Join Connie, author of Your Asian Veggie Patch, as she chats about how she got started on her gardening journey and the joys of growing Asian veggies. Connie will also share her top warm season Asian veggies that you can get sowing and growing, right now, in your backyard, such as amaranth greens, loofahs, winter melon and malabar spinach.

Books will be available for sale at the conclusion of the event, with the opportunity to pick up a signed copy of Connie’s book.

Connie Cao is a passionate urban permaculture gardener, and author of Your Asian Veggie Patch. She is passionate about growing food in backyards and cities, and believes that even the smallest space can become a thriving patch. In her backyard, she cares for a garden full of veggies, fruits, flowers and chickens, drawing on her permaculture and horticultural background to create a thriving ecosystem that is productive, beautiful and sustainable.

She writes for ABC Organic Gardener magazine, is the resident garden columnist at The Design Files, and is a regular guest on ABC Radio Melbourne and 3CR Gardening Show.

Wyndham City is a participating Council of My Smart Garden, a free sustainable gardening program that helps you get started growing food and transforming your outdoor space (yards, balconies or pots) into a beautiful, functional garden.