Dirt Doctor Workshops and Seminars teach you how to grow the soil that grows your garden.
Whether you are an experienced gardener, or have just bought your first tray of seedlings, our education is for you. We bust the myths on weeds, get to the bottom of what good compost really is and reveal the secrets to achieving maximum yield from minimum time and space.
Learn how to make the most of your garden’s resources and how understanding the soil food web can save you time and money. Whether you participate in our comprehensive full day workshops, or shorter specialised seminars, you will leave with the most fundamental, and these days, the most empowering skills one can have, which is the know-how needed to feed ourselves and our families.
Workshop 2: A bioLOGICAL Approach to Gardening
DIRT DOCTOR URBAN EDEN SEMINARS
Three two-hour seminars covering the key components of the Dirt Doctor gardening system.
Held in an urban backyard with just 10 participants, these seminars allow for plenty of hands-on experience with specialised tools and techniques and the opportunity to have all your questions answered.
- Seminar 1: Turning Garden Waste Into Gold: Creating the ultimate urban compost time after time
- Seminar 2: Love those weeds! The secrets to smart weed management for busy people
- Seminar 3: Microbe Magic: Making Compost Tea and discovering micro-organism technologies
Cost per seminar $30 (includes afternoon tea). Places limited to 10.
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DIRT DOCTOR WEEKEND WORKSHOPS
Two full-day programmes covering the complete Dirt Doctor system of gardening. A comprehensive weekend introducing a unique biological approach to micro-farm and home garden soil ecology.
THE DIRT DOCTOR’S URBAN EDEN WORKSHOP:
Learn how to prepare a highly productive chemical free garden from scratch. Workshop includes practical methods of garden and compost creation.
Indoor Session
9:30 Arrive, meet and greet
10:00 Introduction and overview
10:15 Urban Eden Powerpoint presentation (including Q+A)
12:30 Potluck lunch
Outdoor/Practical Session
1:30 Introduction to the practical session
1:35 Site selection and field test of soil.
1:50 Bed creation
2:30 Compost Creation PowerPoint
3:00 Composting Demonstration
4:00 Close
Price $90 waged
$70 unwaged
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THE DIRT DOCTOR’S BIOLOGICAL APPROACH TO GARDENING:
The basics of biology and micro-organism technology as it applies to your garden. You will learn about the balance that you need to create to have the best soil health for your plants. Introduction to the latest micro-organism production technique - compost tea (or bio-spray) and the opportunity to take a sample home. Finally you will be shown the results of the Dirt Doctor's techniques as they have been applied to the School of Environmental Recovery in Kakanui, North Otago.
9:30 Arrive, meet and greet
10:00 Introduction and overview (Participant expectations for the day.).
10:30 Soil Food Web Micro-organism Powerpoint presentation
11:30 Introduction to Bio-spray and micro-organism technology
12:00 Potluck lunch
1:00 Demonstration of Bio Spray (brewing)
2:00 The science behind the system
3:00 Extended Q + A
3:30 Participants receive Bio Spray Sample
3:45 Close
Price $90 waged $70 unwaged
NOTES:
- Participants will need to bring gumboots or gardening footwear and a notebook.
- Participants of the Advanced Workshop will need to bring a sealed container if they would like to take home the Bio-spray (up to 10l can be taken home).
BOOKING INFORMATION
If you would like to participate in one of our upcoming workshops please contact us via email at: email@dirtdoctor.co.nz
The prices for Workshops are: $90 waged, $70 unwaged (requires presentation of Student ID or Community Services Card)
Full payment is required to secure your booking. Payment Details: Cheques made out to: Dirt Doctor Ltd
North Otago 9495
(Please ensure that your cheque arrives by the Wednesday preceding the workshop)
Online Payment to: 02 0940 0028804 00
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WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
For the latest schedule of Dirt Doctor Workshops and seminars please click here.
If you would like to request a workshop be held in your area please contact us via phone or our email: email@dirtdoctor.co.nz and we will discuss how to set this up.
