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Urban Eden Workshop gardening workshop with Jim O'Gorman the Dirt Doctor!

Submitted by Dirt Doctor Wel... on 30 July 2010 - 2:33pm
4 Sep 2010 09:30
5 Sep 2010 16:00

Jim O'Gorman, the founder of Dirt Doctor is coming to Auckland!! He will be leading a weekend "Urban Eden Workshop" on August 28th and 29th, sharing his soil-focused food production methods with the community.  This workshop covers the complete Dirt Doctor method.  Those attend will also receive insights from award winning Landscape Architect Carl Pickens, who will join Jim with a two part discussion on sustainable garden design and permaculture.

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Location / Venue: 
Ellerslie, Auckland
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Food For Thought

Submitted by Millie Pickle on 29 July 2010 - 11:29am

One area that will need a complete re-think is the Food Bank as it is currently currently operated by Budget Services, Church Groups, and charities. Sufficient food supplies should not be left to the charity of individuals, but should be built into the system.

Our whole set up, making the provision of extra food a charity and not part of the recirculating of resources is fundamentally dysfunctionally. Like the circuation of the body; if the exhale became jealous of the inhale or vice versa and kept it from circulating in the system, it would die.

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The Story of Soil | Energy Bulletin

Submitted by James Samuel on 27 July 2010 - 9:22pm

What is the difference between soil and dirt?

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Blueskin Resilient Communities Trust - AGM

Submitted by Scott Willis on 27 July 2010 - 3:28pm
27 Jul 2010 19:30

Our AGM!

  1. Welcome
  2. Annual Report
  3. Executive Summary, Annual Plan
  4. Financial Statement
  5. Nominations, Appointments and Resignations
  6. AGM closed
  7. Discussion, wine and food!

Location / Venue: 
Waitati Hall, Waitati
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Looking at the challenges, square in the eye

Submitted by James Samuel on 27 July 2010 - 2:54pm

My heart sang last night, to see members of my community look at the challenges of the future, square in the eye, and then with energy and creativity name some creative, and do-able solutions. Here's a six minute video I put together summarizing the evenings activities.

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Advanced Soil Biology and Microorganism Workshop!

Submitted by Dirt Doctor Wel... on 27 July 2010 - 12:53pm
21 Aug 2010 02:00

Advanced Soil Biology and Microorganism Technology Workshop!!!

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Location / Venue: 
Mt. Victoria, Wellington
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Weed Management Workshop!

Submitted by Dirt Doctor Wel... on 27 July 2010 - 12:49pm
14 Aug 2010 02:00

Weed Management Workshop!!

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Location / Venue: 
Mt. Victoria, Wellington
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Urban Eden Workshop led by Jim O'Gorman August 28th/29th

Submitted by Dirt Doctor Wel... on 27 July 2010 - 12:39pm
28 Aug 2010 09:30
29 Aug 2010 04:00

Urban Eden flier

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Dirt Doctor Workshops!

Submitted by Dirt Doctor Wel... on 27 July 2010 - 12:14pm
7 Aug 2010 02:00

Dirt Doctor will be presenting focused workshops in Wellington in August, see the flier for more details!

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Location / Venue: 
Mt. Victoria, Wellington
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For Christa

Submitted by Millie Pickle on 27 July 2010 - 9:01am

In my first year of teaching I had a second grade class, year 2, made up of 7 and 8 year olds. Christa arrived, along with everyone else in the class, with the school materials listed in the registration packet given out before the start of school. She also arrived ready to do whatever it took to be good at school. She was intelligent, quiet but not shy, physically active and a little competitive. Her mother worked and took good care of she and her brother in a solo parent household.

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