A six week introduction to organic FOOD gardening & garden design.
- raised bed garden method
- soil life & compost methods
- permaculture principles & thinking
- “pests & diseases”
- propagation including seed sowing & raising, cuttings
- crop rotation & companion planting
Build your knowledge & confidence for growing food all year round...
A six week introduction to organic FOOD gardening & garden design
- raised bed garden method
- soil life & compost methods
- permaculture principles & thinking
- “pests & diseases”
- propagation including seed sowing & raising, cuttings
- crop rotation & companion planting
Join us for an immersive experience at the Worm Farm Workshop organised by Nelson Community Compost. Hands on learning experience covering worm health and vitality, starting your own worm farm, feeding your worms, growing the worm population, and how to use the products of worm castings and to fertilise your own garden. Some worms will…
Join the community compost during Climate Action Festival and, if you want, every Saturday morning. Indeed, it is a ongoing working session, which takes place throughout the year. No prior registration required. The compost club is located at the Waimarama Community Gardens (Tantragree Rd, The Brook). if you've got any question, please email info@communitycompost.co.nz, or…
Empowering Soil 1.0 will equip participants with simple tools and strategies to care for and regenerate soil to bring abundance to your garden. Elliot Cleland will demonstrate natural farming techniques for making your own mineral and biological inputs and then try out some different planting strategies to accelerate the improvement of soil health. This workshop…
Experience the therapeutic and uplifting effects of time in a forest. We’ll walk-about. Sit. Listen. Taste. Touch. Share. All this in the peaceful natural area of upper Maire Stream (43 Highview Drive, Wakatu, Nelson 7011). Led by Maire Stream Guardian Anne Dickinson. Research from the Japanese way of forest bathing, known as Shinrin-yoko, shows significant…