Plenty Permaculture http://plentypermaculture.co.nz Bay of Plenty Permaculture Fri, 08 Feb 2019 19:06:14 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 Green Thumb Blitz 9:30- 3:30 http://plentypermaculture.co.nz/event/green-thumb-blitz/ Sat, 19 Mar 2016 20:30:00 +0000 http://plentypermaculture.co.nz/?post_type=tribe_events&p=1752 8 mini workshops offered by some of the Plenty Permaculture teaching team. Come to one or bring your lunch and stay the day!

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8 mini workshops offered by the Plenty Permaculture teaching team in support of:

blitz logo off web site copyCome to one workshop or bring your lunch and stay the day!

No need to register:  375 Whakamarama Road.

$10/person requested to benefit www.Permablitzbopnz.net

NOTE: Most workshops will run 30-45 minutes, but it’s going to be a fluid type of day.  Come up when suits you between 9:30 – 2:30 and join in with what’s happening.

WEATHER: The report as of 10pm, 19 March looks like light rain 10-12am, then clear till evening.  Our event will go ahead.  Please bring boots and a rain jacket though!

9:30   Compost Tea Brewers – How to put one together and why you would want to, plus recipes.

10  Wicking Beds – Neville of Plenty Permaculture will show you how to make one of these drought proof growing marvels.  Great for urban food growing.

10:30-ish This would be about the right time for morning tea.

11-ish Bee hives, broad forks, solar dehydrators – Marco from Crafty Gatherer will show his artisan products made from recycled materials and get you inspired with a talk on homesteading basics.

11:30-ish Seed Saving – with Teresa from Crafty Gatherer.

Noon-ish Lunch Anyone?  Please bring a lunch with you.

12:30 Design Exercise – Catherine from Plenty Permaculture will lead a fun exercise that will help you figure out where to start when designing a property.

1-ish How to Garden without Hurting Yourself – Gisella Warmenhoven, Feldenkrise practitioner, will teach us her moves for painless gardening.

1:30-ish Intro to Biodynamic Gardening – with the wonderful Gisella Warmenhoven

2:15 – Cuppa

2:30 Superb Compost MakingPermablitz co-founder Trish Waugh’s favorite subject. Wear your grubbies and bring some gloves and sicateurs.

3:30 If anyone still has the time, we’ll flick on a terrific 30 minute collection of short films: Know Your Food.

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