Ride & Grow: South Taranaki Bus Tour

Ride and relax as you’re driven around the South Taranaki backyards to enjoy private workshops at an affordable price! Includes workshops and talks on growing in small spaces, a tour of St Mary’s Community Garden and how to get involved, and creating bountiful hillside food forests.

Admission   $25 per person, $10 under 12s. Includes coach, x3 backyard entry, x3 workshops/talks

When:        10.30am-4pm Sat 2 Nov

Meet:          St Marys Community Garden, 101 Collins St, Hāwera

Workshops & talks

Little Insect Farm: Bountiful Food Forests: Explore a bountiful hillside food forest and learn about how we transformed steep land into a thriving, and biodiverse ecosystem that feeds our family throughout the seasons.

Watt’s Good: Growing in small spaces: Don't let lack of space prevent you from growing your own food. Learn how to make the most out of a small urban backyard to still supply you with fresh vege year round.

Mountain Road Estate: Distillation Experience: See how Dan distills a herb grown from the garden into oil, learn about the process and healing properties of oils and hydrosol.