Transition Town Point Chevalier

Kia ora koutou,

Hope you’re enjoying the longer weekend and finding space to enjoy the sunshine. Not much to report this week, so read on for a look at the upcoming events in our māra.

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Kia ora koutou,

So cool to have many of you along for our cover crop workshop, screen printing and pizza. We’re looking forward to seeing these upcycled shirts and tees appearing around the neighbourhood!

P.S. scroll down for a new ‘flashbacks’ section with early photos of the garden as we get close to our 10 year anniversary.

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Event this Sunday, 11am-2pm: Workshop, Screenprinting and Pizza!

Arohamai – this upcoming event was missed out of the recent email newsletter so a few people have missed the memo. It’s still going ahead! Details as follows:

• 11am: Workshop run by Luke (details below)
• 11.30am: Screen printing begins
• 12pm – 2pm: Pizzas and hanging out

If you’re joining us for pizzas it would be great if you could bring a topping or two to share – we’ll provide the bases (gluten free) and sauces.

If you’d like to join for some screen printing BYO old shirts, teatowels, hoodies, pillowcases or assorted fabrics to upcycle and adorn with our very own garden imagery and designs!

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Kia ora koutou,

As promised we have more information about our Matariki dawn ceremony next month – read on for the full run down of the event, plus images and a poster to share with friends and whānau.

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Kia ora koutou,

Looking forward to a week of more settled weather – perfect for gentle mahi in our māra getting things tucked up and tidy prior to Winter. If you’re wanting to join for the upcoming microscopy course please let us know ASAP so we can get a gauge on numbers. Thanks!

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Kia ora koutou,

While it’s still not for nearly two months, we have a date for our Matariki event! Saturday June 28th, starting around 5.30am – the first Saturday of the upcoming school holidays. This year we’ll roasting our very own homegrown kūmara in a hāngi!! How cool. More info to come closer to the time, but worth letting your friends, whānau and neighbours know in advance. At the end of this email there’s a flyer you can download for upcoming events, and we’ll have printed copies in the māra for you to take home 💚

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Kia ora koutou,

Unfortunately due to an incoming deluge we’ve had to cancel today’s event with Moon Goose. Gutted to miss out on sweet sweet music, pizza and screen printing – but we’ll try again next month. We wish all the very best to Moon Goose, who are heading to Whāingaroa for their next gig very soon! Thanks for being so keen to play in our māra and share your gift with the community 💚

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Kia ora koutou,

Happy rainy Easter! What a wild and wet weekend we’ve had. Sending cozy vibes and thoughts of great soil drainage to you and your māra. Isn’t it fab knowing that the more we work with the soil and the life force within it the more resilient it is (and we are) to the deulges we’ve just seen? How cool.

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Kia ora koutou,

It’s great to see many of you signing up and becoming an official member of our garden. Don’t forget that membership is open to anyone, whether you’re a regular volunteer or just an occasional visitor, and allows you to harvest whatever you’d like whenever you’d like! The small membership fee also helps us keep on top of purchases like seed, tools and irrigation equipment – vital ingredients in our recipe of success. You can sign up here.

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I tēnei wiki at Dignan Street

What’s on this autumn at DSCG? 👩‍🌾

Kia ora koutou,

Rain, glorious rain! This weekend’s sunshine was a welcome repreive after days of wet weather, but isn’t it lovely knowing that our māra’s thirst has been quenched and our tanks are brimming with water? Perfect for our newly planted seedlings, too, who will all have bedded down nicely into their new homes.

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