Community Education
Te Wharerangi Trust contracts educators. They are responsible for overseeing the
educational programmes the trust offer.
These include:
Volunteers
People from the community are most welcome to visit and assist at any
time. Please contact the manager.
Community Education
Frequent courses are offered, such as: Worm farming,
the Worms in Schools programme, Home Composting programme, Seed
saving workshops, Organic growing, Permaculture, Landscaping,
Arboriculture, and others.
Workbridge Placements
Workbridge supports people with a varying range of abilities to
move forward into employment, introducing them to new skills, so
that they become more fully involved in the community.
Work-based Training
Golden Bay Community Gardens operates as an
accredited delivery site for the Golden Bay Workcentre Trust.
Library and Resource Centre
The Community Gardens' library is situated in the Kiosk
and
has a collection of donated books, periodicals, and videos on organics, gardening and related topics.
It is open
to all for browsing, borrowing and research.
It can be accessed by contacting our manager.
Venue for local events
The gardens
provide a venue for local events.
These include:
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HANDS market
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Farmers market
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Solstice festival
events
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Seasonal festivals.
Workshops and
activities for children may be included in these
events. The gardens are available as a venue for
community events and private functions.
Bookings can
be made by contacting our
manager.
Working Bees
The Gardens' working bees, help build community
involvement and support
the development of current projects. These
activities often coincide with the changing of the seasons and enable
locals and visitors alike to meet, share and enjoy the beautiful garden
atmosphere. If you would like to participate please contact our
manager.
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