KOANGA GARDENS

WORKSHOPS FOR SELF RELIANCE

2010 PROGRAMME

Welcome to the Koanga Gardens

Workshop Programme for 2010

For workshop bookings, or if you have any questions, please email:

info@koanga.co.nz
or phone us at the shop: 09 4312732.

We ask for a deposit of 50% of the cost of the workshop
when you make your booking.
Payment can be by cheque or internet banking.

Bookings can also be made through this website, using the

SHOP NOW tab. This gives you the option to pay

your deposit by credit card.

Your deposit will be refunded in full if the workshop is cancelled.

It is really helpful to us if you can confirm your place on any
workshop that you book into at least 2 weeks before the workshop.
Workshops may be cancelled if numbers are insufficient, so this gives us time to consider and to notify everyone whether the
workshop will go ahead or not.

Tea and coffee is provided when you arrive, mid morning, lunchtime and

mid afternoon on all workshops.

Please bring your own lunch.

2010

KOANGA GARDENS PIZZA OVEN

BUILD YOUR OWN PIZZA OVEN
Saturday 16th January                                                                                                9—4

Wolfgang Hiepe                                                                                                           $120
Wolf will show you how to build an earth oven using mainly clay and sand. You will learn everything you will need to know in one day. These ovens can cook bread, pizza, casseroles. This workshop will be held at the Whare at Kohatu Toa, behind the shop at Koanga Gardens.

BEE KEEPING
Saturday 23rd January                                                                                                 9—4

Daniel Tohill                                                                                                                 $100
Daniel has used natural bee keeping methods for nearly 30 years now. The workshop will look at conventional bee keeping methods as well as a simpler method called ‘Top Bar Bee Keeping’. Both methods will be looked at in a more ‘bee friendly’ way, exploring an approach which has lower impact, is lower cost, chemical free and smaller scale. Daniel will show you simple equipment that almost anyone can make at home, monthly management, hive situation, moving bees, obtaining bees, swarming, diseases, wintering and much more. He will open a hive and you can observe bees at work, find a Queen and test for disease and mite. Natural bee keeping is increasingly important at this time when bee populations are in decline.

SCYTHING
Saturday 6th February                                                                                                 9—2

Wolfgang Hiepe                                                                                                             $80

The scythe has the potential to replace your lawn mower and the brush cutter. No noise, no vibrations, no fumes. Wolfgang has been scything for years and offers this workshop as a complete introduction to scything. He will demonstrate and teach techniques for grass cutting, lawn mowing, orchard work and kikuyu harvesting as well as scythe maintenance.

TOWARDS RENEWABLE ENERGY
Saturday 13th February                                                                                             10—4
Sabine Drueckler and Wolfgang Hiepe                                                                      $90
Design your life to use more renewable energy, and get away with using less. This workshop will explore the philosophical and ecological ideas which make us change the way we live. Looks at how much electricity you really need. How can you reduce your consumption? Explore what is available in the alternative energy sector, see what Sabine and Wolf have done, and make plans for what you can do at your place.

ORCHARD DESIGN
Saturday 20th February                                                                                              9—4

Daniel Tohill                                                                                                                $110
Daniel will cover the basics of orchard design from a Permaculture perspective, looking at both deciduous and subtropical orchards. It is important to consider shelter, water, access, ground covers, nutrient management, pest control and which plants prefer which conditions. Learn how to get the best from your property. Daniel has had many years experience in designing landscapes and houses using the Permaculture method. Orchards are an integral part of this whole system. Many imaginative combinations can be explored. Come along and explore your orchard’s potential.

HOW TO GROW NUTRIENT DENSE FOOD
Saturday 27th February                                                                                              9—4

Kay Baxter                                                                                                                    $120
For our food plants to fully nourish us they must be grown in highly mineralised soils, with the right minerals available in the right ratios. This workshop will show you how to take care of your soil so that you will be able to grow nutrient dense vegetables, fruit, and all other produce on your land.
We will cover many ways of achieving this using both bought and local inputs.
Kay believes this is one of the most critical areas of learning for us all at this point in time. Our research and learning is based on the wonderful work of Dr Carey Reams, Dr Arden Anderson, and Dr A F Beddoe, as well as Grant Paton. All of these men are scientists whose amazing work Kay is studying so that it can be put into home gardeners language and practice, and be more accessible for all of us.
You will gain a clear understanding of how to grow nutrient dense food as the best basis for a healthy body.
This workshop will be pitched to people who already have basic gardening
knowledge and experience and will cover:
• Basic understandings of the Laws of Nature as they apply to soils and growing food.
• What minerals and other things our soil needs to grow high Brix plants.

• How to use a refractometer to measure the Brix (nutrient density) of your plants,
where to source what you might need, from both commercial and local home made sources.
• How to apply minerals.
• How to make Biochar, crush and burn bones for their use as soil amendments.
• How to make and use foliar sprays and compost teas, and more.

HOME CHEESE MAKING
Saturday 6th March                                                                                                    10—3
Sabine Drueckler                                                                                                         $110

Sabine will take you through all the stages of processing and storing using equipment you will find in most kitchens.  There will be ample opportunity to sample the produce.
Sabine’s workshops are always extremely popular, so book early.
This workshop will be held in Sabine’s kitchen in the house she shares with Wolf in the Otamatea Eco Village, Kaiwaka.

