soil, Healthier Plants

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This program aims to bring participants into a deeper understanding of soil health for edible growing, building upon basic knowledge of what makes up soil (covered in Grow Your Own Food Series: Basic Gardeners’ Guide to Starting a Productive Edible Garden).

 

Participants will learn about available soil amendments they can use to achieve a better soil structure, common nutrient deficiencies and ways to remedy them, and the soil ecosystem that they can nurture to improve soil health.
 

Course Info

Course language: English

Duration: 6 hours over 2 sessions

Venue: Edible Garden City (physical)

Max 20 pax per class

Min 5 pax per class

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Course Fees

Course fee payable  (via bank transfer to EGC, or via SkillsFuture Credit): $ 196.20 (inclusive of 9% GST)

Payment to be made after your course registration is confirmed by EGC.

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Available course dates:

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Part 1 - Saturday 07/03/2026, 9am to 12nn

Part 2 - Saturday 14/03/2026, 9am to 12nn

Registration closure date: 28/02/2026

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