Come and learn everything you need to know to grow nutritious food for you, your family and community. In this comprehensive workshop with Yotam Kay (Pakaraka Permaculture), we will cover all the essential topics that will help you grow a productive vegetable garden. No prior knowledge or experience is needed!

We will cover topics including (but not necessarily limited to):

• Basic principles in organic gardening: soil health, building and maintaining a high level of fertility.
• Considerations in choosing the best location for your garden.
• Staring a new garden using no-dig methods, including; converting a lawn into a garden, garden bed designs, in-ground beds and raised beds.
• Recommended tools.
• Propagating your own plants and growing healthy seedlings.
• Growing microgreens.
• Direct seeding in the garden.
• How to plant in the garden.
• Plant care and getting the most out of your garden.
• Weeding strategies.
• Watering systems.
• Crop planning for a four-season harvest.
• Companion planting and crop rotation.
• Plant health and managing pests and diseases.

A notebook and pen are essential for taking notes! Yotam will also provide a comprehensive handout to accompany your experience.

Organic morning and afternoon tea will be provided.

Please bring a plate to share for a potluck lunch!

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Yotam Kay is the master gardener of Pakaraka Permaculture, a 1/4 acre organic market garden in Thames, growing 10,000kg of top quality veggies seasonally since 2014. Yotam loves growing plants and sharing his passion for it.

Yotam holds a Diploma in Permaculture Design, and has been an active teacher since 2005. He has worked on a wide range of projects prior to establishing Pakaraka Permaculture -- from leading community garden projects, to establishing food gardens and sustainability programs in schools, and managing commercial organic gardens around New Zealand.

Pakaraka Permaculture is excited to publish their highly anticipated new book, 'The Abundant Garden'. This practical guide to growing a regenerative home garden has simple, reliable strategies and techniques to help maximise your ability to feed yourself and share the abundance with those around you. For more information, visit pakarakafarm.co.nz