I was met by Bashir as Tabbusum was at study. He was lovely and said he would relay everything to Tabussum. When we first visited Tabussum she had shown me the front door area which was about 4 sq metres. It was the south side and with a higher hedge, looked like it gets no …
21st July 2022
I had fun and games in the morning. With just one cat cage that would only fit 2 hens in, I had prepped a cardboard box for the second pair, but after struggling for 20 mins plus to get one into the box, and then the second one, without one or both escaping, I woke …
14th July 2022
With Covid and the wet weather, all gardens are delayed now till mid August. Nothing much grows through these mid winter wet months so growing time is not really lost. This week I visited Tewai who is in an amazingly large beautiful section across the road from the reserve and water. It is very tidy …
7th July 2022
I had just three pre visits today with the afternoon bookings being postponed. Tabbusam is from India and is lovely. She first showed me a tiny 1 x 3m space at her front door on the damp and shady side. I didn't feel it was a great space for chickens, so she then took me …
30th June 2022
Today I visited Shannon first who is very easy to work with. She has gardened before by just digging up some of her lawn, but never had any tools, a raised garden or really good soil. Her dog had been a pain pooing wherever she gardened, so we are exploring options to keep him out. …
23rd June 2022
My first visit of the day was Rose's planting. Her garden was set up a few weeks ago but with whanau commitments and covid out of the way I could finally come in to plant. She had a 9 and 10 year old there whom she had whangaied when they were babies and she is …
15th May 2022
Seven visits planned for today but already had one postponed first thing. First up *Ailana and *Makamae, who came through Kesi and live almost opposite each other. Both have quite a bit growing wild and untended, which is a great way to garden in my opinion. At this point mostly taro and kūmara, from which …
May 2022
My first call is Rose who is just lovely and very keen to learn as much as I can show her. They have a huge section and have been there almost 60 years! Lots of invasive weed issues from neighbouring properties. I was able to identify most of these and we talked about handling ones like …
Ope – Youth Wānanga
On the 25th March 2023 we hosted the Ope Youth Wānanga. We had a great group of local youth that came out and took part in this wānanga. We loved spending that time with you and hearing you share your ideas! Tara and Haare led this wānanga on the day with Carla being out due …
Kai Sovereignty 2023
As we move from the Aōtearoa Kai Journey project to our new Kai Sovereignty project we are excited to be able to provide more gardens and chickens to whānau in need in the local community. Together, partnering with Whenua Warrior, who supply the garden beds and soil, along with The Patchwork Gardens, with hands on …
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