A gathering for Tuakau locals and anyone interested in attending future workshops at Sharda
Come and spend some time at Sharda. We'll start at 10am with a tour of the Food Forest, tend to any small jobs that need doing, and share plants, seeds, and produce 'crop swap' style.

You're welcome to bring a picnic lunch, and go for a wander down through the bush walk to see the forest space at the bottom of the hill.

Tuakau school groups bring children here each week and for many it's a highlight of the week.

If we've only met on Zoom calls, then this is a great chance to meet in person and get our hands in the soil together.

I'd love to show you this special Food Forest - if you'd like to bring herbs, flowers, berries or a tree to contribute, then the Sharda Centre would be so very grateful.

Any questions? Please email me at katrina@blueborage.co.nz

How the Sharda workshops run:

You are welcome to book a room at the Sharda Centre on the Thursday evening and create your own mini retreat: bring a yummy dinner, breakfast and lunch, some artwork, a favourite book, good sturdy shoes for walking through the bush... you know best what makes a night away a special time for you.

I recommend an early morning wander around the gardens, and please know that you're welcome to explore the composting systems that are up and running already.

I'll arrive in the morning, around 9:30 and then we'll get stuck into the workshop.

What to bring:

- For the crop swap element you can bring anything that feels like a fun gift for someone else, ideally something in abundance that you won't miss. Plants, seedlings, seeds, a bunch of flowers, some fruit, baking - it's up to you. We'll put everything on a table and then people will choose what they would like to take home. Ideally nothing will be left on the table by the end of the morning, and you'll have some new goodies to take home.

- Gumboots, or sturdy shoes suited to gardening on uneven slopes with blackberry and other invasive weeds.

- Wear suitable clothes for gardening. We will go ahead in light rain.

- Gardening gloves.

- Sunhat, water bottle, and please remember to put on some sunscreen in the morning.

- If you are staying overnight, then please contact the office to make your booking and pay Sharda for this separately to the gardening workshop: shardacentrenz@gmail.com. Note there are two prices for overnight stays - it's your choice whether you want to bring your own bedding or not. https://shardacentre.com/

Contact the host of Food forest open day: crop swap & food forest tour at Sharda