Opotiki Coast

admin — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:37:45 +0000

Welcome to Transition Town Opotiki Coast

Our purpose is to help our community transition away from dependence on fossil fuels towards a more resilient life-style that is gentler on the Earth.

We are a Charitable Trust, with the current Trustees Kazel, Lynne and Matt.

Current Initiatives:

Opotiki Community Marketplace
Organic Co-operative
Tool Library. Now at Central Service Centre in King St. Read more...
Awareness-raising Column. Kazel's weekly Transition Town column published in the Opotiki News each Thursday is also available here as a blog. Leave a comment!

Upcoming Opotiki Coast Events

A page for all our Resources

Contact

Kazel Cass kazel@slingshot.co.nz 09 9744388. We a facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Transition-Town-Opotiki-Coast/138008109562245

Light Earth Building and Appropriate Technologies

Koanga Institute — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:59:38 +0000

Light Earth Building and Appropriate Technologies

Friday 2nd – Monday 5th April 2010
12 noon Friday - 12noon Monday
Location: Koanga Institute, Torere.
Tutors: Bob Corker,and Max van Ginkel $460 (includes food and accomodation)

Location / Venue:

Torere, east cape

Growing Preparing and Cooking Nutrient Dense Food

Koanga Institute — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:56:50 +0000

Growing Preparing and Cooking Nutrient Dense Food

Saturday 30th January to Monday 1st February 2010
9:00AM Saturday – 12 noon Monday.
Location: Koanga Institute, Torere.
Tutor: Kay Baxter, $330

An intensive live in weekend, which covers all the content covered in the previous two, one day workshops on 1) Bio-intensive Gardening and Growing Nutrient Dense Food , Sat, 3rd October

Location / Venue:

Torere, east cape

Koanga Institute Field Day

Koanga Institute — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:54:13 +0000

Koanga Institute Field Day
February Sunday 7th, 2010
Bookings are essential so we can tell you where to go.
9:00am - 11:00 am with Grant Paton (Environmental Fertilisers) in his research garden at Kerepehi and then
12:00am - 4:00pm with Jan and Rob Hammington (Seed Guardians for the Koanga Institute)
Koha to the Institute (we will look after our hosts)

This is an exciting first for us. We are holding field days in the Kerepehi and Hamilton areas.

Koanga Institute Annual Hui and Open Day

Koanga Institute — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:52:13 +0000

Koanga Institute Annual Hui and Open Day
Saturday 5th December 2009, Torere

Each year we open our food and seed gardens to the public and
share what we've achieved and learned over the past year in the
field of living simply... and what our goals are for the next...
into the future. It's a time for inspiration, reflection and
sharing......our first time in Torere....

We will be open from 10:00am - late
We will provide a special dinner in celebration of the Solstice to come

Location / Venue:

Torere, east cape

International Permaculture Design Course (summer)

Koanga Institute — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:50:22 +0000

10th – 23rd January 2010 (Starts Sunday 12 noon – finishes Friday 12 noon)
Koanga Institute, Torere, Eastern Bay of Plenty, NZ
Tutors: Bob Corker, Kay Baxter, Cam Wilson
Fees: $1400 inc gst (includes food and accommodation )

This is an intensive twelve day course covering the curriculum recognized by the International Permaculture Institute. It is focused on giving you a clear understanding about how you can apply ecological design principles to your : - life, land use, business and community development.

Location / Venue:

Torere, east cape

Money as Debt and Timebanking in Opotiki

Kazel — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:45:33 +0000

Screening Money as Debt

Kristy from Eastbay Timebank will speak and answer questions about timebanking

Location / Venue:

Heritage Art Centre, King St, Opotiki

Marketplace Rules and Guidelines

Kazel — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:51:44 +0000

Opotiki Community Marketplace

Food Health and Safety Guidelines

Kazel — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:47:17 +0000

John Blair is Opotiki’s Environmental Health Officer, employed by the Council. He has issued us the following guidelines to make available to people wanting to sell at the market.

Opotiki Local Produce Market planning meeting

Kazel — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:41:28 +0000

Venue: The Blue Shed, opposite Shell, on the corner of Richard St and Church St, Opotiki

Wish list for Organic food co-op

Kazel — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:37:36 +0000

Wish list for Organic Food Co-op:

7 Co-op principles

Kazel — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 03:58:05 +0000

The 7 Co-op Principles, adopted by Ashland Food Co-op which were originally produced by the International Cooperative Alliance:

Opening of Opotiki Coast Organic Food Co-op

Kazel — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 09:34:20 +0000

You are invited to join an exciting new initiative. We are pleased to announce the formation of an Organic Food Co-operative.

This new venture is about to send its first collective order to a NZ Organic food Wholesaler.

Location / Venue:

The Blue Shed, opposite Shell, on the corner of Church and Richard St.

Invitation to join TTOC OFC

Kazel — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:49:44 +0000

Transition Town Opotiki Coast

Food Co-op feasibility meeting minutes

Kazel — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:08:22 +0000

Meeting 60 Wellington St Weds 30/July/08

Present: Kazna, Matt, John Shiavi, Tiaho, Kazel