WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY GARDENS

Produce currently available ((June):  kale, spinach, lettuce, silverbeet, rocket, carrots, radish, kumara, beetroot, pumpkin and rhubarb.  We also have lots of herbs and vege punnets available for sale.

Our garden shop at 14 Erson Avenue, Royal Oak is open on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10am - 3pm. 

Below is a list of events that are happening in our community gardens in the coming months.  These events help us demonstrate our commitment to building inclusive communities.

First Tuesday - sustainability speaker series (April - October)

Master Gardener programme (October - December 2010)

Royal Oak Market (Sunday 22 August)

FIRST TUESDAY

Interested in living more sustainably? Then come along to the ‘First Tuesday’ sustainability speaker series, and hear from a stunning line-up of experts on environmental sustainability in the urban environment.  This series aims to highlight the ways that people in the city can still have a positive impact on the environment.

The talks will be held at CCS Disability Action, 14 Erson Avenue, Royal Oak.

Time: 7pm - 9pm

Cost: $5 koha at the door

NEXT SPEAKER - 3 AUGUST

John Darroch – Transforming the suburbs – young voices moving us forward into sustainability – 3 August

22 year old John Darroch will recap his experiences turning an abandoned house in central Auckland into a permaculture oasis. John will talk about experiments with Greywater systems, composting toilets, and rooftop gardening. From this John will show how we all have the power to begin building a new world from the ground up.

The talk will mix the philosophical underpinnings of an ethical lifestyle with practical steps we can all begin to take in our own lives. John will cover why we are facing the current environmental crisis and how we desperately need a transformation in how we live.

FUTURE SPEAKERS 

Lynda Hallinan – Living off of the produce (and the proceeds) of my own garden – 7 September

Finn Mackesy – Urban permaculture: modern solutions for sustaining Auckland –  5 October

MASTER GARDENER PROGRAMME - SPRING 2010 - STARTS 2 OCTOBER

Interested in learning more about gardening?

Interested in growing your own vegetables?

Not sure how to get the most out of your garden?

Then come along to the master gardener’s course – a practical, hands-on course which teaches people to become gardeners–and gardeners to become master gardeners.

The course is taught by a stunning line-up of New Zealand’s organic gardening experts and will show you how to create your own successful organic garden and contribute to a more sustainable and eco-friendly urban environment.

The next course starts on Saturday 2 October and is held each Saturday for 10 weeks. 
Cost: $275, or $125 plus a minimum of 15 work exchange hours.

Click here to download the programme for the Winter 2010 course

Interested? Contact Scott Thiemann on 09 625 9811 for more information and to register.

Limited spaces available - enrol now to be part of this innovative and informative programme at CCS Disability Action’s community garden in Royal Oak.