BEE KEEPING
Saturday 20th March                                                                                                   9—4

Daniel Tohill                                                                                                                 $100

Daniel uses natural bee keeping methods. The workshop will cover monthly
management, equipment, hive situations and moving hives, swarming, storage, law, diseases, wintering a hive and keeping records.

SAUSAGES & SMALL GOODS
Saturday 27th March                                                                                                 10—4
Wolfgang Hiepe                                                                                                           $110 

This workshop, like the cheese-making and bread-making workshops, will be held in Wolf and Sabine’s kitchen in their amazing earth house at the Otamatea Eco Village. Wolf will take you through the process of making a range of traditional organic sausages and small goods, using a variety of meats, herbs and spices with low-tech equipment.

HOME CHEESE MAKING
Saturday 10th April                                                                                                    10—3
Sabine Drueckler                                                                                                        $110

Sabine will take you through all the stages of processing and storing using equipment you will find in most kitchens.  There will be ample opportunity to sample the produce.
Sabine’s workshops are always extremely popular, so book early.
This workshop will be held in Sabine’s kitchen in the house she shares with Wolf in the Otamatea Eco Village, Kaiwaka.

PERMACULTURE DESIGN BASICS: PART ONE

Saturday 10th April                                                                                  9—4

Daniel Tohill                                                                                                                $100

This course is an introduction to the concept of Permaculture.

Permaculture is: ' A land use system that looks at functional diverse plant and animal communities which enhances a sites ecological condition, soil fertility and natural productivity.’

The ethic of Permaculture is 'Care for the earth - Care for the people - Limit consumption, share the surplus'.

The second part will be on May 8th and it would be most beneficial to participants to commit to both days. An excellent first step for those who are perhaps interested to know the basics and how to put them into practise at your place, or for anyone considering some of the longer courses on offer and wanting to get a basic understanding.

Permaculture ideas can be used in many different situations, from a lifestyle block to a small urban garden.

NUTRIENT DENSE FOODTRADITIONAL PREPARATION & COOKING
Saturday 17th April                                                                                                    10—4
Sabine Drueckler and Romi Curl                                                                              $130

Sabine and Romi will cover the basics of stock/broth preparation, fermented foods, how to make seeds and grains more digestible and nutritious, yoghurt making, sourdough and sprouting. The principles of the Weston A. Price Fountation will be covered and a delicious lunch will be served. The venue is Sabine and Wolfgang's house in the Otamatea Eco Village.

BEGINNER GARDENER
Saturday 24th April                                                                                                       9—4
Tutor to be confirmed.                                                                                                $110
Learn how big to make your garden, where to place it, how to prepare the beds, how to grow good soil, how to make compost, how to grow the best seedlings and about pest and disease control and companion planting. A mix of theory and hands on.

SAUSAGES & SMALL GOODS
Saturday 1st May                                                                                                       10—4
Wolfgang Hiepe                                                                                                           $110

This workshop, like the cheese-making and bread-making workshops, will be held in Wolf and Sabine’s kitchen in their amazing earth house at the Otamatea Eco Village. Wolf will take you through the process of making a range of traditional organic sausages and small goods, using a variety of meats, herbs and spices with low-tech equipment.

PERMACULTURE DESIGN BASICS: PART TWO

Saturday 8th May                                                                                                         9 - 4

Daniel Tohill                                                                                                                  $90

The second part of this two part workshop will explore the concepts further as well as looking at examples of established Permaculture sites and analysis of potential sites (these could be your sites).

BREAD MAKING

Saturday 15th May                                                                                                      10—3

Incorrectly advertised in catalogue as 13th June. 15th May is the correct date.

Sabine Drueckler                                                                                                          $90
In this workshop you will learn basic recipes—how to make nourishing and wholesome bread with or without starters like sourdough or yeast.
Sabine uses wheat and also different grains like spelt, rye, rice, corn and more.
Includes gluten-free bread making.
You’ll get to taste everything along the way and come home with samples.

HOME CHEESE MAKING
Saturday 29th May                                                                                                      10—3
Sabine Drueckler                                                                                                         $110

Sabine will take you through all the stages of processing and storing using equipment you will find in most kitchens.  There will be ample opportunity to sample the produce.
Sabine’s workshops are always extremely popular, so book early.
This workshop will be held in Sabine’s kitchen in the house she shares with Wolf in the Otamatea Eco Village, Kaiwaka.

PRUNING
Saturday 5th June                                                                                                   9.30 - 4
Steve Hare                                                                                                                  $100

Good pruning is essential in order to keep your fruit trees cropping well, in healthy vigorous condition and at a manageable size. This is a hands on workshop so you'll get lots of practice. Steve Hare is a master pruner and an excellent teacher.

PRUNING
Saturday 19th June                                                                                                 9.30 - 4
Steve Hare                                                                                                                   $100

This year Steve's Pruning workshop was so popular that many people missed out.

We have scheduled a second workshop to meet the demand. It will cover the same material as the first.

PROPAGATION
Saturday 26th June                                                                                                      9 - 4
Kay Baxter                                                                                                                    $230
$120 of this price is for plant material that you will take home.
An empowering and economical way to begin your home orchard.
Learn how to choose your rootstocks and fruit varieties, how to propagate your own fruit trees, how to take cuttings, collect and store scion-wood.
You’ll take home a comprehensive kit to start your orchard and a variety of heritage plant material.