Upcoming Events & Workshops
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Celebrating a decade as the region's leader in sustainability and resilience programming.
These events are free for residents of the Horizons region. Spaces limited. Register: theecoschool@gmail.com Hands-On with Poplar Poles & Tree Lucerne (Tagasaste) August 14th, 2-4: pm. Poplars and tagasaste are the fastest and cheapest ways to get sizeable trees established on your land. Both are fast-growing, drought resistant and inexpensive to buy. Both respond well to pruning and make great stock fodder. This hands-on workshop includes planting poplar poles and propagating tree lucerne from seed. Stormwater without the Mansplaining 24th August, 5:30-7:30 pm Whanganui Learning Centre, 232 Wicksteed St. Masks Required. Do you have a damp home? Occasional flooding on your section? Pooling under your home? This programme explains the ins and outs of stormwater and the various factors effecting it, as well as how it impacts on individual households and how residents can address it affordably and effectively. Managing Marginal Land in/for Winter August 28, 2-4 pm. Registration essential. We’ve spent the last 8 years managing our land for too much and too little water. It’s in great shape and we’re opening the farm gate for a tour. Holistic Land Management – Tour October 16th, 9:30 – 12:30 am. Registration essential. Farm Tour of Paddocks and Hillsides, Non-Intensive Orchards, Stream Restoration, Bush Restoration, and Browse Block (Permaculture Zones 3-5). Includes water management, preventing slips, managing gorse, integrating poplar and willow, managing goats and kunekune pigs. Climate Camp for Teens 29-30 October Kaitiaki Farm, Okoia, Whanganui Open to teens from the entire Horizons Region. Supporting and empowering teens in the face of increasing extreme weather events caused by human-induced climate change. More information to follow. Family Climate Fair 13 November Whanganui Intermediate School Hall Empowering families to support one another to embrace more sustainable and resilient lifestyles. Activities, information tables, kai, speakers, bike repair, games, toy & clothing swap, bulk buying network & more Family meet-up: Kowhai Park Fun & Games December 10th A relaxed family-friendly alternative to the "silly season." Bike repair tools will be on site. Family meet-up: Bike to the Beach January TBD Two-wheeled hikoi from the city bridge to Castlecliff Beach supporting families embracing bicycling as a form of transportation. Then a big play day in the sand! Family meet-up February TBD Love Your Land Day 16 February, 10 – 2:30. Registration essential. Come along for a farm tour and speakers. BYO Lunch. Topics include: holistic land management; regenerative agriculture; riparian corridors; bush restoration; growing browse for stock; carbon credits; more The Low-Carbon – High Efficiency – Affordable Home February TBD. Registration essential. This workshop helps demystify the home-building process for climate resilience and affordability. Topics include passive solar design, super-insulation, high performance windows, and where to claw back cost savings. Register: theecoschool@gmail.com Kia Kaha! |
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