Monthly Archives: November 2014

Coromandel Earthship Update – preparing site and taking registrations!

Just a quick update on the progress of the Coromandel build and Workshops, starting January 12th!

Site preparations are going well with the resent installment of a 7m tipi which will be a chill space for everyone, along with a talking space for some of our speakers (more on that below!). Another 10m tipi will be installed at Christmas, so we have shelter (if it ever gets cold there!) and beautiful places to eat, make music and relax in.

So far we have confirmed:

*Kay Baxter –  Kay is a heritage seed saver and has been an organic gardener for fifty years. She is a co-founder of the Koanga Institute in New Zealand and is an educator in the fields of Nutrient Dense Food Production, Regenerative Garden Design and Management. She is a researcher in the field of human health in relation to our environment and has authored many books including:

Graeme North is our head architect, will be helping navigate our build. Graeme is particularly interested in the integrated relationship between plants and buildings, a concept that incorporates permaculture principles, a concept he calls “livingscapes”. Graeme helped write the mudbrick code and would love to share his knowledge of building with cob and lime plastering with us all.

 

 

David Jordon from The Hemp Farm will be talking about the effectiveness and sustainability of using Hempcrete in the building process. If you dont know much about building with hemp, watch this video… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZAvYsAXwVM

 

 

Ngapaki Moetara will present “Engagement Through Tikanga Marae – The sharing of our practice in Rongoā Panipani (Māori Medicinal Plant Balm) as a vehicle for engagement” –  Ngapaki and her husband are a whānau from Manutuke, Gisborne with a passion for community, taiao, the arts and Rongoā Māori. They have been exploring what it takes to engage their communities in all aspects of our well-being. 

 

Brian Gubb paved the way for us all in Aotaearoa by building the first consented earthship, finished in 2009. He will be onsite to lend a hand as he has probably has tyre pounding withdrawels. He is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to Alternative solutions and has written material and stories from his own experiences.

 

 

So! If you still need a reason to come and join us in the Coromandel this summer, check out our swimming hole 50m from our campsite.