Who wouldn’t want to be infused with botanicals for the day?!

Barossa-based Cherie Hausler of SBS’s TV fame ‘All the Things’ and her just released ‘Plant Based Farmhouse’ book is coming all the way from South Australia to join Natasha Morgan, landscape architect, gardener, grower, forager and preserver extraordinaire at her beautiful botanical-bliss property in Daylesford for a relaxed day practising all the ways both women have dedicated their lives to the beauty of plants, with an especially keen focus on what can be made from them; both edible and otherwise.

Come for a morning of Autumn foraging and preserving, learning how to make delicious syrups, sun teas and shrubs to drink across the seasons, and also delve into the medicinal benefits of botanicals by creating your own plant based salve for topical application.

Pots of hand blended tea will be served along side a beautiful morning tea with a focus on homegrown produce, while Natasha and Cherie share in the discussion of how to bring botanicals into your every day in the simplest but most precious and restorative ways.

It’s going to be a delicious day, in a gorgeous space (the botanical haven that is Natasha’s ‘Little Cottage On A Hill’) with a bunch of loveliest people.

Tickets are extremely limited, so grab some friends, your camera or phone to take pics, and come to Daylesford for the day – just do it quickly!

Workshop includes:

• Creating a botanical syrup and beautifully nourishing and healing all-purpose body balm to take home, learning how to preserve seasonal fruits and flowers making shrubs, a beautiful botanically created morning tea to share, recipe cards and goodie bag, and every opportunity to take some time for yourself to ‘unplug’ for the morning.

“I attended a Productive Garden workshop at Natasha’s ‘Little Cottage on the Hill’ on a chilly wintery Daylesford morning. It was such a cosy and welcoming experience. Natasha’s lovely nature shines through as she shares her gardening experience and tips. I came away full of ideas and possibilities and a sense that I was perfectly able to achieve these. I was so glad I attended.” Bernadette

“What a warm and welcoming environment Natasha created. The workshop was informative, practical and accessible for all levels of skill and prior knowledge. Thank you so much Natasha.”

“Totally inspired by the workshop held by Natasha Morgan . After visiting Oak & Monkey Puzzle it was amazing to see and hear how much Natasha has achieved in such a short time at Little Cottage on a Hill. It is such a special place and very inspiring to see her new adventure.” Lynette

About Cherie:

Country dweller, seasonal life creator, restaurant owner, TV presenter, podcaster and author, Cherie Hausler is the real deal, and a truly Renaissance woman.

She lives a plant based life in the most visually beautiful way – immersed in the seasons, with an authentic connection with the food she grows and the botanical experiences she shares – it’s all part and parcel of a shift towards new traditions that have nothing to do with doilies and country twee, and everything to do with the simple beauty that can be found in self sufficiency, and a world infused with all things botanical.

Cherie’s latest book ‘A Plant-Based Farmhouse’ has just been released (Murdoch Books) and Cherie joins us full to the brim with passion, knowledge and the loveliest heartwarming disposition.

‘I’m thrilled by this beautiful book. Cherie’s recipes are bursting with flavour and creativity. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.’ Maggie Beer

A Plant-Based Farmhouse celebrates exactly that timelessness, with more than 80 wholefood, dairy- and sometimes gluten-free recipes based on traditional plant-based country foods and cooking methods, along with veg-centric riffs on familiar homestead favourites. Whether it’s inspiration for hearty salads, roasts and brunches, magnificent cakes and tarts, or go-to staples, there’s so much deliciousness within these pages. Plant-based or otherwise, no one need miss out.

About Natasha:

Natasha Morgan is an award winning landscape architect by profession and a multi-disciplinary creative collaborator by natural inclination. 

For a decade Natasha worked on some of Australia's most significant landscape architecture and urban design projects - notably several years spent managing the design and construction of The Australian Garden, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne. Concurrently she shared her craft as a sessional lecturer in Masters of Landscape Architecture at RMIT and Melbourne Universities. 

In 2014 she made a tree change with a purpose to Spargo Creek, a tiny hamlet just outside of Daylesford in the Central Victorian Highlands.

Here Natasha transformed a dream into reality, creating Oak and Monkey Puzzle, the internationally renowned design, event and horticultural production focussed property and its idyllic gardens. 

Oak and Monkey Puzzle not only provided an evolving special hub for, garden design, artisans and craftspeople by way of workshops, collaborations, and bespoke events. It engendered a warm sense of community, sparked dynamic conversations, fostered collaborative connections, cultivated creativity and provided a place for meeting of the minds. 

It is here, also, that Natasha began her journey creating a way of life she had long yearned for. Rooted in her flower, berry and kitchen gardens, orchards and forest surrounds, she learnt to live with the land, the shifting season’s, and how to live ‘well’. 

Earlier this year, Natasha and her family moved on from the idyllic property. In this next chapter, Natasha has set herself the challenge of taking the best of the lessons learnt at Oak & Monkey Puzzle’s 5 acres, combined with her love for gardens, growing, harvesting, cooking and preserving, and distilling this in the design of beautifully productive and sustainably focussed gardens at her new 515 square metre Daylesford property, Little Cottage on a Hill.

Natasha is a sought after public speaker, workshop teacher and facilitator, and creative collaboration partner.  Natasha shares her inspiring story of tree change, garden design, and country life, through guest speaker events, writing, her workshops, social media following, print and digital media.  She has been widely featured both locally and internationally, including Australian Woman’s Weekly, Country Style magazine, Better Homes & Gardens (Channel 7),  and recently The Block (Channel 9).