Gender
Male
Gender
Male
Location
Port Chalmers, Otago
Birthday:
August 2
Age:
53
Suburb
Purakanui
Post / Zip Code
9081
I am a...
Smallholder
I can offer
Gardening advice, to be a gardening buddy, Lead a workshop, Grafting service, Permaculture design, Food from my garden, Beekeeping advice/services
Food Growing Skill Level
Expert
Experience and Qualifications
Permaculture Experience, Permaculture Design Certificate, Horticulturalist, Lots of years in the garden
I am interested in...
Buying Local Food, Selling Local Grown Food, Bartering Local Food, Community Gardens, Learning, Preserving, Helping Others, Seed Savers, Swapping Food, Eating Local Food
Tell us about your garden and what you're growing
Gourmet locally grown salad, herbs, veg and fruit. Nearly all heirloom varieties, but all definitely not available in the shops. Some produce is grown hydroponically, some organic/permiculture, some traditionally, everything as sustainable as possible and all as fresh and tasty as can be. We are Also the agents for sales and installations of Autopot for Dunedin and Otago. These are the most efficient growing devices on the market and use no power. Just set up and sit down. Also have a gardening radio show on Atago Access Radio 105.4fm Fridays 1-2
Comments
hi shaun, I'm completely new to aquaponics so have a lot to learn. We have an old swimming pool I'm thinking about seeing if we can use that somehow. currently has some pet ducks happy there, kids still swim even tho its green, in warmer weather of course! I like the natural swimming pool idea as well, so now to work out how to combine it all...
Hi Shaun, thanks for your message. I have 2 aquaponics set ups that we are just trying to get all sorted. I work doing aquaculture research so this is kind of a new thing we are trying out. We have one which is a media grow bed system and one that we are going to do a veritcal garden with. We are in the early stages but hoping to do some science on the whole thing. Really keen to meet others who are doing aquaponics in New Zealand.
Impressive, when I grow up I want to be like you
That's impressive set up..