Gardening in the City
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Workshop: Square foot gardening
From Transition Towns – Kingsland Workshop: Square foot gardening, with Ken Clark from Waiheke This is a unique chance to learn from one of New Zealand’s most successful square foot gardeners, Ken Clark. We are very happy that Ken is coming to Auckland for a one day workshop to share his knowledge. Square foot gardening…
Read MoreAs Autumn descends
This morning is feeling decidely autumnal. The feijoas are not far away, the kids are collecting acorns on the way to school, the leaves are starting to fall. Best of all the rain has come and there is no need for the nightly watering of the garden. Our lovely local church St Columba is having…
Read MoreWhat are the neighbours up to?
TT Kingsland/Sandringham/Mt Eden are holding a tree grafting workshop on 22 Feb at 4pm in Sandringham. Grafting can potentially be one of the cheapest methods to multiply good quality fruit trees for a very low price. It has an edge of long- term as the rootstocks are usually only PB1/2 and that is probably 3…
Read MoreWilton St Community Garden Feb 2019
We are lucky to now have threee community gardens in Grey Lynn. The “experts” next to St Columba Church and Kelmarna Garden who have years of experience and flourishing gardens. We also now have a new garden on Wilton Street directly behind the Gypsy Tearoom and the Wine Vvault. Both the owners of the plots…
Read MoreOoooby – Out of our Own Backyard
While reading NZ Herald an article on Ooooby caught my eye. Ooooby stands for Out of our Own Backyard Ooooby is… – a movement of food growers and locavores with a common goal of food independence. – a place where you can learn from, connect and exchange with local growers and eaters. – a social…
Read MoreSeedling Exchange
A new, informal group started at our February 2009 meeting of people who want to swap spare seedlings from their own gardens. The aim is to save some money, share some knowledge and gain some biodiversity! If you are interested in this please contact Alice on 3764623 or alice@angelfood.co.nz Seed exchanges are springing up around…
Read MoreGreen Grannies
A few weeks ago on Radio NZ, Gareth Morgan spoke about that in a recession people like to ” run home to Mum” . I found this idea for Green Grannies on www.springwise.com and it struck a chord. Wouldn’t it be great to harness the skills of our older folk to get us through these…
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St Columba Community Garden
The Grey Lynn Community Gardens are nestled in the Saint Columba Church grounds in the heart of Grey Lynn. It is a Living Community Trust Project that began in 2000. The Saint Columba Church and Community have provided a safe and highly supportive space for the Community Gardens to grow. The intention of this Garden…
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