Gender
Female
About
Location
Auckland, North Island
Birthday:
April 30
Suburb
Silverdale
Post / Zip Code
0992
I am a...
Home Farmer
I can offer
Gardening advice, Lead a workshop, Permaculture design
Food Growing Skill Level
Moderate
Experience and Qualifications
Permaculture Experience, Permaculture Design Certificate, Permaculture Diploma, Horticulturalist, Lots of years in the garden
I am interested in...
Community Gardens, Learning
Tell us about your garden and what you're growing
We have 20 acres of mainly native bush, and a veggie garden of about 20 x 20 metres, about 20 fruit trees including a subtropical orchard where the chooks live. The house has espaliered fruit trees that we are learning to prune and train. We are organically certified through OFNZ. I know what Wwoofing is but what is a WWOOFA? I am keen to learn about what others are doing in the way of urban permaculture.
Comments
Hello Betsy,
We met years ago when I attended a permaculture workshop you ran at Unitech.
I have been working in the South Island for the last 7 years or so and got very involved in Organic Horticulture for a time.
I now run my own Landscape Architecture practice out of Albany which I have recently shifted here from the South island.
I'd be keen to connect, perhaps visit your property at a convenient time (be great to see some permaculture in action) and say hi, but also attend one session of your upcoming workshop series - the one on improving clay soils. I could use some upskilling in that.
I don't know if its ok to attend one session but I was hoping you might make an exception for me.
You can see my website by the way at www.carlpickens.co.nz
Hope all's well and look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards,
Carl Pickens.