Earthworkers Course Schedule

Monday 27 March

8:00 am - Arrival, tea and coffee

8.30am - Introductions - whakawhanaungatanga

10.30am - Framing of our space - what is our place in this moment and time?

11.30am - Why regenerative organic horticulture in Aotearoa?

12.30pm - Lunch

1.30pm - The breath in, and the breath out - photosynthesis and soil health

3.30pm - Effective seed propagation and management

4.45pm - Reflections / questions

Tuesday 28 March

8:00 am - Arrival, tea and coffee

8.30am - Warm ups, reflections, questions, whats happening today

8.45am - Microbes and their lunchboxes

10.45am - Morning tea

11:00am - Microbes and their lunchboxes continued

12:00pm - Lunch

1:00pm - Making sense of your site and soil

2.30pm - Biology-first supports on an urban farm

4.30-5pm - Reflections / questions

Wednesday 29 March

8:00 am - Arrival, tea and coffee

8.30am - Warm ups, reflections, questions, whats happening today

8.45am - Deep-dive into soil health. Live analysis and discussion

10.30am - Morning tea

10.45am - Deep dive cont.

11.45am - Lunch

12.45pm - Waste to the rescue - living compost.

1.45pm-3.45pm - Creating living compost

4pm-5pm - Where the wild things are: learn to love bugs

Thursday 30 March

8:00 am - Arrival, tea and coffee

8.30am - Warm ups, reflections, questions, whats happening today

8.45am - Polycropping practices on an urban farm

10.45am - Morning tea

11:00am - Polycrop practices on an urban farm cont.

12:00pm - Lunch

1:00 pm - Guild planning

3:00 pm - Polycrop game

4:00 pm - Seed saving

4.45 pm - Reflections / questions

Friday 31 March

8:00 am - Arrival, tea and coffee

8.30am - Warm ups, reflections, questions, whats happening today

8.45am - Case studies from participants

10.45am - Morning Tea

11:00am - A business model for regenerative organic urban farms.

12:00pm - Lunch

1:00pm - Rhythms of the farm

2:00pm - Final q's, alumni support

3pm-5pm - Closing circle

*this schedule is an example and may be subject to change