Gardening in the City
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New Community Composting Facility
The Wilton Street Community Garden recently completed construction of our new Community Composting Facility. Located in the garden at the top of Wilton Street, the facility consists of three large wooden bins designed to turn local organic waste into usable garden compost. The bins are easily accessible and designed to be user friendly. Now we…
Read MoreGrey Lynn 2030 Week: Day 4
Tour of Lynda Hallinan’s Urban Garden It was a full garden at Lynda Hallinan’s place this afternoon as she took a large group on a tour of her urban plot. Lynda was amazingly generous with her time and keen to offer lots of advice and answer questions. Lynda was concerned her garden was not looking…
Read MoreWilton St Community Garden Fence is Finished!
The Wilton St Community Garden Fence is now completed and it looks stunning! A fence was badly needed for the community garden as people were still parking on the land. The garden is immediately behind the Gypsy Tea Rooms so on a busy night some vacant land looked tempting. Also the land had become a…
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Raising the Roof – St Columba Fund Raising Event
St Columba Community Fund Raising Event Time: 6.00—9.00 p.m. Date: Saturday 22 August 2009 An evening of fun and enjoyment for the whole family. Just $10 per plate for a delicious meal plus… DJ Hilty will get your heels kicking Tongan hospitality will tantalize your taste buds Bring your own entertainment to share This is…
Read MoreSustainable Living Centre – Courses for August
DIY Bathtub Worm Farm How to make your own worm farm from re-use and free materials Sat 15 August 9am – 1pm $20 Ron Sperber, Director Earthwhile Ltd, Permaculture & Sustainability Education Old bathtubs make great worm farms and can be had for peanuts. Tree branches (that would otherwise be firewood) for a sturdy base,…
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 MoreOld newspapers, carpet for mulch
The Old Homestead have very kindly let the Transtion Town Pt Chevalier Garden Group create a garden in a piece of their land on Pt Chevalier Rd. We are very excited to be able to spread the word about growing food in the city, and to increase the amount of food we can grow beyond…
Read MorePermaculture Course
NorthTec Sustainable Rural Development Level 3 Rainbow Valley Farm, Matakana Wednesdays 9am – 2:30pm, July 22, 2009 – June 29, 2010 Tutor: Dion Workman Contact: dionworkman@fastmail.fm (09)4227432 Cost: Free Course papers include – Operating a Permaculture System – Forest Gardening – Wild Foods – Practicum This is a year long (part-time/one day per week) practical…
Read MorePlans for Wilton St Community Garden
Wilton Street Community Garden – Top of Wilton Street off Richmond Road behind the Gypsy Tea Room We have a fantastic resource – the land. There is plenty to do to develop this into a lovely and sustainable community garden and we would welcome any keen people experienced gardeners or not, who’d like to join…
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