Past Events › VEG Workshops
VEG offers a number of workshops throughout the year and also in conjunction with various likeminded groups, organisations and Gisborne District Council. Some of which include: Worm Farming, Composting and Bokashi, Backyard Bee Keeping, Willow Weaving , Fruit Tree Pruning, Oil Infusion, Micro Greens… and many more. We love your feedback, so be sure to contact us and let us know what you think about our program or your suggestions.
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August 2016
Back Yard Beekeeping 11am-1pm
If you can garden, you can be a beekeeper. It takes about the same amount of time and effort to keep your veggies producing as it does to keep bees. One big bonus of beekeeping: They help your vegetables, flower and other garden plants thrive! Oh, and then -- of course -- there's the honey (not to mention the joy of a new hobby, and the knowledge that you're doing something to help bees at a time when this critical…
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DIY Natural Products 11.30am-12pm
Empower yourself to create your own homemade natural products for cleaning, beauty, garden, food and more. Do it yourself ... Naturally.
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Microgreens & Sprouted Seeds 11.30-12.30pm
Celebrate healthy nature, healthy people. Learning how to keep ourselves healthy growing our own food,
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Introduction to Composting & Bokashi 11am-12pm
Don't send food waste to be dumped in a landfill in Hawkes Bay! Whilst minimising waste, instead of throwing aways scraps - compost it in a worm farm! Have a compost heap or worm farm in the back yard? Live in an apartment or dont have a backyard? Try Bokashi composting. !!rewrite content below source: http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/bokashi-composting.html !! nice idea for a related blog post: http://www.zingbokashi.co.nz/free-info/how-to-make-zingbokashi-compost/ The Japanese word “Bokashi” I’ve seen translated a couple of ways – either “fermented, organic…
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Seed Savers Gathering 11am-12.30pm
Join our group of keen seed savers to prepare and swap seeds for the coming season. BYO seeds or $5. We shall share stories, process, package seeds and then take some home.
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