Past Workshops and Events
Caring for indoor plants
Children’s Eco-parties
Ethically Declutter
DIY Plastic Free Workshop
One Big Home: Film Night
Paper Jewellery Making
Textile Jewellery Making
Nature jounraling
Plastic Free July Expo
Plastic Free July Preparation
Eco Families Adelaide: Mending Circle
Eco Families Adelaide: Bees, beeswax, candles and Lip Balm
Zero-Waste Life Hacks @ Womadelaide 2017
Eco Families Adelaide: Cloth Nappy Troubleshooting
Eco Families Adelaide: Non-Toxic Homes
National Recycling Week // Clothes Swap Party
Eco Families Adelaide: Plastic Free Family
Plastic Free July DIY Workshop
Living Building Challenge (An Introduction)
Native edibles
Preserving the Home Harvest
Fermenting & Natural Dye Workshop
Building a local food community
Food freedom: perspectives on local food sustainability
Eco Families Adelaide: Snack Sharing Session (repeat)
Eco Families Adelaide: Natural Remedies for all Seasons
Kefir and Kombucha: Fermented Goodness
Eco Families Adelaide: Snack Sharing Session
Feed your belly, not the bin! Food Waste Workshop
Eco Families Adelaide: Preserving Summer Delights
Edible Flowers Workshop & Afternoon Tea
Advanced Backyard Vegetable Gardening
Film: Fair Food The Documentary
Film: Just Eat It. A food waste story
Fantastic Fungi exhibition
Natural Pest and Weed Management
Christmas Nature Crafts
Nature Hiking and Camping Food
Eco Families Adelaide: Native Bees + Build your Own Bee Hotel
The Sustainable Artist: Workshop with Alana Gregory
Clothing as Medicine: Natural Dye and Ayurvedic Medicine workshop
Campfire Stories Australia: Spring Cleaning
Campfire Stories Australia: The Road Less Travelled
Natural Dye Workshop with Samorn Sanixay
Campfire Stories Australia: Courage
Re-Creating with Natural Dyes (Workshop)
Public Talk – Somebody Else’s Problem: Consumerism, Sustainability and Design with Robert Crocker.
Film: Love Thy Nature
Campfire Stories Australia: Belonging
Wildlife of Greater Adelaide, Meet author James Smith
Campfire Stories Australia: Change
Growing a Flourishing City With Costa Georgiadis… for birds, bees, you and me
Koalas of Adelaide
Film: The Best of Scinema International Science Film Festival
Get Set for City Nature Challenge
Wicking beds
Water smart solutions for your home and backyard
Film: Flow for the Love of Water
Water Sensitive Urban Design for Your Backyard
- Online Information Session
- Food Gardening for Beginners
- Natural Pest Management
- Worm Farms
Caring for Indoor Plants
Plant Propagation Workshop
Dig a Little Deeper Into Compost
Film – A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity
Advanced Backyard Vegetable Growing
School holiday workshop – Looking after our oceans
Hot Rocks!
Workshop for Homeschooling Families – The Wonderful World of Frogs
Edible Flowers for Kids
Kids Christmas Garden Crafts
Just Make It! Nature Collections and Mandalas
School Holiday Workshop – Nature Collections and Mandalas
Just Make It! Christmas Crafts for Children
“Introducing Sustainability” Book Launch
Kaurna Language Workshop
Library of Things presentation
Film Night: Minimalism
Film Night: Tomorrow
Film Night: Treading Lightly
Film Night: Living The Change
Film Night: A New Economy
Film Night: Tomorrow
Monthly Boomerang Bag Working Bees
Community Organising Training with the Wilderness Society
Nature Festival at the Joinery 2024
28 September – 13 October | various
We’re running and hosting a range of inspiring events for this exciting South Australian festival celebrating our incredible environment for it’s fifth year!
Some highlights include:
- our next Meet Your Local Group session focussing on Sustainable Initiatives;
- engage with your senses and connect with nature through exploring the Awe of Native Botanicals;
- the second Home Sweet Habitat regenerative design children’s workshop;
- two family friendly Community Art Workshops for the Nature Forum 2024; and
- our annual guided Tours of The Joinery. Don’t miss out!
View the full schedule of Joinery Events and register today!
Clothes & Fabric Swap + Mending Workshop
Saturday 19 October | 11am-3pm | $5 (entry at the door)
More information and registrations here.
Nature Festival 2022 – Community Artwork
Daily | 9am-5pm | FREE
View the colourful acrylic artwork, featuring native butterfly species that was created by the 18 community members and artist TaylorJay during Nature Festival 2022.
Urban Garden Bingo – FREE Self Guided Activity
How many of these plants, critters and garden structures can you find in the Common Ground Community Garden? Play our self-guided garden bingo activity at The Joinery or your own backyard.
Collect your copy from the Adelaide Sustainability Centre today!
