Permaculture in New Zealand

COME TO MATAKANA AND ENJOY A WEEKEND RETREAT. THERE'S TIME TO VISIT THE LOCAL MATAKANA FARMER'S MARKET EN ROUTE AND SEE THE FRESH PRODUCE, ENJOY BRUNCH OF WHITEBAIT SALMON OR VEGETARIAN DELIGHTS THEN MOVE ON TO MOHALA ORGANIC GARDENS AT BEAUTIFUL BADDELEYS BEACH, MATAKANA. WE'LL SHARE OUR GARDEN STORIES AND BASE THE WORKSHOP AROUND THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THOSE COMING. YOU'LL LEARN HOW TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT AN EDIBLE GARDEN LANDSCAPE, WHETHER A SMALL INNER CITY GARDEN OR A LARGE FARM GARDEN, WHAT TO PLANT AND WHEN, HOW TO MANAGE A SUCCESSFUL ORGANIC GARDEN AND MAKE USE OF THE SURROUNDING BUSH AND COASTAL LANDSCAPES.

WE'LL HARVEST AND MAKE DELICIOUS PESTO FROM MOHALA HERBS WHICH YOU CAN SAMPLE, PROVIDE AN INTRODUCTION TO RONGOA AND HEALING MEDICINAL PLANTS THAT GROW FOR FREE IN THE NATIVE BUSH AND CAN ALSO BE USED TO PROTECT PLANTS. WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO BUILD NO DIG AND LASAGNA GARDEN BEDS FOR LITTLE OR NO COST. YOU'LL GET FREE ORGANIC SEEDS TO BEGIN YOUR EDIBLE GARDEN. WE'LL ANSWER ANY QUERIES YOU BRING ALONG AND WORK WITH STUDENTS INDIVIDUALLY AS WELL AS IN THE GROUP. STRICTLY LIMITED NUMBERS TO ENSURE INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION. BE SURE TO BOOK EARLY OR YOU MAY MISS OUT. FREE DELICIOUS ORGANIC VEGETARIAN LUNCHES PROVIDED & ORGANIC TEA AND COFFEE. A FEW OF THE PLANTS YOU'LL SEE AND HARVEST AT MOHALA ORGANIC GARDENS INCLUDE: Lady Finger bananas, Ethiopian bananas, dwarf bananas [grow 1-2 metres and suitable for smaller gardens], apple, grapefuit, mandarin, tropical pawpaw, Rainbow Valley Farm Paw Paw [mix of babaco and pawpaw], tropical tamarillo and NZ tamarillo, babaco, blueberry, avocado, taro, sugar cane, arrowroot, etc. Special willows for weaving baskets. Among the salad plants, vegetables, herbs, etc, are: oregano, tarragon, sage, variegated sage, mizuna, mibuna, sugar peas, Italian flat leaf bean, scarlet runner bean, roma, sweet william and beefsteak tomatoes, cardamom, Italian parsley, edible ginger [myoga], kahili ginger, galangal, Chinese brocolli, fennel, Vietnamese Mint [tastes like coriander and many Vietnamese call it coriander], Eau de Cologne Mint, Moroccan mint, English Mint, garlic chives, oregano, winter savory, thyme, marjoram, lemon balm, french sorrel, NZ perpetual spinach, globe artichokes, Jerusalem artichokes, corn, NZ Passionfruit, Tropical Vanilla passionfruit, broadbeans, cape gooseberries [kereru planting], camelia sinensis [tea plant], nasturtiums, borage, radishes and pods, lovage, mustard, buckwheat, olive trees, rosemary, pineapple sage, hops, loquats [kereru planting], guavas, casana, lemon, tahitian lime, kaffir lime, chicory, carrots, amaranth, aloe vera, edible day lillies, feijoas, mammoth feijoas, white sapote, mulberry, edible hibiscus, lemon grass, yarrow, amaranth, rengarenga lillies [can eat roots], hen and chicken ferns [edible shoots] chokos, calendula, fruit salad plant, kawakawa, comfrey, Hungarian capsicum, orach, radicchio, cos lettuce, lebanese cucumbers, rocket, welsh onion, pineapple sage, dill, various grapevines [red and white grapes], celery, Potatoes: nadine, agria, urenika, kowiniwini, etc, asparagus, bay laurel [bay leaves for the class], plantain, puha, dandelion, tansy, asparagus peas, stevia, coriander.

Come for a fun weekend!