Archived - Events from 2008
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2008 December |
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| Sun 14, 4pm | Bay of Plenty | Xmas BBQ - Capamagian Road, Katikati |
| Sun 14, 3pm | Wairarapa | Xmas BBQ - Te Marie Road, Kaiwaiwai |
| Sun 14 | Canterbury | Xmas shared BBQ lunch - Dunn's Crossing Road, Rolleston |
| Sat 13, 5pm | Nelson | Christmas BBQ of Nelson branch - Hosts are Belinda and Bill - Ruby Bay |
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2008 November |
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| Thurs 27, 7pm | Coastal Otago | England trip - Heligan Gardens and the Eden Project - Anne Dunckley - Dunedin Public Library |
| Tues 25 | Northern region | A quick AGM will be combined with our Christmas celebration - join our committee? You would be warmly welcomed |
| Sun 23, 10:30am | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | End of year farm visit - bring food to share, own plates etc - Innes Road, Honikiwi |
| Sun 23 | Wellington Horowhenua | Christmas fielday - BBQ - Avenue North Road, Levin |
| Sat 15 – Sun 16 | Marlborough Tree Growers | NZFFA Diverse Species field days - Sat 8.30am registrations open at Tai Tane Forest, Queen Charlotte Drive, Havelock |
| Sun 9, 1pm | Bay of Plenty | Growing cherries in Katikati - Walker Road West, south of Katikati |
| Sun 2, 3pm | Nelson | Almond trial and macadamia plantings, woodturning and more - Coastal Highway on the Nelson side of Mapua village |
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2008 October |
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| Tues 28, 7:30pm | Northern region | Dr Robert Mann, NZ's senior scientific critic of genetic manipulation (GM) - a glimpse of informed concern about GM-trees |
| Sun 19, 11am | Northern region | Field Day & Social - Hosts Val & Wayne - Tangihua Road, Maungakaramea |
| Sun 19, 1:30pm | Franklin | Two in One field day - start at Ian's, Hunter Road, Patumahoe - then Martyn Wright Road, Glenbrook |
| Sun 19, 1:30pm | Bay of Plenty | Macadamias - Harrison Road, off Wainui Road, Cheddar Valley, Ohiwa |
| Sat 18, noon | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | Enterprise in the Suburbs - a small productive section - bring your lunch - Baffles Crescent, Hillcrest, Hamilton |
| Sun 5, 11am | Canterbury | Tree cropping in Canterbury - cherries, hazels, info and experience - with Karen and Graham, Springston-Rolleston road. |
| Sat 4, 10am | Northern region | Grafting Workshop and shared Lunch - Bring food for a shared lunch, or meat for BBQ - Scenic Drive, Titirangi |
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2008 September |
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| Sun 28, 1:30pm | Wellington Horowhenua | Combined Fruit Tree Grafting Event with Murray Jones, courtesy Levin Soil and Health Association - Kent Street, Levin |
| Sat 27, 10:30am | Wellington Horowhenua | Stall at Ohariu Rural Living Day - information and entertainment for the whole family - Ohariu Valley Road |
| Sun 28, 1pm | Nelson | Grafting Day - apple scionwood of old varieties. Bring a sharp knife and something for the sales table - Hoddy Road |
| Tues 23, 7:30pm | Northern region | Panel night - ask questions of some of our most knowledgeable members |
| Mon 22, 7:30pm | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | Grafting evening with Stuart Rentoul, Maurice Denton - bring secateurs, grafting knife, scionwood - Hill Laboratories |
| Sun 14, 1pm | Bay of Plenty | Plant propagation, successful seed raising, cuttings and grafting with Helen and Mike - Waikite Road, Welcome Bay |
| Sun 7 10:30am | Coastal Otago | Grafting and Pruning: Dunedin - techniques, apples, plums, non-members welcome $10 - Dunedin Botanic Gardens |
| Sat 6, 9am | Franklin | Monty's Surprise Project - grafting and planting day - Ian's, Hunter Road, Patumahoe |
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2008 August |
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| Sun 31 10:30am | Coastal Otago | Grafting and Pruning: South Otago - techniques, apples, plums, rootstock for sale - Telford Rural Polytechnic |
