Sustainability

Sustainability

Recipes & Notes

Below are some miscellaneous recipes and notes related to the Okeover Community Garden

Community garden cob oven (PDF 460 KB)

Did you know the community garden has a cob oven! The oven is fired up for special occasions. If you would like to use the oven for a special event please contact Matt Morris (matthew.morris@canterbury.ac.nz).
Preserving fruit (PDF 49 KB)
Beetroot Chutney (PDF 42 KB)
August 06 pruning workshop notes (PDF 231 KB)
A few quince recipes (PDF15 KB)
An adventure in Nettle Soup, by Heather Kikkert (PDF 26 KB)
A few chutney/relish recipes (PDF 16 KB)

Gardening definitions

Permaculture, meaning “permanent agriculture”, is the design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems that have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. Permaculture is a way of living and gardening designed to meets people’s needs while at the same time being in harmony with nature.
Carrots Organic growing: is about working with natural systems, with a specific focus on soil health and management. By creating healthy soil, we can produce healthy food and this leads to healthier lives. Working with natural systems rather than trying to dominate them involves avoiding the use of synthetic chemical pesticides, herbicides, and fertilisers. Instead, organic growers embrace cultural, mechanical, and biological methods. Organic growing systems seek to enhance biological diversity, add to long-term soil fertility, conserve and recycle nutrients, encourage and enhance biological cycles, promote efficient use of water, and promote positive care of the environment.

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