Portable Salad Garden workshop plus free volunteer sessions
The Remakery, 310 Waiwhetu Road, Fairfield, Lower Hutt | Saturday 6 May, 10 am – 12 pm
From this hands-on workshop you will plant and take home a fish-bin garden. Keep it by the kitchen door for an endless supply of fresh salad greens. Learn how to make your own paepae garden, using our rich organic compost, and salad greens of your choice.
With over 30 years gardening experience, Hannah Zwartz has been a garden weeder, pruner, writer, designer and teacher. Her workshops draw on wide experience to distill valuable insights, tips and shortcuts, sharing enthusiasm and inspiration in the joys of gardening.
These workshops help fundraise for the free education sessions that Hannah and others run at Common Unity on a weekly basis and supports our seasonal seedling boxes going to community and school gardens across Te Awakairangi ki Tai.
Tickets cost $75 – to book visit https://www.commonunityproject.org.nz/gardening
For free volunteer sessions at Common Unity, read on!
- Propagation, Tuesday 2 & Friday 5 May, 9:30 am – 12 pm
Help grow the seedlings for our urban farms. A gentle activity, great for if you’re not into digging! Sow seeds, prick out and pot up seedlings, learn and pass on your knowledge. - Urban Farming, Friday 5th May 9:30am–12pm
A good chance for newcomers to find out more about how Urban Kai Farms works and meet other local farmers - Into the Unity Garden, Saturday 6th, 10am–12pm
Join the Urban Kai Farming Revolution. Learn how to sow, prick out seedlings, take cuttings and make new plants.
