Learn sustainable tips and tricks to improve your health, home and environment with Sustainable Urban Living workshops at Parnell Community Centre!
Spend two hours hours picking up useful sustainability tips for your home and garden in the workshops below. Hosted by The Village Square, these workshops cost $2 per person and run alongside Parnell Farmers’ Market.
Raranga Harakeke: Weaving Flax with Rewa Grimsdale
Saturday 2 March, 9.30-11.30am, $2
Learn about the culture and techniques of raranga in this beginners workshop.
Growing Vegetables & Fruit Trees in Small Spaces with Paul Crowhurst
Saturday 9 March, 9.30-11.30am, $2
An interactive workshop showing you how to maximise your space to grow fruit trees and vegetables for your own table. The focus will be on organic and semi-organic ways to produce edibles. You will soon feel confident in having a go at growing your own.
Textile Upcycling – Rag Rug Weaving with Barbara Woodman
Saturday 16 March, 9.30-11.30am, $2
Make a vintage-style Rag Rug from your lovely old fabrics and clothes. Barbara Woodman of Warm Hearts Upcycling will get you started reusing natural textiles and reducing waste at this hands-on workshop.
The Village Square Trust would like to thank Waitemata Local Board for the funding to make these workshops possible.
