A two day Bio-Intensive gardening/farming workshop on Waiheke Island, with Jodi Roebuck - May 7th and 8th.

Jodi lives and grows in Taranaki, on a thriving small farm with his partner Tanya and daughters Rata and Izzy. As well as maintaining a large biointensive garden focused on seed production, Jodi manages a flock of sheep using management intensive grazing to improve the land, and teaches and consults on biointensive garden development projects in NZ, Australia, and the USA.

Having been mentored by biointensive gardening originator John Jeavons, Jodi is almost certainly Australasia’s foremost expert on the topic. Jodi is a humble, quietly spoken person and yet behind his gentle exterior lies a formidable knowledge and skill base - don't miss this opportunity to learn from a master!

For a collection of photos from Roebuck Farm, see this Facebook album from Feb 2016.

The days will run from 9am to 4:30pm on both Saturday and Sunday. Bevan from Dragonfired will provide lunches and you're invited to a public film and talk with Jodi, at the Waiheke Community (couch) Cinema - time TBC.

To ask questions about the event, please email james@ooooby.com, or join the Facebook group: Roebuck Farm Events and ask questions or add to the discussion there.

Read an outline of the Waiheke workshop.

Spaces wil be lmited to 29, so everyone can get a good hands on experience. 

The money from your tickets will go primarily to covering 30 hours of planning, administration and organisation, with a generous koha going to Jodi for sharing his knowledge and experience. If you're interested in the details, here's the event budget.