Find out about gardening, cooking and related training - mostly in Hamilton & Tokoroa, Waikato, NZ - including workshops and demonstrations run by WIC.
Over the coming months WIC is looking at running a range of workshops including:
* Growing vegetables from seed and container gardening
* Basic garden design
* Basic gardening skills
* Get Cooking! Healthy cooking techniques for what you grow.
If you have ideas for workshops, let us know - post a reply or contact Kathryn at K'Aute Pasifika Services (07-834-1482) or the Grandview Community Garden Mentors, Tim & Clare, (ph 021 0387623 or 021 2243109).
If you need an interpreter or help with transport, please let us know.
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The following free sessions will be held at the Grandview Community Garden over the next few months - everyone is welcome to come along and learn!
As we will not be sending out the WIC Gardening Update for a few weeks over the Christmas - New Year period, you may want to put these dates on your calendar:
Where: Grandview Community Garden. Entrance to the garden is through the gate opposite 183 Grandview Road. Park your bike by the shed, or take bus route 8 (Frankton), or park on Grandview Road.
For more information contact Clare (ph 021 0387623), WIC Community Garden Mentor.
Remember: if you are not a signed up Grandview Community Garden member, please do not visit the garden outside of these session hours, unless you have made an appointment with one of the WIC Community Garden Mentors or one of the Garden Trustees to meet you there.
Photo: One of our gardeners with some of the food his family have grown - Awesome!
Cancellation: Tonight's Taro planting workshop at Grandview Community Garden has been cancelled. Apologies, but all of our tutors have ended up with other commitments.
Free Healthy Cooking Class:
How to Cook Tofu and Taiwanese Crispy Salty-Peppery Chicken
Stephanie will be running her popular hands-on class on Saturday 15 December 2012, 10 am - 12 noon at the Waikato Migrant Resource Centre in Boundary Road.
Just turn up, no booking required - everyone is welcome!
If you need more information contact Waikato Ethnic Family Services ph 839-4688.
Feel free to download the poster below to tell your community!
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WIC is running a free kumara growing workshop tomorrow, Saturday 27 October, 2-3:30 pm. Three experienced growers will share their knowledge of planting, growing and harvesting kumara:
Everyone is welcome to come and learn and share your experience! If you need a translator, please let us know as soon as possible.
Bring: hat/sunscreen, raincoat and any seeds or plants you'd like to swap or share.
Where: Grandview Community Garden. Entrance to the garden is through the gate opposite 183 Grandview Road - look for the WIC flag. Park your bike by the shed, or take bus route 8 (Frankton), or park on Grandview Road.
Any questions? Contact Kathryn, ph 834-1482.
Everyone is welcome!
Photo: Some of Lisiate's kumara crop, grown in tyres.
Tree planting at Grandview Community Garden Wednesday October 10th 2pm - 5pm
Join us to learn and help to plant our community fruit trees at the garden. All welcome!
Park on Grandview Road and enter through the gate opposite 183 Grandview Rd. (look for the banner ) Bus route number 8 (Frankton)
Get in touch if you have any questions Clare 021 0387623 and Tim ph 021 2243109 WIC Community Garden Mentors
FREE Healthy Cooking Classes
Everyone is welcome! Just turn up, no bookings required.
If you need more information contact Waikato Ethnic Family Services, ph 839 4688.
At this Saturday's (29th) Healthy Cooking Class at the Waikato Migrant Centre, Soti will be teaching you how to make a healthy version of KFC! (see above for details).
Garden Pest Control
Are you wondering like Lucy how to stop your brassicas getting eaten by green caterpillars? Do you wonder where the slugs and snails hide out during the day? Are there insects sucking the life out of your plants? Then the free WIC Garden Pest Control workshop is for you!
The WIC Community Garden Mentors will be teaching you how to control pests using approved organic methods.
When: We will be running the hands-on workshop at lest 3 times:
Where: Grandview Community Garden, bus route 8 (Frankton) Entrance to the garden is through the gate opposite 183 Grandview Road.
Everyone is welcome! If you need help with transport, let us know. For more information, call Clare or Tim, WIC Community Garden Mentors, ph 021 0387623 or 021 2243109.
POSTPONED: The Organic Horticulture in the Waikato Report & Seedsaving Film is not on this Friday (28th)!
Reminder: Weed Control Workshop
At this free WIC workshop learn:
When: Friday 28 September: 10 am and 2 pm - the afternoon session is a repeat of the morning session.
Where: Grandview Community Garden, bus route 8 (Frankton) Entrance to the garden is through the gate opposite 183 Grandview Road.
All welcome! If you need help with transport, let us know. For more information, call Clare or Tim, WIC Community Garden Mentors, ph 021 0387623 or 021 2243109.
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