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Coming up 2 delicious events at the Community Garden at Dignan Street:
Sunday 25th July 10.30- 12.30
Working bee followed by shared wood fired pizza 12.30-2pm. We’ll supply GF bases, sauce and cheese, so just bring along a topping. Weather dependant.
Wednesday 28th July 12.30-2pm
Di’s famous Yacon Kimchi making workshop.
Bring along a large bowl, a sharp knife, a potato peeler, a colander and $15. Register with Di at bozndi at gmail.com.
We’ve had a lot going on in the garden planting in our Autumn guilds – please see our schedule for this month below:
In March we have following sessions to offer. However, please note that all events will be canceled in levels 3 and 4. Also please scan in on the Covid tracking app when you arrive at the garden.
This week we have 3 sessions:
Coming up:
Wednesday 25th 12.30- 1.30pm Growing Point Workshop:
Measuring Brix Levels as an indicator of plant health.
This week we have 3 sessions:
Priority tasks:
This week we have 5 sessions to choose from. They’re all fun but don’t miss the Sunday 12.30- 2 Greenhouse celebration, seedling sale and shared kai pizza oven.
Last week we had an amazing treat from the Whenua Warrior Wahine, Kelly, Holly and Ayla who ran the Maramataka workshop supported by Auckland Council Waste Minimisation Fund. It was fantastic to host them at the garden where they shared their knowledge of gardening via the moon which I’m sure will benefit the garden and everyone who came alone.
Other events coming up:
We have 3 sessions this week and a couple of fun events to put in your October calendar.
This week we have composting to do, do a weeding blitz, prepare the potato bed, put up tomato support frames, harvest lettuce, swedes, purple sprouting broccoli and the last of the wong bok.
And coming up:
We are really excited to introduce the first of our seasonal workshops run by Kelly Francis/ Whenua Warrior:
Saturday October 17th (election day) 10.30-12.30pm.
Come early for a welcome cuppa before we start.
“Maramataka, Gardening Via the Moon”, Koha for non garden members.
Sunday 25th October (Labour weekend) 10.30- 12.30.
Monthly working bee. Followed by 12.30- 2pm glass house celebration with shared kai.
This week we offer four sessions:
Here our links on Facebook and Growing Point.
This is the whakatauki on the garden’s welcome wall.
Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi- With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive.
This week we have 3 sessions with booking essential.
We still need to limit numbers to 10, so you need to book in for these, some are nearly full so email us back to confirm if there is space:
If you have booked in to come on site you need to sign in with the covid tracker app and wear a mask. We won’t be sharing food together yet until the level drops.
Mā te wā
Spring means the garden is bursting into life with new growth and blossoms everywhere.
We now have a covid tracker ap poster by the seed house, pls scan in when you arrive.
We have 3 sessions this week, if you’d like to come along you need to book in as we’re limited to 10 people per session.
