Saturday 24 January 2026

When – Saturday 24 January 2026 from 9:00, workshop will start at 9:30am sharp.

Where – Wickedfood Earth Farm, R560, Hekpoort, ±70km from Fourways and Pretoria.

Booking essential – cilla@wickedfood.co.za, R995pp for the workshop including garlic seeds to the value of over R300, extensive notes and lunch (we are not licensed, but you are welcome to bring your own wine, beers or soft drinks).

Accommodation – R750pp, minimum 2 people for up to 2 nights, including breakfast, excluding workshop (based on 2 people sharing a room, R500 single room supplement).

Garlic has become an important ingredient for boosting the immune system. In addition export of garlic into South Africa has been drastically reduced. As a result prices have skyrocketed. March/April is the time to plant garlic for harvest in October/November. Harvested garlic has an approximate 6 month shelf life if stored correctly.

“Thank you for a top-class day. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. The lunch was fantastic. Keep up the good work.” – Don and Juliana regarding our Growing Garlic for winter vegetable gardening 2023

“I’ve been to Wickedfood Earth garlic growing workshop last year and thanks to you guys, successfully grew your garlic, the best I’ve ever tasted.” – Anique

Join Mike and the Wickedfood Earth Farm & Country Cooking School team for a day workshop as they share the knowledge accumulated over the last 15 years while developing the food gardens along permaculture principles, and running a number of research projects on sustainability. They will take you through how to prepare the beds for sowing garlic, the best garlic and vegetables to grow for winter and when to plant.

March/April are the best months to be planting garlic. Following the steps learned in this workshop will ensure that you have a bumper crop of your own organically grown garlic to take you through to next summer.

The Wickedfood Earth Farm food gardens, are internationally recognized by Slow Food as an important educational garden. In recognition of the groundbreaking work that is being done on Wickedfood Earth Farm, Slow Food Johannesburg honoured Cilla and Mike with the 2015 Food Heroes Award for “development of rare breeds and education on sustainable food and farming.”

Wickedfood Earth Farm & Country Cooking School is proud to be a member of Slow Food Chefs’ Alliance, South Africa. The Alliance is an international network of chefs who are committed to promoting small-scale, locally produced “good, clean and fair” foods, safeguarding agricultural biodiversity at risk of extinction and giving visibility and the proper value to their supplying producers.

Wickedfood Earth Farm garlic has become a highly sought-after product in South Africa, because of its high quality. We supply garlic direct to consumers through our on-line shop, and to leading organic and health shops, as well as supplying organic and heirloom garlic seed stock to growers.

We grow 9 different varieties of garlic commercially, all with their unique flavour profiles, from hot and very pungent, to sweet and mild. We are always on the lookout for different varieties of garlic, and have trialled a further 25 varieties of garlic.

Seed 

Each participant will receive ± 180 garlic seeds to the value of over R300, of our best growing varieties, including limited elephant garlic seeds not available through our on-line store. We will have additional seed packs available on the day to purchase or you can pre-order at booking.

For more information, or to book:

Booking office – Cilla  076 236-2345 or cilla@wickedfood.co.za;

Information and event planning – Mike 060 761 0885 earth@wickedfood.co.za