Practical, interactive workshops on living a sustainable, connected life.
Environment Network Manawatū offers a Sustainable Living Workshop Series (SLWS) twice a year. Once a year in the evenings after work hours and once during the day, to make it possible for people with differing timing needs to attend. This workshop series used to be called Future Living Skills. The themes are approached in a practical hands-on way, inviting sharing of experience and growing connectedness.
Location: Palmerston North CBD (location revealed with ticket purchase)
Times: Tuesday evenings from 5.30pm to 7.30pm (*except for Gardening practical on 31 March, from 5-7.30pm, also at a different venue TBC)
Dates: 17 March, 31 March, 21 April, 12 May, 26 May, 2 June, 9 June, 16 June.
Topics being covered over the series
Gardening 1: composting practical (different time and venue for practical)
Natural ways to fertilize our gardens and maintain healthy crops, with hands on outdoor activities (weather permitting).
Gardening 2: growing your own food
The basics of gardening including working with soil and the elements, including a practical demonstration of how to grow from seed.
Healthy Food Choices made Easy
Food is central to life. We will consider food choices that are healthy for us and our planet.
Protecting our water
Relating to our water and where it comes from, considering practical ways to contribute to caring for our water sources through our daily choices.
Warm, dry, energy efficient Homes:
Tips, info and advice on ways to keep our homes warm, dry and healthy and save on energy sources.
Minimizing Waste: reduce, reuse, recycle
Learn about our Council's resource recovery systems and the ways we can reduce, reuse and recycle to keep items out of landfill.
Household Emergency Planning: preparing for natural disasters and hazards
First hand tips and insights about the realities of living through a natural disaster and empowering ways to plan and prepare for resilience.
"These were very insightful workshops, would be interested in going further into this area."
- Feedback from our last workshop
Please email Di Koch at circ.economy@enm.org.nz
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