Saturday 31 July 2021 9.30-1.30 (4 hrs inc lunch) (early finish for the ball!) $70 Getting your new fruit trees off to the best start possible rootstocks and spacing right tree, right place pollinators to get fruit set! … Read More
Saturday August 21 9.30-2.30 (5 hrs inc lunch) $85 Yes it’s true - the answer does lie in the soil! Take time to look down! So what is healthy soil? Introduction to the Stars of the Unseen World Why … Read More
Saturday August 28 9.30-2.30 (5 hrs inc lunch) $85 A fragrant day! Growing herbs from cutting, division and seed: from tarragon to thyme, verbena to Vietnamese mint Planning and planting a herb garden Seed Saving Harvesting and Storing … Read More
Saturday Sept 4 9.30-2.30 (5 hours including lunch) $85 A Day of Action in Service of the Earth! Making Compost Building Worm Farms Mulch Growing Green Manure Refreshments and morning tea provided, please BYO lunch
Sunday Sept 19 9.30-12.30 (3 hours) $70 The why’s and how’s of joining one variety of fruit tree to another why graft what goes with what grafting techniques graft a delicious apple tree to take home Refreshments … Read More
In 2022, the Totara, Kauri, Rewa and Nikau Garden Tours will be on Saturday 26th of November. For all information and ticket bookings click here - Bookings will be open from 1 June 2022 This is a unique opportunity to … Read More
Aotea Great Barrier Environmental Trust reached 20 years of operation last November, so it's time to celecbrate! Join the Trust in celebrating this achievement on the 11th February at Glenfern Sanctuary. Pop in for an hour or two for music, … Read More
These markets are held on a monthly basis.
Is there anything more romantic than stargazing? Certainly not! ;-D Aotea Great Barrier Island is an International Dark Sky Sanctuary Here, light pollution is minimal, and the night sky is wonderfully dark. We see ten times as many stars here … Read More
Dr Luis Ortiz-Catedral, of the World Parrot Trust, will be walking us through Okiwi Reserve which is home to a population of kākāriki. Please join us for this exciting free event from 10am-12pm, where he will be sharing his knowledge … Read More
