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February 2018
The Chook Workshop
Chooks fit into an edible backyard like honey in tea. They tick lots of boxes for the edible gardener – organic fertiliser providers, expert bug hunters, a weeding service, endless delight and eggs too! Learn how: to create a smart chicken design at your place - how much room do they need?, tips for housing and how to integrate them into your garden and make best use of them to prevent and heal common chook problems naturally (worms, scaly leg,…
Find out more »Summer Garden Tour + Pizza Party
Celebrate the end of summer with us! I'll take you for a garden tour and chat about what's worked and what hasn't - all the good stuff I've learned this summer. Then we'll park up round the slab table and Matty will roll us up woodfired Margherita pizza (homegrown, homemade basil pesto, fresh picked tomatoes and homemade mozzarella). Leave room for pudding :). Important Info BYO + drinking vessel. Tickets are limited to 30. This is an adult only event.…
Find out more »March 2018
SOLD OUT! Autumn Open Day, 2018
If you want to feed your family from your backyard – today is for you! Come along and check out a working food garden. Gather your favourite people and leave the world behind. Learn Good Stuff I’ll be giving a talk at 11am. "Keep Your Vegie Patch Going!" Build on the fertility of the season gone and get stuck into winter preps so you can keep bringing this best of all foods to your table. Fresh, organic vegies all winter/…
Find out more »April 2018
Fabulous Fruit Trees
Join Sarah Frater from Edible Garden (our local fruit tree specialist); and myself for the ultimate fruit tree workshop! We’ll be talking smart design for Pipfruit, Stonefruit, Citrus and Avocado, key companion plants and the importance of rootstocks. Choosing varieties is overwhelming and it's easy to stick to the familiar - the ones you see in the supermarket, let Sarah open your eyes to wide + wonderful world of fruit trees. You'll learn about varieties that match your climate, soil…
Find out more »June 2018
SOLD OUT! How To Prune Fruit Trees
A workshop to boost your pruning confidence. Good pruning = good fruiting! Compact and productive fruit trees can happen :) Though the best (and simplest) time to start is when trees are young - wild and woolly trees can be tamed too. I'll demo a mix of pipfruit - a young apple in training, an established apple and a free standing pear. We'll check out the espalier Nashi's and three year old peaches. We'll chat (if there's time we'll prune)…
Find out more »July 2018
Pruning Workshop + Talk: Kaiapoi
Today we're pruning in the Kaiapoi Food Forest. I'll run through the basic's and we'll demo on a few trees. Then from 2.30 - 4 we're in the community centre for afternoon tea and a talk. Followed by the movie "Edible Paradise - Growing the Food Forest revolution". What a great day! My pruning book will be available for sale. Cost Entry is Koha. Register Please register your interest on the Kaiapoi Food Forest Facebook page.
Find out more »August 2018
SOLD OUT! How To Prune Fruit Trees: Wellington Workshop
A workshop to boost your pruning confidence. Good pruning = good fruiting! Compact and productive fruit trees can happen ? Though the best (and simplest) time to start is when trees are young – wild and woolly trees can be tamed too. We've got a couple of pears, a peach, a fig, some feijoas, a dwarf peach and an established Meyer to play with. Take home my pruning notes, and enjoy a homemade morning tea and cup of coffee. My…
Find out more »February 2019
SOLD OUT: February In The Vegie Patch: Garden Tour
Food and drink We’ll kick off with coffee + tea + home baked goodness (included in the price of your ticket). Hot scones + a gluten free something. Learn good stuff Today I’m talking February in the vegie patch - things to do and notice and think about. Important stuff like maintaining top knotch health and keeping a steady flow of homegrown vegies and beautiful blooms coming on. Then we’ll go for a garden wander and chat about the highs…
Find out more »June 2019
SOLD OUT How To Prune Fruit Trees: Wellington
A workshop to boost your pruning confidence. Good pruning = good fruiting! Compact and productive fruit trees can happen Though the best (and simplest) time to start is when trees are young – wild and woolly trees can be tamed too. We'll begin the day at Dave and Raewyns (454 Takapu Rd, Tawa) with all the basics: Tools, when to prune, choosing a shape, the power of training (not cutting), Years 1-4 and morning tea. Then if its fine we'll pop…
Find out more »SOLD OUT! How To Prune Fruit Trees
A workshop to boost your pruning confidence. Good pruning = good fruiting! Compact and productive fruit trees can happen Though the best (and simplest) time to start is when trees are young – wild and woolly trees can be tamed too. We'll begin the day with all the basics: Tools, when to prune, choosing a shape, the power of training (not cutting), Years 1-4 and morning tea. Then if its fine I'll demo on older trees, and we'll have a go…
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