Dirt Doctor Jacob&Hana's Page

Hi, I started in the Manawatu with this page =) and now we've branched out across NZ via facebook! Can you help by liking your regions page?

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Permaculture-Manawatu/263580473655233?sk=app_106171216118819

ABOUT US: 

This is a community group for anyone keen on making themselves more useful, healthier and happier by becoming more knowledgeable, skilled and active in relation to the following goals...

PRIMARY GOAL: To build and maintain co-operative, resourceful and creative families and communities with an inter-generational way of thinking (ie "cradle to cradle" rather than "cradle to grave"); and establishing systems around sustainable, regenerative, prosperous production, management and educational systems.

STABILISE THE ENVIRONMENT: Maintain and create stable "carbon positive" eco-systems and environments with secure watersheds 

HEALTH, HAPPINESS, FUN & PROSPERITY:Restore and enhance yield, prosperity, health and profitability via integrated and regenerative agricultural development, and holistic management. Have fun, keep your mind healthy and active, create beautiful things

BIO-DIVERSITY & BIO-INTEGRITY: Maintain and increase wildlife species, diversity, and increase numbers and stability of populations - bring space to life

IMPROVING WATER & SOIL: Improve water, soil and vegetation resources of towns and cities, and within both industrial and agricultural sectors

NUTRIENT CYCLES: Maintain and restore local, regional and global mineral/nutrient and water cycles 

RIVERS & WATERWAYS: Maintain and restore riverine, riparian and estuary areas

ZERO WASTE: Prevent waste of financial, human and natural resources via reducing consumption, cyclic thinking and zero waste principles

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: Develop decentralised, sustainable energy production systems 

REAL "TODAYS WORLD" EDUCATION: Propagate and embed "Holistic Management" decision making and Permaculture Design ethics and principles within the education system, and throughout communities and organisations 

DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE: To demonstrate, educate, co-operate, enhance awareness and provide value (to family, students, neighbours, clients, community)

Hi Jacob and Hana,

My name is Andrea Ellis and I'm a new ooooby member. I’m currently in my final year of a 4 year industrial design degree at Massey University.

For our final year each student decides on a problem or an area that they would like to improve on. We then spend the entire year researching and developing this.

For my final year project I want to make sustainable living more achievable for non-property owners. One of the ways in which I believe this could be achieved is a product that allows people to grow their own vegetables that maybe can be easily transported and does not impact on the property/land.

Therefore I am emailing in the hope that you or someone you know who has experience with growing a vegetable garden could spare some time to answer a few questions it would be greatly appreciated.

If you feel you could help please get in touch with me.


Thanks,
Andrea