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Workshop: Hazelnuts – an alternative land use option

The Hazelnut Growers Association of NZ (HGANZ), supported by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) ‘Sustainable Farming Fund’ and the NZ Tree Crops Association (NZTCA), are producing a series of information bulletins highlighting the key aspects of growing hazelnuts in New Zealand.

To support these bulletins, three workshops will be held in the North Island. These workshops will offer land owners, land use planners, and food industry businesses who may be looking for local nut supplies a chance to meet and update themselves on the latest information on this new crop.

Murray Redpath, HGANZ (and former president of NZTCA), believes…

“ hazels could potentially deliver returns exceeding those from dairy farming if growers could achieve the yields and orchard management cost eficiencies seen in places like Chile and Oregon – which have similar environments to New Zealand… ”

Workshop dates:
Wairarapa Sunday, 29 May
Dannevirke Monday, 30 May
Rotorua Monday, 13 June

More information on individual workshops available at: www.eventfinda.co.nz (search for “hazelnut”)

To register :
Call 06 374 4093 or email lianne.simpkin@tararuadc.govt.nz
Get in quick – spaces limited!
Download the brochure here

NZ National Permaculture Hui 2015 – New Brighton, Christchurch.

The NZ National Permaculture Hui 2015 is being held in New Brighton, Christchurch.
The Permaculture Hui runs over 4 days Friday 3rd to Monday 6th April Easter Weekend.

The Permaculture Organisation is a charitable trust that gathers annually to raise funds for the continual growth of Permaculture in New Zealand.

Each gathering we grow our relationships we each other and our expanding communities, enriching and inspiring new and returning participants through networking, talks, workshops, alternative education options and working bee’s.

This year our focus is on Earth Care/ Kaitiakitanga, People Care/ Whanaungatanga, Fair Share/ Manaakitanga, the tripod ethics of permaculture, with our main theme ‘Moving On – Basic Regeneration with Permaculture’.

NZTCA National Conference 2015 Northland Branch

NZTCA annual national event, March 20~22, 2015 

‘Conference 2015’ hosted by Northland Branch

Biological Growing

– Expert Speakers and Workshops include organic agriculture, bio fuel, seaweed-sourced fertilisers – soil food, moth pheromones and apples, herbs and plants to attract beneficial insects.

– Field trips include a Kiwifruit orchard, Avocado orchard, and a sub tropical nursery & gardens.

Bookings closed – sorry.
Conference 2016 details coming soon…

Details on page Conference 2015 and in December 2014 TreeCropper.

Beyond Organics NZ Tour of Stefan Sobkowiak

An Invitation to tree croppers –

As one of the organising team for the Dunedin leg of the Beyond Organics NZ Tour of  Stefan Sobkowiak I would like to invite Tree Crops members to the events being held in our region.
I would also like to invite your organisation to be part of our mini expo being held before the talk that Stefan will be giving at the Sargood Centre in Dunedin on the evening of Wednesday 1st April.

Here is a link to the Beyond Organics site where you will be able to see on the calendar all the events being held here as well as all the other regions:
beyondorganicnztour.com

If you are interested in having a table/display at the mini expo please let me know as soon as possible as space and tables are limited.  I will then send more details.
The idea of the expo is to showcase all the wonderful organisations in and around the city of Dunedin, that are creating opportunities for us all to live more sustainably.

We would love to see you there!  If you would like to send information about the tour to your members, if you haven’t already, please get in touch with James Samuel our national co-ordinator.

kind regards
Peta Hudson