| Tues 26, 7:30pm | Northern region | Latest jatropha News: experimental biofuel - Come and hear Bernie Pavitt - this plant now in New Zealand |
| Sun 17, 1pm | Bay of Plenty | Postponed, road inaccessible, see September 14 |
| Sat 16, 1pm | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | Orchard planning, managing and planting field day - Clothier Road, Karamu (Waipa) |
| Sat 16, 3:30pm | Wellington Horowhenua + Central Districts |
Mid-winter dinner and auction - Eric Cairns on Tree Cropping Woodlands and Multiple Tier farming with food crops - Utuata Street, Waikanae |
| Sat 16, 10am | Nelson | Pruning Workshop in Brooklyn - Tuition provided by experienced tree croppers - Little Sydney Road, Motueka |
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2008 July |
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| Thus 24, 11am | Canterbury | Canterbury Farm Forestry - 20 yr old exotic plantation on heavy clay downs - Hororata towards Coalgate |
| Tues 22, 7:30pm | Northern region | "Planning and growing an Orchard" by Rob Velseboer |
| Sun 20, 1:30pm | Franklin + Northern | Hazelnut field day with Murray Redpath - Blackbridge Road, Karaka |
| Sun 20, 1pm | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | Pruning workshop with John Woolford - orchard of Carman and Possum - Kernott Road, Horotiu |
| Fri 18, 6:30pm | Nelson | Propagation of NZ Native Plants - midwinter talk - Mapua Hall supper room |
| Sun 13, 1pm | Bay of Plenty | Pruning and training at Elizabeth's - Sharp Road, Katikati |
| Sun 6, 10:30am | Wellington Horowhenua + Central Districts |
Winter Pruning with Colin Spicer - Roslyn Road, Levin |
| Sun 6, 1pm | Canterbury | Hazelnuts with HGANZ and Murray Redpath - Pruning/flower data collection field day - Oxford Road, Fernside |
| Sat 5, 10am–1pm | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | ANNUAL TREE AND PLANT SALE 2008 - Hamilton Gardens Camellia Carpark |
| Wed 2, 7pm | Franklin | Pot Luck Dinner - speaker is Derek Craig on Pioneer Orchards |
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2008 June |
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| Sun 29, 1pm | Canterbury | Speakers: Bill Lee from Southern Cross Truffles, Stephen Lockett orchardist, Robyne Hyndman on Greenways Canterbury, and Murray Mannall owner of venue Southern Woods Nursery, south of Templeton - indoors, heated, hot drinks! |
| Sat 28, 9:30am | Northern region | Interested in establishing or nurturing native forest? Seminar run by Tane's Tree Trust courtesy Lower North Farm forestry - Kaukapakapa Hall |
| Tues 24, 7:30pm | Northern region | Midwinter dinner - with Selby Gouldstone - Auckland Horticultural Centre, Western Springs |
| Sun 14, 1pm | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | The Greenspace - a unique meeting and business environment - Te Aroha Street, Hamilton |
| Sun 8, 12:30pm | Bay of Plenty | Pruning and training at Wendie's - Old Creamery Road, Opotiki |
| Sat 7, 1:30pm | Franklin | Grafting workshop with Viv Milne and Warren Russell - Jericho Road, Pukekohe East |
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2008 May |
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| Tues 27, 7:30pm | Northern region | Bronwen Rowse - Propagation and Hardwood cuttings - come to hear and see how it is done! |
| Sat 24 | Wellington Horowhenua | Otaki Small Farmers Field day - help promote Tree Crops to potential members. |
| Fri 23 ~ Sun 25 | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | Tirau WoW (Weekend of Workshops) |
| Sun 18, 1pm | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | Biochar from prunings to reduce climate change - citrus - 2 properties, Hamilton |
| Sun 11, 1pm | Bay of Plenty | Olives at Bert's - Lindemann Road, Katikati |
| Sun 11, 11am | Wellington Horowhenua | Fig field day - Mangoroa Valley Road, Upper Hutt |
| Sat 10, 1:30pm | Franklin | Persimmons, feijoa pruning and tamarillos - Hunter Road, Patumahoe |
| Sat 10, 1pm | Nelson | Olives at Kina |
| Sat 3 | Marlborough Tree Growers | Autumn field day - 2 properties - Tophouse/Golden Downs, then Wakefield |
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2008 April |
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| Fri 25 ~ Sun 27th ANZAC Weekend |
Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | Eastwoodhill Road Trip – Join the luxury coach from Hamilton (via BoP) to the autumn glory of Eastwoodhill Arboretum |
| Sun 27, 10:45am; then at 1:30pm |
Canterbury | Olives and grapes, experimenting with walnuts and pistachios - Limestones Hills - Amberley War Memorial; then Permaculture and organic farming, home electricity, with Sue and Neville - Overtons Road, Scargill |
| Tue 22, 7:30pm | Northern region | Ray Weaver – Wallaby damage on Kawau Island and the threat to the New Zealand ecology |
| Sat 19, 1pm | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | Orchard and garden field day, 2 properties - Nevada Road, Silverdale, Hamilton |
| Sun 13, 1pm | Bay of Plenty | Feijoa field day - Lambert Road, Kawerau |
| Sun 6, 1pm | Nelson | “...plant a few plants every day...” - Robinson Road, Mariri |
| Sat 5, 1pm | Nelson | Hazels with Murray Redpath - Malling Road |
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2008 March |
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| Sat 29, 1:30pm | Franklin | Producing feijoas, tamarillos and figs - Pukekohe East |
| Fri 28th ~ Sun 30th | Central Otago | 2008 NZTCA NATIONAL CONFERENCE - Cromwell, Central Otago - more details... |
| Tue 25, 7:30pm | Northern region | Julie Craig "A glut of Apples" - some ways to process the surplus - bring along your apples for comparison and tasting |
| Wed 19, noon | Bay of Plenty | Special - bring picnic lunch - Mark Christensen, Apples, tomatoes; walk around - Hidden Valley Orchard, Esdaile Road, Tauranga |
| Sun 16, 1:30pm | Northern region | Mark's and Louise's Property - Nashi, Persimmons, Macadamias and bees - Scenic Drive, Titirangi (just up from Shaw Road, Titirangi end) |
| Sat 15, 4pm | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | Tree Crops Harvest Festival - explore edible garden then pot luck BBQ, auction - Poaka Ave, Dinsdale |
| Sat 15, 10:30am | Central Districts | Autumn pruning with Colin Spicer - Bill and Linda's - Scotts Road, Palmerston North |
| Sun 9, 1pm | Bay of Plenty | Hazel Field Day - Wairata Forest Farm, south of Opotiki |
| Sat 8 | Nelson | Ecohouse and Trees — Mahana — We'll visit two nearby properties - 'before and after' scenario |
| Sat 1, 1:30pm | Franklin | Beekeeping and home orcharding with Alison and Peter - Karaka Road (Highway 22) |
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2008 February |
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| Tue 26, 7:30pm | Northern region | Greg Morgan from Winequip – Basic procedures for wine making, and products available |
| Sun 24, 10:30am | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | Field day and AGM - Bethy's tree Eden - Kiokio, near Otorohanga |
| Sun 24, 10:30am | Central Districts | Sculpture, steel, passion, potato patch orchard - Cannock Forge, Marton - bring your unusual potato |
| Sun 24 1:30pm | Coastal Otago | Branch AGM - Andy & Sue's, Merton - property tour; 3pm AGM; then BYO BBQ! |
| Sat 23 | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | Stall at "The Art of the Good Life Expo" with Stuart Rentoul - Hamilton Gardens |
| Sun 17, 1pm | Canterbury | Branch AGM - Bill & Maree's, Rangiora - Converted to Organics; 3pm AGM; 2010 discussion |
| Fri 15 ~ Sun 17 | Franklin | NZTCA Franklin Branch stall at Franklin A & P Show |
| Wed 13, 7:30pm | Franklin | AGM, plus NZTCA National President Murray Redpath - Franklin Arts Centre |
| Sun 10, noon | Bay of Plenty | AGM, Picnic Lunch and walk around with John and Margaret - Capamagian Road, Katikati |
| Sun 3, 1pm ~ 5pm | Coastal Otago | Budding Workshop - esp. plums & prunes - bring strong sharp knife - Volco Park |
| Sat 9, 2:30pm | Nelson | Budding demonstration & AGM & Potluck – Nice organic home garden with a mixture of all things good. |
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2008 January |
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| Sat 12, 12 noon | Waikato & Thames-Coromandel | walnut trial day - Nick and Ros's, McClure Street Pirongia |
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- see Previous Year 2007 |
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