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Rimu — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:33:43 +0000

First meeting 29 Nov 2007 held at St Andrews on the Terrace

Rough minutes by Paul Kennett (feel free to fix any mistakes)

Structure

There was general agreement that we will start as a temporary regional steering group. With neighbourhood clusters of interest. We're still feel our way around the question of "what scale to start".

Step 1. Volunteers for steering group:

Juanita
Paul
Stu
Nicola
Marc
Celia
Natalie

Done!

Food Matters Aotearoa conference, 14 and 15 February 2015, Te Papa Tongarewa, Museum of New Zealand, Wellington

frank cook — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 20:45:34 +0000

Food Matters Aotearoa conference, 14 and 15 February 2015, Te Papa Tongarewa, Museum of New Zealand, Wellington.
Food Matters Aotearoa Conference welcomes overseas speakers including Dr. Vandana Shiva, Prof. Gilles-Eric Seralini, and Prof. Don Huber.

Location / Venue:

Te Papa Tongarewa, Museum of New Zealand, Wellington

Local Food Stories Produce Swap

Charmaine — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 10:31:27 +0000

Bring your homegrown produce to swap, or just bring yourself to enjoy food and fun all market long!

Wellington's Local Food Network invites you to come help launch their new website and swap table at their first Local Produce Swap at Hill St Farmers' Market. The Swap will take place from 1030-1130, or come by for seeds and information from 830- 1230pm.

Check out the event on facebook

http://www.facebook.com/events/188911134574693/

Location / Venue:

Hill Street Market, Thorndon

Autumn Workshop Series

Charmaine — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:35:43 +0000

Innermost Gardens has a workshop series coming up on Thursday evenings and a few longer ones on Sundays at the Mt Victoria site, end of Lawsons lane. Most of the evening workshops will finish at 8 with a cup of tea and informal chats to follow.

Workshops, 6:30-8 pm Innermost Gardens Mt Victoria

Mar 1 Gardening with a black thumb – Sarah Adams

Mar 8 Composting and Nutrient Dense food – Grant Lyon

Mar 15 Fruit trees – Tim Packer

Mar 22 Container gardening – Richard Self

Mar 29 Preserving – Sally Edgar

Location / Venue:

Innermost Gardens, Mt Victoria, Wellington

Johnsonville

Rimu — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:15:14 +0000

Transition Johnsonville

Transition Johnsonville is currently dormant - feel free to join the email group though if you'd like to fire things up again!

Join the Transition Johnsonville email group

Next Event:

TBA

Previous Events:

Community Gardens - Growing Great Groups

Charmaine — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 20:08:54 +0000

This is a workshop for people involved in community gardens who want to reflect on the 'back-end' of community gardening and develop their own group's ability to work together in ways that are effective and empowering.

This gathering aims to:

Location / Venue:

Bandoliers Building at the Innermost Community Garden in Mount Victoria, Wellington

Free Public Screening of 'Home' Doco

strypey — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:02:23 +0000

Freedom academy in collaboration with open your eyes present

The FREE public screening of HOME

http://www.homethemovie.org/

Location / Venue:

Fast Eddies, Level 1, 125 Manners Street, Wellington

Local Food Weekend Workshop, Faciliated by Robina Mc Curdy

Charmaine — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:21:57 +0000

WEEKEND WORKSHOP June 18 &19th Facilitated by: Robina McCurdy, Earthcare Education Aotearoa

Sat 18 & Sun 19 JUNE, 10am – 4:30pm

Venue: Charles Plimmer House, end of Lawson Lane, Mt Victoria, Wellington

Location / Venue:

Community hall at Innermost Gardens, Mt Victoria, next to the Victoria Bowling Club, Lawson Lane, Mt Victoria, Wellington.

Bio regional alternative currencies get together - Wellington

Charmaine — Sun, 22 May 2011 08:38:50 +0000

You are all invited to an afternoon of discussion about permaculture and transition activity in our bioregion, and a workshop on the possibilities for alternative trade, exchange, and savings, with Gary Williams, Bryan Innes, and other guests (to be confirmed).

Location / Venue:

Community hall at Innermost Gardens, Mt Victoria, next to the Victoria Bowling Club, Lawson Lane, Mt Victoria, Wellington.

'Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream of the modern world' Symposium

Tricia — Fri, 20 May 2011 06:27:50 +0000

Symposium goal is to bring about an environmentally sustainable, socially just fulfilling human presence on the planet.

A participatory workshop which takes participants through 4 questions: where are we; how did we here (underlying root causes); what is possible & whats emerging in the world; and where do we go from here.

The symposium is a chance to learn or to become 'un-numb), to share, learn, be inspired, inspire others.

Location / Venue:

Connolly Hall, Guildford Tce, Thorndon

WCC Waste and Recycling Policy

frank cook — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:17:21 +0000

At the next Transition Towns Mt Victoria meeting Donna Sherlock, WCC Waste Minimisation and Education Manager, will talk on recyling and resource conservation, beginning with a brief presentation on the state of play for Wellington's rubbish and recycling.

Location / Venue:

New Crossways, Roxburgh St Mt Vic

Advanced Soil Biology and Microorganism Workshop!

Dirt Doctor Wellington — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:53:54 +0000

Advanced Soil Biology and Microorganism Technology Workshop!!! Discover the microorganism technologies in compost tea and mulching. Learn the benefits of a healthy soil food-web and how to create one in your garden.

Location / Venue:

Mt. Victoria, Wellington

Early bird special for NZ Soil Carbon Conference finishes!

nicole masters — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:48:01 +0000

New Zealand Soil Carbon Conference, 15-17th September, Te Papa, Wellington.
The early bird special for tickets finishes on the 1st of August, be in quick so you don't miss this fantastic opportunity. see: www.soilcarbonconference.co.nz

Keynote speakers confirmed: Dr Christine Jones and Professor Tim Flannery!!!

Come and be part of this exciting agricultural movement; which addresses the need for quality food production and environmental quality while building profitable farming businesses!

Location / Venue:

Te Papa, Wellington

The Return of the Great Brooklyn Frock Swap!

hinaalvi — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:46:12 +0000

The Return of the Great Brooklyn Frock Swap

Following the runaway success of ‘The Great Brooklyn Frock Swap’ in 2009, it's back in 2010 to provide you with a great wardrobe for a donation of only $10. Wow!

Date: Saturday 7 August
Time: 7pm
Venue: Brooklyn Community Centre, Harrison Street
Koha: $10:00
For those of you who have never attended such an event, here's a quick summary to let you know...

...how it works:

Location / Venue:

Brooklyn Community Centre, Harrison Street

Chris Cameron talks on the issue of climate change

frank cook — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:28:56 +0000

Chris Cameron, Wellington City Council Principal Advisor Climate Change, will talk on the issue of climate change, the Council's plans and priorities for the future, and the role we can play.

The meeting will be at New Crossways, Roxburgh St, Tuesday 15 June, commencing 7:30 pm. For further information contact Frank Cook on 027 6496508.

Location / Venue:

New Crossways, Roxbuirgh St, Mt Victoria