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Community garden and Nourish seedling swap photos

March 8, 2022
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TRCT General

The community garden is looking fabulous with all the fruit on the trees and lots of items being ready for harvest. There is lots of activity in the community pantry with heaps of people leaving excess produce for others to take. What a fantastic community asset the whole garden is. […]

The Hungry Gap

August 31, 2021
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Community Gardens, Food Resilience, Nourish

Great article written by Dorothy Innes that explains how to help fill the hungry gap when garden produce is not plentiful. Filling the hungry gap

Sowing and potting-on

GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR SOWING AND POTTING-ON: Sowing depth: Sow twice as deep as the size of the seed. Tiny seeds like celery and basil need only a very light covering with soil. Large seeds like beans need to be sown deeper, 2-3cm. Seeds will not germinate if you sow them too deep. Watering: The goldilocks […]

Seeds – Viability and Vigour

How long do seeds last? Seed Viability and Vigour (Taken from An Introduction to Seed Saving: Nourish Workshop May, 2021) Seed viability and seed vigour are not the same thing. Viability refers to a seed’s ability to germinate, whereas vigour refers to the overall health and vitality of the seedling. At high germination percentages (above […]

Matariki 2021

June 29, 2021
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Matariki

Matariki 2021 Building a resilient community where people belong and flourish is what our trust is al about. Matariki in Malvern which was held on the 26th of June saw that in action. There were over 500 people in attendance all coming together to celebrate Matariki. People and children of all ages performed, created art […]