tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74124494330355711042011-12-01T12:49:16.220+13:00Growing Kapiti's gardening <br> communityAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04716116054421675249noreply@blogger.comBlogger221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7412449433035571104.post-64314326025224759562011-10-02T05:22:00.001+13:002011-10-02T05:23:08.683+13:00

In the interests of transparency, and because it's been asked, it's about time I explained some of the behind-the-scenes workings of Seedy Sunday. People want to know more about what happens with the seeds, where they come from and how they get looked after. There's an entire ecosystem of seeds that keep Seedy Sunday running. And explaining it all may show you the depth of my madness. But

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Seedy Sunday is back with a Spring Seed Swap Seed saving for Daylight Saving: Come and share local seeds and gardening knowledge. We'll tell you the secrets of worm farming. Imagine thousands of worms digging over your beds and providing nutrients for your veges. And you won't have to pay them a cent! 3pm, Sunday 25 September - Kapiti Community Centre, Ngahina St, Paraparaumu (near Library).

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Seedy Sunday is on hiatus right now - let's call it maternity leave. But in order to keep in contact, a web-based discussion group has been started and we'd love for you to join in the conversation. The discussion is powered by Google Groups and you will need to head over there to sign up. You can either use the web-interface to see what is happening or receive emails. You can change your

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Biodynamic gurus Peter Proctor and Rachel Pomeroy are set to deliver a series of Home Garden workshops this week in Kapiti. For more details please click the images below.  Watch the trailer for One Man, One Cow, One Planet This film looks at biodynamic agriculture, a Rudolph Steiner-inspired system of organic farming. The film focuses on proponent Peter Proctor, a worm-obsessed Kiwi gardener;

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A talk and slideshow by world renowned architect and sustainable living expert Brenda Vale Sunday 21 August at 2pm St Peter's Hall, Beach Road, Paekakariki Entry by koha Living in NZ as we do would take at least two planet Earths in terms of the resources we use. This talk shows what we need to do to reduce our personal environmental impact much closer to one planet living -and it's not as

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Hi everyone, Well, Seedy Sunday hasn't worked out as planned this year. I've been working on a growing project of a different sort. Richard and I are expecting our first child this weekend and so I've been completely distracted with getting life in order. This isn't the end of Seedy Sunday or any of the other related activities. We are working with others to get things back up and running, but

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"Resourceful living - living well with less impact" is the theme of the 2011 Kapiti Sustainable Home & Garden Show. Show highlights include a Resourceful Gardens Landscape Design Competition; a myriad practical workshops including renowned self sufficiency expert Carolann Murray; 70 vendors selling plants, edibles, self-sufficiency products, energy efficient and healthy home products; all day

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Waikanae Lions Super Garden Trail, Waikanae, 29 January 2011 – 30 January 2011, 10am - 5pm. Adults $15 from the Ticket Kiosk, Cnr Te Moana and Koromiko Rds, Waikanae. If you would like to experience some of Waikanae’s most stunning gardens put the 29th and 30th January 2011 in your calendar now as the Waikanae Lions Super Garden Trail is on again and will be just as enjoyable as last year.

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Edible Backyard Open Day, Ohau, 29 January 2011 – 30 January 2011, 9.30am - 12.30pm. $25. Find your edible gardening inspiration at Edible Backyard! See Kath Irvine's summer garden in action - look at what's worked and what hasn't. Learn what to be doing at this time of year to keep your food gardens in full production and top health. See my preparations for the autumn food garden. I'll take

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Sunday 19 September 2pm Paraparaumu Memorial Hall, Tutanekai St Entry $2 He was such a hit last year that we're bringing back Darcy Philp, chicken man and lead consultant on This Way Up's Funky Chicken Farm project. Darcy will be bringing some of his favourite birds in, giving us a rundown on bird health and welfare and what you need to know to keep chickens in your own backyard. Bring all your

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We're doing a bit of rejigging of the Spring event planned for August, now in September. But don't worry - you won't be left out in the cold - there are other great things to do this July and August thanks to the Chill-Ed Winter Skills Series in Paekakariki. Chill-Ed is a series of informal community-organised classes, being run in Paekakariki over July and August. To book a place in any

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Hi everyone, I’ve thought long and hard, done some customer research and decided that it’s time Seedy Sunday had a bit of a revamp. It’s just become increasingly difficult to source speakers and my research tells me these are a major drawcard. I’m also concerned about event fatigue – are we doing these events a bit too often? The conclusion I’ve come to is yes. What this means is that the monthly

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The world needs wetlands Wetlands are considered the most biologically diverse of all ecosystems. They provide a habitat and enormous food source for fish, birds and other animals. These areas support the greatest concentrations of bird life of any habitat in New Zealand and support far more species that a comparable forest area. Native fish need wetlands too. And we need these species.

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I hate to do this but I'm afraid for reasons outside my control this Sunday's event has had to be cancelled. Hopefully all will be right as rain for the June event. Remember to keep an eye on the website for details www.seedysundaynz.blogspot.com Kind regards, Anna

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   When: Sun 9 May, 1:00pm–5:00pm Where: Devereux Greenhouse, 20 Reikorangi Rd, Waikanae Cost:  $50 By combining an understanding of the basic principles of good growing with practical activities, you can build the knowledge & experience needed to be a gardener who produces healthy, tasty, nutritious vegetables. In this four-hour workshop: Learn how to feed and care for your plants to

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"A healthy person has many wishes, a sick person has only one." - Indian proverb According to the WHO, 80% of people use some form of natural therapy. Infusions are made with leaves and flowers Decoctions are made from stems and roots Must be simmered for at least 10 minutes and three cups a day should be drunk for therapeutic effect. A new batch should be made each day for that day's

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A super quick note to say we're on again this Sunday, 2pm Paraparaumu Memorial Hall. Guest speaker will be Reikorangi medical herbalist Louise Wallace. Pop your requests for the swap table below in the comment section and some lovely fairy godperson may grant your wishes. See you Sunday.

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Seedy Sunday is thrilled to be working with the Kāpiti Coast District Council to bring the Homegrown Food Swap to the Sustainable Home & Garden Show. The Homegrown Food Swap gives gardeners the chance to swap their spare fresh produce. It’s a great opportunity to swap your extra zucchinis for beans, or your lemons for someone else’s carrots. Maybe you have too many parsley seedlings – bring some

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Here's your opportunity to let us know what you would really like to see on the next swap table. Just add a comment below and that may prompt someone to bring along that special something you've been looking for. Requests for agapanthus, non-related items or bank account details will be summarily dismissed.  If you're new to the SSK concept, take a look at 'the basics' page.

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Hi everyone, Just a quick note to let you know that we are on again, this weekend. No guest speaker this time. We're going to have a bit of a chat instead about how SS has been going, what we want to do in the coming months -- because guess what? Next month Seedy Sunday will be celebrating our first birthday. So this month we're going to forget about the experts and talk about us - you, me and

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