Dirt Doctor NZ

30/08/2021

08/05/2014

Christchurch - we have a Dirt Doctor weekend workshop on offer for you this month! 24th/25th May at Seven Oaks Organics in Opawa. There are still spaces to register. You can see the details on their website below (second half of the page):

Te Puna Oranga o Seven Oaks Organic Garden

28/02/2014

If you have SKY tv -or your neighbour does- watch the Dirt Doctor documentary on the BBC knowledge channel this Sunday at 8:30pm. Here's the trailer:

His methods are “outrageously radical yet thoroughly rational” and could transform the way we garden and the entire way we practice agriculture.

09/11/2012

Must be something special about our dirt...

http://www.oamarumail.co.nz/news/jims-greens-fit-for-royalty/1612635/

Feeding royalty is just another day at the office for Kakanui's Jim O'Gorman.

20/06/2012

Only two days until our Auckland workshop starts! We're looking forward to it. Spaces are still available if you'd like to register last minute. email Pania on dirtdoctorakld@gmail.com

17/06/2012

Our Auckland Presenter Pania was featured on this new blog talking about Dirt Doctor.

Six Degrees Of Inspiration

31/05/2012

Tomorrow is the last day for the Early Bird discount for our Auckland Workshop!
Register and save $30 by emailing dirtdoctorakld@gmail.com if you'd like to come along. Further details here: http://dirtdoctor.co.nz/public_event.php?event=119

June might appear to be a funny time for a gardening workshop as things seem to be slower in the garden. However it's a perfect time to learn how to invest in your soil so you have abundant crops come Spring. Investing in your soil will get your garden off to a good start and will save you time ...

29/05/2012

This could be your Spring harvest for lunch in a few months. Yum!

03/04/2012

Announcing the 1st Christchurch Dirt Doctor Workshop to be held in 2012 on Saturday May 5 at the the Seven Oaks Centre in Opawa.

An average of half an hour a week is all it should take to maintain a garden to feed a family of four. So come along and find out how it's done! Learn how to prepare a chemical free garden from scratch and develop high productivity. With practical methods of garden and compost creation and a planting schedule for your own garden, this workshop is suitable for home gardeners and micro-farmers.

For bookings contact Vanessa Lukes:

E: courses@sevenoaksorganics.org.nz

T: (03) 981 7580

W: http://www.sevenoaksorganics.org.nz/

03/04/2012

Announcing the 2nd Christchurch Dirt Doctor Workshop to be held on Saturday May 19 at the the Seven Oaks Centre in Opawa.

Jim O'Gorman will be teaching how to use and generate microorganisms to help repair and enhance your soil and garden. Learn why a healthy, living soil means less work for you and how to introduce beneficial microbes into your garden using compost and compost tea.

For bookings contact Vanessa Lukes:

E: courses@sevenoaksorganics.org.nz

T: (03) 981 7580

W: http://www.sevenoaksorganics.org.nz/

27/10/2011

Dirt Doctor's Kakanui garden had a lot of spring crops wiped out this year by heavy rains. This is one risk of working with mother nature. Have you ever had anything like this happen to you? We'd love to hear your garden stories here!

21/10/2011

Registration for next Wellington workshops now open! Get in quick to sort your soil, make less work and grow more food this summer!

12/10/2011

Come gardening with us at the end of this month! =-)

04/10/2011

Urban Eden Workshop coming very soon in Auckland! 29th and 30th October. Details to follow, or email dirtdoctorakld@gmail.com for info.

28/09/2011

10/09/2011

"In urban areas, the words “locally grown” conjure images of affluent shoppers in pricey farmers’ markets. But in rural America, consumers are opting for locally grown food — from their own gardens and neighboring farmers — largely because it is cheaper."

Rural residents are relying more on locally grown food to save money — or earn it. Some see health benefits, too.

24/08/2011

Stop spending the big bucks at the supermarket and start growing the soil that grows your garden! We'll teach you how to grow tasty, nutritious food in just one weekend!

Urban Eden Workshop coming up in Wellington, Sept 17 and 18.