The Weedy Garden Membership & Makeover FAQ
Smaller makeovers. Bigger movement. More people growing food.
🌱 What’s changing with the Weedy Garden makeovers?
For the last few years, we’ve done some big, heavy-duty garden makeovers. They’ve been incredible… but also:
expensive to run
complex to organise
exhausting for everyone involved
The heart of The Weedy Garden isn’t “how big” a makeover is.
It’s about:
helping people grow their own food
sharing skills
and building community around the garden
So we’re evolving the model.
From now on, instead of one or two huge makeovers, we’ll be doing smaller, more frequent micro-makeovers every second month, right across Australia.
What is a “Weedy Micro-Makeover”?
A Weedy Micro-Makeover is a 1–2 day garden transformation workshop, not a giant TV-style renovation.
It might include things like:
planting fruit trees
putting in a simple raised bed or two
starting a compost system
improving the soil
adding some herbs and perennials
shaping a small, beautiful, edible space
It’s a jump-start – giving someone the tools, structure and confidence to keep growing food long after we’ve gone.
No massive machinery.
No huge construction builds.
Just meaningful, achievable changes that fit into real life.
🥇 What are the prizes in each draw?
Every second month, there are two prizes:
1st Prize – Weedy Micro-Makeover (Australia only)
A 1–2 day Weedy workshop at the winner’s place, where we:
design a simple, functional food garden layout
build soil and compost
plant fruit trees, veg and herbs
and teach as we go
It’s hands-on, friendly and filmed as part of a future Weedy Garden episode.
2nd Prize – Weedy Garden Retreat Weekend
A 2-night stay at The Weedy Garden in the Northern Rivers, where you:
sleep in a cosy space on the property
learn practical garden skills
eat from the garden
slow down and reconnect with nature
It’s part retreat, part mini-workshop, and part hang-out-with-Weedy.
🌱 How do I enter the draws?
You enter simply by becoming a Weedy Garden Member.
Membership: $10/month (AUD)
Each full month you stay a member = 1 entry
Draws happen every second month
The longer you stay a member, the more entries you build up, and the better your chances become.
🌿 Do my entries ever reset?
Not while you’re a member.
Your entries accumulate over time and stay with you, as long as your membership stays active.
For example:
3 months as a member → 3 entries
10 months as a member → 10 entries
2 years as a member → 24 entries
If you cancel your membership:
your entries go back to zero, permanently
if you join again later, you start again from scratch
This rewards people who support the movement over the long term.
🌳 How often are the draws?
Draws happen every second month, on the 1st.
For example:
1 March
1 May
1 July
1 September
1 November
1 January
Six draws per year.
Each one has a Micro-Makeover winner and a Retreat winner.
🐨 Where do the makeovers take place?
For now, makeovers are Australia-only.
If you’re an active member and your property is:
in Australia
safe and reasonably accessible
…then you’re eligible to win the Micro-Makeover.
🌏 Why isn’t it worldwide (yet)?
Short answer: reality.
As much as I’d love to jump on planes and do makeovers all around the world, right now that would mean:
huge travel costs
complex legal and permit rules in every country
unpredictable access and safety
less time actually gardening and filming
Starting in Australia keeps things:
sustainable
legal
affordable
and more fair for everyone involved
If the model grows strong enough, and we have the support and systems in place, I’d love to expand it beyond Australia one day.
🌻 Can I volunteer and help on a makeover?
Yes – but it’s important to understand the new vibe.
These are not “hard labour” blitzes.
They are Weedy Workshops.
Volunteers:
are usually members who live nearby
know the general plan and tasks before the day
come to learn, help and enjoy the experience
work at a realistic, respectful pace
It’s about community, learning and connection – not squeezing free labour out of people.
🌱 How do you choose the winners?
We use a digital raffle system.
Each full month of membership = 1 ticket
Your tickets accumulate the longer you stay
Before each draw, all active members’ tickets go into a list
A random winner is selected from that list
It’s just like a traditional raffle:
more tickets = more chances
fewer tickets = still a chance
Everything is logged so the process is transparent and auditable.
🌿 What if I join just before a draw?
You’ll still get entries for each full month you’ve been a member.
If you join very close to a draw, you might only have 1 entry for that draw, while long-term members might have more – and that’s intentional.
The system is designed to reward loyalty and long-term support, not last-minute gaming.
🌾 What happens if I cancel my membership?
If you cancel:
your membership stops
all your accumulated entries are wiped
you’ll no longer be included in future draws
If you rejoin later, you start again from zero entries, just like a new member.
🌼 Where does my membership money go?
Your membership helps to:
fund plants, soil amendments and basic materials for makeovers
cover travel and filming costs
keep The Weedy Garden channel going
support the time it takes to plan, film and edit each story
allow us to help more people grow food, more often
You’re not just buying a “ticket” – you’re supporting a movement.
🌈 What’s the bigger vision?
The bigger vision is:
thousands of small, thriving food gardens
a community of people who know how to grow food
a library of Weedy stories that inspire people worldwide
and a model that doesn’t burn anyone out while we do it
Less spectacle.
More soul.
More soil.
More people growing food where they live.