Workshops and Demonstrations
Below is a list of all workshops and demonstrations. Info on these demonstrations is also available in the Home and Gardens pages.
Friday 2nd Feb
No Dig Gardening
Friday 2nd February 2024 7:30pm,
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvdemhrzsvGdNUpejml-xP9lKxnumucwXR
Presenter: Charles Dowding, Somerset, England.
Cost: Free
Charles has been an organic No Dig Gardener for over 40 years. He makes gardening simple, joyful; and easy while obtaining greater yields. He has just come back from running a series of No Dig Gardening workshops in South America. Check out his Website, FaceBook group, Youtube Channel:and/or one of his 14 books that he has written.
https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/CharlesDowdingNoDig
Monday 5th Feb
Growing Tropical Fruit Plants
Monday 5th February 2024
10am and 2pm
Venue: 85 Taipa Heights Drive, Taipa, Far North. Parking in layby 20m before drive
Presenter: Aaron McCloy of Far North Tropicals
Cost: Free
Workshop on Improving success in growing tropical fruit plants, for those wanting to explore setting up an orchard, or troubleshooting growing tropical plants in a home garden. Setting up a banana/pineapple or papaya orchard and how to get bananas, pineapple and papaya to fruit successfully. There will be plants for sale.
https://www.farnorthtropicals.com/
Wednesday 7th Feb
Korero on Hua Parakore Principles
Wednesday 7th February
9am to 11am
Venue: 19 Oromahoe School Road, Oromahoe, Bay of Islands
Cost: Free, koha if you like.
"Hua parakore is a kaupapa Māori (Indigenous) system and framework for growing kai (product and food)) developed by Te Waka Kai Ora (National Maori Organics Authority). It is based on the infinite richness and wisdom of whānau and hapū. There are six key hua parakore kaupapa that we can work with in the māra; whakapapa, wairua, mana, māramatanga, mauri and Te Ao Tūroa. All of these kaupapa (principles) are interconnected and are drawn from the mātauranga (Māori knowledge) continuum". - Jessica Hutchings
Come and share your experiences with using Hua Parakore. If you are new to this knowledge then you are most welcome to come and learn with everyone else.
Thursday 8th Feb
Regenerative Agriculture
Thursday 8th February 2024
10am , "Introduction to Biodynamic Regenerative Agriculture"
7pm "Introduction to the Biodynamic preparations and how they can be used in practice on any garden or farm"
Cost: Koha
Venue: 19 Oromahoe School Road, Oromahoe
Presenter: Rachel Pomeroy, Hawke's Bay, NZ
Rachel is a leading expert in this field and has run numerous workshops in NZ and around the world. She has just spent 1 month running Biodynamic Regenerative Agriculture workshops in India.
Check out more about Biodynamic Regenerative Agriculture:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyO9SyeO4ww
Exquisite Compost and Intuitive Gardening for Children
Thursday 8th February 2024
10am Intuitive Gardening for Children
2pm Exquisite Compost
Venue: 19 Oromahoe School Road, Oromahoe
Presenter: Katrina Wolff, Waikato, NZ
Cost: Koha
Katrina runs courses for gardeners of all ages and levels of experience and is passionate about ensuring that we can all have good food grown in healthy soil.
Check out her Website and FaceBook:
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=855315566599432&set=a.452697763527883
Friday 9th Feb
Live online tour: Syntropic Agroforestry Food Forest
Friday 9th February, 10am to 11am
link: https://facebook.com/events/s/northland-edible-garden-trail-/1070390107546825/
Presenter: Arthur McInnes, Northland, NZ
Cost: Free
Arthur lives in the Kaimamaku Valley with his partner Liadan with four generations of family on 30 acres. They have been practicing regenerative living and planting food forests for the last 9 years, incorporating permaculture and syntropic agroforestry principles. Together they started Twin Falls Nursery which sells online and sends plants all over Aotearoa. Arthur is passionate about doing his part to help build a regenerative future for Aotearoa.
https://www.twinfallsnursery.co.nz/
https://www.facebook.com/twinfallsnursery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSPNRu4ZPvE
Wild Wonderful Edible Weed Walk
Friday 9th February 2024
3 - 5 pm
Venue: Maara Tui Garden, Kerikeri Organic, 1188 SH 10, Kerikeri
Presenter: Anna Dudson of Abundant Landscape Design - Northland NZ
Cost: Koha, which goes towards supporting the Maara Tui Garden.
Join Anna on an exploration of the Maara Tui Education Garden where we will discover this season's diverse range of edible weeds. We will observe, draw, taste and discuss their ecological roles and multiple uses including how you can incorporate them into your life nutritionally and medicinally.
Bring: sketchbook, pen, cushion for outside use, sunhat, water and your whanau.
https://www.facebook.com/Abundantlandscape
Saturay 10th Feb
Regenerative Agriculture
Saturday 10th February 2024
7pm "Introduction to the Biodynamic preparations and how they can be used in practice on any garden or farm"
Cost: Koha
Venue: The Maunu Garden Project, 29 Cemetery Road, Maunu, Whangarei
Presenter: Rachel Pomeroy, Hawke's Bay, NZ
Rachel is a leading expert in this field and has run numerous workshops in NZ and around the world. She has just spent 1 month running Biodynamic Regenerative Agriculture workshops in India.
Check out more about Biodynamic Regenerative Agriculture:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyO9SyeO4ww
How to build a Hundertwasser inspired humus/compostable toilet. 11am Sat 10th February
Venue: 773 Mt Tiger Road, Parua Bay, Whangarei
Presenter:Thomas Lauterbach
Using mulch to transform clay into rich plant ready soil
10am Sat 10th February
Venue: 158 Corbett Road, Hikurangi, Whangarei
Presenter: Apocalypse Gardens
Introduction and demonstration of a Hansa c7 chipper
2pm Sat 10th February
Venue: 158 Corbett Road, Hikurangi, Whangarei
Presenter: Apocalypse Gardens