Permaculture in New Zealand

for more information please go to http://www.ecodesign.co.nz/Workshops12-1.pdf

Design for local resilience by learning some appropriate technology. This is technology that can be made at an affordable price by ordinary people using local materials to do useful work in ways that do the least possible harm to both human society and the environment.

Date: Sunday April 1, 2012, 9.30am-4.30pm
to be held near Warkworth

This is an intensive 14-day course where students have the chance to get fully immersed in the permaculture way of thinking and acting while studying on a working permaculture farm.
The course will:
• Cover sustainable living systems for a wide variety of landscapes and climates.
• give you a good understanding of the ethics, principles and patterns of permaculture design
• convey a general understanding of a wide range of common strategies and techniques
• explore the implications of social change towards ecological sustainability

The Art of Scything
November 6th 2011 Auckland
9 am-1 pm
Replace your noisy, smelly lawn mower or weedeater,
hear birdsong, smell the grass and enjoy satisfaction and fun!

Introductory Class: $65 - 3.5 hours max 6 people
For beginners and those wanting to improve their scything technique.
Select the right scythe for the job and set it up to fit you. . Mowing tai chi style
Techniques for harvesting, grass cutting, lawn mowing and difficult situations
Demonstration of scythe maintenance: including peening, whetting and blade repairs.

When: Saturday 12 November, 9am – 1pm
Where: Sustainable Living Centre, 4 Olympic Place, New Lynn, Auckland

Cost: $40

Presenter: Robina McCurdy, national sustainability educator, Earthcare Education Aotearoa
(www.earthcare-education.org)

Learn how to create nature havens in your own home surrounds - using year round bird and bee attractant plants, integrating pest management herbs into food growing areas, and, to top this off, creating special spaces for personal relaxation, recharging and inspiration.

Handouts provided, morning tea provided, please bring lunch to share.

When: Wednesday 9 November, 7 – 9pm
Where: Sustainable Living Centre, 4 Olympic Place, New Lynn, Auckland

Cost: $20

Presenter: Robina McCurdy, national sustainability educator, Earthcare Education Aotearoa
(www.earthcare-education.org)

An inspirational presentation of NZ neighbourhoods which are practically moving in the direction of local food self reliance, collaborating to strengthen community whilst slashing household food bills. The presentation will be followed by questions and recommendations of
strategies specific to participants situations.

Mon day14th- Sunday 27th November 2011

The course will be held at Turanga Farm, a forming community and eco-hamlet situated on 145-acres of rolling land in Whitford, South East Auckland. This is the first of a planned series of courses to be based at Turanga Farm (see www.turangafarm.org).

The course covers the standard two week international Permaculture Design Certificate curriculum, taught over a 2-week period in an integrated hands-on way, culminating in several land-use design projects. Upon completion, a Permaculture Design Certificate will be

Talk and workshop, 5-6-7 August 2011. Learn from the experts! (featured in The movie documentary "One Man, One Cow, One Planet")
Biodynamic is the only truly sustainable and holistic approach to organic gardening, using locally available resources. micro organisms, plant extracts , and planetary forces

Friday Evening Talk:
7.30 to 9 pm, at Steiner House: planning the year in your Biodynamic garden, working with the seasons and using the planting calendar,
followed by Star watching in relation to using the planting calendar (weather permitting)

Saturday practical day workshop:

Free entry to Expo, seminars and workshops

More information at www.organicexpo.co.nz/

MASTER GARDENER PROGRAMME
SPRING 2011

Would you like to grow your own fresh veges and save
money at the same time?
Are you not sure how to get going?
Do you want to get more out of the garden you already have?

Then come along to the Master Gardener course – a practical, hands-on course which teaches people to become gardeners – and gardeners to become master gardeners. This course is accessible for every body.

EARTHBEAT- A Deep Ecology Workshop Exploring Deep Ecology, Movement and Dance
AUGUST 27-28 Auckland

DEEP ECOLOGY at SOUL Centre of the Body and Mind
Deep Ecology moves us to embody eco-centric values and ecological wisdom to protect the Earth’s natural systems, and value all beings on this planet . Fostering a “Life Sustaining Society”, Deep Ecology can vividly change the way you view the world and life itself. It combines the richness of ancient knowledge, with community to reveal unique gifts from the living world.