TOLE - A Land Based Skill Program

Tending Our Living Earth has been created in response to the growing trend of people wanting to grow, harvest and preserve their own food and live lightly on the planet.

It offers a unique opportunity to get hands on experience as well as a theoretical background on a range of subjects including solar dehydrating, composting toilets, cheese making, etc. 

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Tending Our Living Earth has been created in response to the growing trend of people wanting to grow, harvest and preserve their own food and live lightly on the planet.

It offers a unique opportunity to get hands on experience as well as a theoretical background on a range of subjects including solar dehydrating, composting toilets, cheese making, etc. 

 

SUMMER 2010/11 Workshop Programmeimg_1486

Dec 4th : Sun bathed

Solar Ovens and dehydrators, construction and use

Dec 11th: Nature Farming

An introduction to Bokashi and EM technology

Jan 9th 2011: Heat me up, Sunny

Solar hot water systems, theory & practice construction, installation, management

Jan 16th & 17th: Mudpies

Hands on Earth building

Feb: Grow your own remedy

How to grow and process medicinal herbs

Feb: Let it bubble

Making fruit wines & Vinegar

Feb: Reaping it

Harvesting and Seed saving

Feb: Pressing matters

Making oils from seeds, nuts and plants

AUTUMN 2011

March: Keeping it

Preserving and bottling, also lacto fermentation and drying

March: Drawing the dream

Garden planning and design

April, week-end: Grasping the nettle

Biodynamic workshop with Peter Proctor and Rachel Pomeroy

April: The problem is the solution

Introduction to Permaculture design

May: Cut it out

Pruning, focusing on fruit and nut trees

May: From sheep to jumper

The art of Spinning

Winter 2011

June: Taking the leap

Transition to organics

June: Ethical business management

August: Basket case

Basket Weaving from natural materials

August: Trees for free

Grafting

August: Let’s talk natives

All about native trees with Mike North

Also coming: Raonga and Build your own wood lathe, dates to be confirmed

 
Please register for any of the above with Fran on
03 526 70 33 ext. 47 or 021 0226 0191
e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it


 



TOLE - A Land Based Skills Program

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Tending Our Living Earth has been created in response to the growing trend of people wanting to grow, harvest and preserve their own food and live lightly on the planet.

It offers a unique opportunity to get hands on experience as well as a theoretical background on a range of subjects including solar dehydrating, composting toilets, cheese making, etc. 

 

Workshop Programmeimg_1486

SPRING 2011/12

September 10th : Basketcase

Basket Weaving with natural materials

 

wheelbarrowSUMMER  2012

AUTUMN 2012

WINTER 2012

 

 Please register for any of the above with Fran on
03 526 70 33 ext. 47 or 021 0226 0191
e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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