Summer production continues into Autumn as we establish our winter garden over the next few weeks. March + April are the busiest months with successive planting + harvesting, alongside establishing new beds in front of the washroom + shortly our 'Patagonia Block' beds (aka @agricolaraiz)
Thank you to the awesome team we've had in the gardens this season Sam, Renske, David + Adrian, legends.
We made a few new tool purchases this season: the Paperpot transplanter + 3 Row Jang seeder. Active Vista in Tasmania provide an exceptional service making it easy + supplying us with all we need in the way of tools. They supply market-farm + gardening equipment like the custom seed rollers, Drop-Seeeder propagation trays through to larger tools like the Jang, the Salad Greens Harvester + the Tilther. We appreciate the support they provide + are really enjoying the R+D designing innovative tools for the small scale gardening community.
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This online, interactive presentation is hosted via the SpeakEasy platform on Sunday, April 11th 1pm PT, which is Monday, April 12th 8am NZST in New Zealand.
As a single-session it is limited to 50 participants only + takes the format of an in-depth presentation on how to grow a sustainable market garden, followed by a Q&A session where your questions are answered.
There is an option for a recording to be emailed out to those who register + are unable to make the specific time.
If you have wanted to visit the farm but have not been unable to, this is the event you have been waiting for.
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This one-day workshop focuses on our sustainable production adapted to the household garden scale.
The Household Gardener suits equally beginner gardeners wanting to make the best start in a productive vege patch and gardeners who are experienced but wanting to be more systematic.
Catered with a hearty farm lunch.
$NZ 210
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The
INTRODUCTION TO MARKET GARDENING
Workshop
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The two day Introduction to Market Gardening Workshop is our most popular. We share with you exactly all that has been involved in establishing our business and how, with using lean principles, we have doubled our turn over in the same area in 12mths.
Upcoming dates:
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CHECK OUT OUR
PREVIOUS FARM TRAINEES
+ THEIR FARMS
#1
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Fernando Garcia de Vinuesa
Madrid, Spain
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Fernando trained at Roebuck Farm three months prior to Country Calendar filming. Having developed backyard gardens for clients in Spain, he wanted to up skill and develop a market garden.
Upon his return to Madrid, he leased land + set to work placing a walk in chiller under a marquee and began initially with micro greens, then field salads, greenhouse crops, diversifying his crops as his market space grew.
Fernando has also been running education and creating great content on his Instagram page @elsembrador_madrid
We continue to train farmers from all around the world who have a vision + a passion to learn. We enjoy seeing them quickly up skill + implement new learnings in their own projects.
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We developed this fork with award winning local makers Carac Engineering and know it is a game changer for developing garden beds while being ergonomic to use.
They are made from high tensile galvanised steel, powder coated black and have 5ml thick tines. There are 2 sizes to suit various heights.
$NZ400, incl. NZ p+p
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We will be announcing further farm tours soon, so you can deepen your knowledge of sustainable food production + the choices you have. Expect to redefine what growing healthy food using regenerative systems looks like.
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