Imaginations will run wild and free at The Planting 2020, where at the ‘A Village Called…’ project, our younger festivillians will build their very own kids-only village for the fourth year running. Kids aged 10 – 17 are invited to create the village buildings from a huge pile of pallets gathered from local businesses and…
By David Haynes – QuestaGame Co-founder “You guys missed out on the most incredible day!” As he headed for the school bus, a ten-year-old boy expressed exactly how he was going to greet his siblings when he got home. Sixteen students, three parents and a teacher from the Maleny River School arrived at Woodfordia the…
Tickets for The Planting 2020 are now on sale here. Held at Woodfordia from Friday 1st – Sunday 3rd May, this year’s festival aims to create a space for us to share environmental knowledge, inspire one another, and simply enjoy being immersed in nature. Over the two days and three nights you can participate in talks and workshops about…
Ever wondered about what we are actually planting at The Planting? Well here is the full list of species for you to enjoy. Keen to get more involved, you can join in with Woodfordia’s Treehuggers. They are a dedicated and friendly bunch of volunteers who gather on the last weekend of every month for a…
The upcoming Planting Festival (May 3-5th), is not only about planting trees and other plants, but also ideas about how to conserve and regenerate out planet. The BioDiscovery Project hosted by The Planting Festival, will see scientists and citizens engaging Woodfordia’s biodiversity; from the very tiny microscopic life to the very visible, colourful and furry.…
We are so delighted to share the programme of workshops, field trips and entertainment with you for this year’s The Planting Festival. Joining us onsite at Woodfordia, you will have the opportunity to get your hands dirty by planting trees, get creative in workshops, grow and learn with talks and panels, and get your feet…
The Planting has received support from an Advance Queensland, Engaging Science Grant provided by the Queensland Government. The funding will support Woodfordia’s BioQuest – engaging patrons with bio-experts in biodiversity research, using the QuestaGame mobile app as a biodiversity research and mapping tool. Woodfordia – home of The Woodford Folk Festival – was once a…
Starting out as a weekend where a band of committed volunteers gave their time and toil for the planting of trees, The Plantinghas become more than a working-bee. The joyful activity of planting trees and being in the outdoors vies with the programme of talks, presentations and performances. Dig a little deeper than the everyday and…
After the success of this year’s event, Woodfordia Inc. has confirmed The Planting festival will return in 2018. The 3-day event will be held next year from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th May Originally started more than 20 years ago as a working bee to rejuvenate the site of the Woodford Folk Festival, The Planting…
World renowned truffle expert Professor James (Jim) Trappe recently visited Woodfordia, home to The Planting Festival and the Woodford Folk Festival, to share some of his extensive knowledge of what he calls the ‘unsung heroes of the forest’: fungi, including truffles. WHAT ARE TRUFFLES? You might know truffles better as an expensive delicacy found on restaurant menus, but…