Urban Food Production
Community fruit tree planting day
Love Grey Lynn Park? Here is an opportunity to take part in a planting day to start a community orchard. This project was originally proposed by Grey Lynn 2030. Saturday 15 September 10am – midday Meet at the corner of Baildon Road and Schofield street This is a fun planting event for all ages and…
Read MoreHave your say on local priorities
Auckland’s 21 local boards have each prepared a draft local board plan that sets out local aspirations and priorities that will guide decisions local boards make over the next three years and beyond. Local board plans will feed into other key Auckland Council plans, such as the Auckland Plan and 2012-22 Long-term Plan. Grey Lynn…
Read MoreTalk on Alternatives to Fertilisers
Dear Friends, The Sustainable North Trust is hosting a talk on Wed, 8 July on other options to feed the soil and keep our food production system going despite the rapid fluctuations in the price of fertilisers and diesel that are currently plaguing our agricultural economy. The powerpoint presentation by Betsy Kettle and Alida Robey…
Read MoreAre you a n-ooooby to gardening?
Environmental Workshop Beginners guide to growing produce Learn how to swap and selling your produce Grey Lynn Community Centre 510 Richmond Rd Saturday 23rd May 10-11.30am 11.30-11.45am Q&A Admission is Koha (donation) Every participant walks away with individual seeds
Read MoreParnell Farmers’ Market
ANZAC DAY, Saturday 25 April, the market will be open from 12 noon to 3pm Open every other Saturday from 8am to 12noon! While the Grey Lynn Farmers’ Market is getting underway go along to the Parnell Farmers’ Market on Saturdays for a selection of fresh seasonal produce, brought to you by the producers themselves.…
Read MoreOlives – curing your own
Over the last few years many people have planted olive trees around Grey Lynn, Ponsonby and Westmere. The years have passed and now plenty of these trees are bearing fruit. Look around next time you go for a walk in the neighbourhood and you will see the fruit is ripening up nicely. It is now…
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