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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.
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.
Open Microscopy Lab this Thursday 🔬
Kia ora koutou,
What a busy few days we’d had! From Havana volunteering with us to the Neighbourhood Garden party this afternoon, we’re really making the most of the Ngāhuru weather and getting stuff done. Read on for a massive photo dump so you can see what we’ve been up to.
Neighbourhood Garden Party this Sunday from 11am. Come one, come all!
Kia ora koutou,
Check out the size of the capsicums growing in Italy! Matua Rob sends his love from Montorosso, one of the five coastal villages known as the Cinque Terre. We miss you Rob, and we can’t wait to hear all about your adventures when you return.
Equinox celebrations on Thursday night!
Kia ora koutou,
Hopefully many of you got the chance to see the lunar eclipse over the weekend! March is an auspicious month, with not only an eclipse and a harvest moon (Friday’s full moon) but the Autumn equinox this Thursday. Talk about celestial action!
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Three March events to choose from!
Kia ora koutou,
Hope you’re enjoying the refreshing breeze that’s washing over us, cooling the late Summer temps and reminding us that there is a seasonal change taking place.
This email is short and sweet as the writer has just returned from hiking Cape Brett and needs a long hot soak in an epsom salts bath!
Kia ora koutou,
If we look to the Gregorian calendar as the marker of time, we’re officially in Autumn! Nothing in nature is ever so simple though, so now is a beautiful time to start reflecting on the tohu/signs that signify the changing of season to you.
Check out Matua Rob’s new kūmara video
Kia ora koutou,
What a lovely cooling bit of rain we had this morning – you could almost feel the plants in the māra screaming out thank youuuuuu!
The temperature’s rising (in our compost) 🔥
Kia ora koutou,
What a busy weekend on composting mauri we had! Have a peek under the lid in compost bay 1 when you’re next in and see the temp rising. It’s microbe magic in action.
Kia ora koutou,
Hope you’re staying hydrated and finding ways to cool off on these hot Raumati afternoons! Read on for more information about becoming an official member of the garden.