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The Art of Living Centre
Free

Food Preservation & Love Your Leftovers Workshop

Learn creative new ideas to use up those forgotten ingredients hiding at the back of your fridge, at this free local workshop. Feed your family for less by loving your… Read More

Longbreath Farm
$25 – $40

CANCELLED: Seasonal Pulse Autumn: Organics and Kaitiakitanga

Learn to read the land, take stock, lift crops, then start planning for the year ahead. Walk with Brendan as we listen and learn from this special, organically certified Te Henga farm. Read More

Hope Garden
Free

DIY Bokashi Composting Workshop – New Lynn

Come along to this Compost Collective workshop, facilitated by Judy. Held at Hope Community Garden, 8 Riverbank Road, New Lynn, learn all about DIY Bokashi composting.  Read More

EcoMatters
$25

DIY Drought-Tolerant (Wicking) Garden Bed Workshop

Want to head away on holiday and not worry so much about watering the plants? Wicking beds will be your perfect choice! Read More

Birkenhead Library
Free

Growing Greens – Love Food Hate Waste Workshop

Dig in at this fun, free local workshop where you’ll learn all our top tips and tricks to grow vibrant green veggies in your garden or in containers. Read More

EcoMatters
$25

Grow Forage Cook – Healthy Eating Autumn

Join naturopath Paloma Velásquez for health-boosting ideas using seasonal produce to make a memorable plant-based feast! Read More

Hope Garden
Free

Create a Banana Swale in Your Backyard

Learn about the profound benefits of this composting method, that not only effectively composts all your garden and food waste but also provides you with a nutrient-dense healthy food source. Read More

Kumeu Market
Free

CANCELLED – Love Food Hate Waste Stall – Kumeu Market, Saturday 16 April

Visit Pip, from Love Food Hate Waste, at her market stall at Kumeu Market stall, and get inspired. Learn tips to make the most of your leftovers, so you can feed your family for less. Read More

Stoney Homestead Community Hub
Free

Workshop – At the Back of the Fridge, & Shopping with a List

Join Pip, from Love Food Hate Waste, and learn tips to make the most of your leftovers, including shopping with a list, so you can feed your family for less. Read More

Fruitvale School Hall
Free

Local Food, Composting, and The Circular Economy

Grow your Own Greens Workshop - Local Food , Composting and The Circular Economy --------------------- Come to learn about growing your own vegetables and reducing food waste. The event will… Read More

Rangeview Intermediate School
Free

Grow Your Own Greens Workshop

Come to learn about growing Your own vegetables and reducing food waste. Read More

Waiheke Sustainability Centre
Free

Nude Food: Plastic-Free Spreads & Dips

Make homemade dips with Zero Waste Cook, Kathy, out of bulk-bought supplies, and learn how to minimise waste when cooking. Read More

Albany Village Library
Free

Fridge Raid Masterclass – Cooking with Leftovers

Learn creative new ideas to use up those forgotten ingredients hiding at the back of your fridge, at this FREE local workshop. Read More

Birkenhead Library
Free

Garden to Plate: Microgreens and Salad Making Workshop

Dig in at this fun, free local workshop with Love Food Hate Waste tutor, Pip. Read More

Sustainable Papakura
Free

Revive & Refresh: Spring Platter with Leftovers Workshop

Get creative with spring platter ideas, and more, at this free local workshop. Read More

Hope Garden
$15

Create a Banana Swale in Your Backyard

Join Richard Lee as he outlines how to establish a backyard banana swale compost; what to plant to make it highly productive; and how to feed the swale system. Read More

Waiheke Sustainability Centre
Free

Make it Zing: Citrus Preserving Workshop

Come along to this Love Food Hate Waste workshop where you will learn techniques for dehydrating citrus fruit and preserving lemons. Read More

EcoMatters
$15 – $45

Ask a Mycologist: Fungi and Climate

Join mycologist Christopher Smith for a fascinating foray into the wonders of mycology! This session we will be looking at Mycorrhizae (pictured below) including their role in carbon sequestration. Read More

EcoMatters
$20

Hemp for the Future!

Come and hear more about hemp, its many uses, and its future potential as a sustainable, C02-absorbing crop for Aotearoa. Read More

EcoMatters
Free

Composting Workshop at EcoMatters

Come along and learn all about composting with Bokashi bins, worm farms, and cold (traditional) compost bins with facilitator, Judy. Read More

EcoMatters
$35

Grow. Forage. Cook: Healthy Eating Spring

Join naturopath Paloma Velásquez for this popular workshop to forage seasonal ingredients from the EcoMatters Teaching Garden and make a colourful plant-based Spring feast. Read More

Blockhouse Bay Library
Free

Growing Your Own Microgreens – Blockhouse Bay

Learn all the tips and tricks of growing your own micro greens and sprouts at home. Read More

EcoMatters
$5 – $15

Different Dinners: easy, healthy meals on a budget

Join chef and health coach Andrea Bravo (Dandelion Kitchen) where you'll learn to cook, then try two flavourful recipes and get to take home a Different Dinners recipe book. You’ll leave this workshop armed with some skills to make a range of recipes that are budget (and environment) friendly and will boost you and your whanau's health. Read More

EcoMatters
$35

Friendly Fermented Foods

Join Marianna van Ginkel in this practical workshop on fermentation, focusing on understanding the principles so you can go home confident and excited to make your own delicious ferments. Read More

Hope Garden
$30

Planter Box Workshop and Wicking Bed Demo

Create a great-looking and functional planter box with reclaimed wood in this Power Tools 101 class, then join a wicking bed demonstration using the berry boxes at Hope Teaching Garden. You will leave with your planter box and some great new woodworking skills, as well as a good understanding of how wicking beds work and the principles behind them. Read More