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Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
Ongoing work is being done on the timelines. There are three, all accessible from the link above. Te Matuku Bay, Big Picture, First Draft.
The plan is available to be collaborated on. It can be viewed here. If you would like to help write the plan, please drop me a note on my page of the Waiheke CSA site.
Here is a report from the visit to the land on Monday 22nd of June.
On Monday 22nd June, a few of use drove to the land on Rob Fenwick's property in Te Matuku Bay:
Allan, Prashanti, Amy and James (Michael took the photo)
- James Samuel, writing the plan for the Waiheke CSA, in relation to this piece of land
- Michael Hogan, agricultural contractor with experince of managing a CSA farm in USA
- Prashanti Vos, experienced gardener, nursery management, backed up by land and plant studies
- Allan Jarvie, multi-generational farming background with bio-dynamic and other wisdom
- Amy Macaluso, permaculture and other skills
Great stuff James. Richard
Great stuff James.
Richard
Thanks Richard, it feels good
Thanks Richard, it feels good to be this far along. Still a way to go before the food is on the tables, but the first steps are encouraging and give me hope. There's lots of people stepping up to help it along.
Ideas, input, links and connections all welcome from wherever they come.
Greetings James, Im new to
Greetings James,
Im new to the NZ transition network but have been watching your posts for a while now. Ive recently read your report on the Land and thought some information i have been compiling in relation to setting up a self sufficient home/farm may be of use to you, just in case you overlooked some points. All the best and many thanks for posting the HOME video.
2) Site analysis – Aspect, History of use, Water supply + quality, Temperament (Zone), Localised frost pockets, Localised flooding/boggy areas, Accessibility, Soil PH, Nutrient content, (surrounding ecology), raw material availability ( on land and nearness of raw material supplies ), Swale potential, Light/shade recording over celestial spheres path through the year, Depth of the soil, How free draining, Water retentivity of the soil, Exposure to wind, Risk of flooding, Proximity of other humans for pollution and marketing factor, Size of land/cost, Potential livestocks area and livestocks impact on local ecology, How many people can the land size support, Elevation in case of rising sea levels (hopefully this will not be a factor) * One year minimum to see effects on land over an entire growing season*
Yours sincerely
Craig Fitzgerald
Thank you for that. The list
Thank you for that. The list you've compiled is clear and comprehensive. Do I detect some permaculture wisdom in there :-)
Yeah bit of permaculture
Yeah bit of permaculture knowledge up there somewhere, anyone done a study on what plants grow there yet? would be interesting to know, I like my botany but its going to be a big leap leaving all the plants i know. Also heard that the soil in NZ has Selenium deficiencies, seeing any effect in realtion to that?
Hi James. My wife and I will
Hi James. My wife and I will be in NZ from Oct 1st and would like to meet with folk on Waiheke to see what you're doing and discuss and compare transition strategies.
I have a permaculture food-forest on Kiels Mountain in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, am a member of Transition Town Eudlo, part of the 'steam sub group' and member of Permaculture Noosa. Have recently been in touch with former Waiheke resident, Derek Hayward, who is forming Transition Town Buderim.
A friend of a friend has agreed to drive around Waiheke but he's not connected to transition initiatives. Any chance we could meet up with you or others and have a chat?