Farmers’ Markets – an excellent alternative

Farmers’ Markets – an excellent alternative

News, News & Events

Think Global Act Local [two_third] A Farmers’ Market is a food market where local growers, farmers and artisan food producers sell their wares directly to consumers. Vendors may only sell what they grow, farm, pickle, preserve, bake, smoke or catch themselves from within a defined local area. Farmers’ Markets are springing up all over New … Read More

Taranaki Spectacular

News & Events, Short & Long Breaks, Tours

7 – 12th November 2015 A showcase of outstanding gardens and other must do experiences of the Taranaki region. This province is the garden grandeur of New Zealand, blessed with high sunshine hours and plenty of rain. Taranaki has rich volcanic soils and subtropical conditions conducive to the cultivation of a huge variety of gorgeous … Read More

Working with Wai-Ora

Working with Wai-Ora

From the Board, News & Events

The central ethos underpinning the CHS’s strategic direction is that of sharing our horticultural knowledge and the sheer joy of growing one’s own fruit, vegetables and flowers. Right now there’s a strong drive within Canterbury towards community-based, edible gardens and we are seeking opportunities to collaborate with such groups and maybe get involved in joint … Read More

Trees for Bees

Trees for Bees

Fruit & Vegetables, News & Events, The Flower Garden

Smart planting for healthy bees  Why Are Bees Important? Imagine a world without strawberries, kiwifruit, apples, nuts, coffee, chocolate or even denim jeans! And that’s only the beginning. One mouthful in three and nearly ¾ of the diversity of our daily food is directly attributed to Bee pollination. Billions of dollars in NZ export earnings depend … Read More

Garden Trends

Garden Trends

From the Board, News & Events

US-based Garden Media has been producing garden trend reports for 14 years and the 2015 report makes interesting reading. Gardening was found to go hand in hand with a healthy lifestyle. “People see both outdoor and indoor spaces as extensions of themselves and are making conscious decisions to use plants and garden products as “tools” … Read More

Greening the young

Greening the young

From the Board, Junior Gardeners, News & Events

CHS Manager Tony Kunowski was invited to contribute the following article to the November issue of Metropol An old joke said “Keep New Zealand Green. Don’t tell the Kiwis anything!” More recently there has been vigorous debate nationwide, mainly inspired by our polluted waterways, on just how green NZ is and the validity of our … Read More

Innovate or Perish

News & Events

New Ideas Wanted! “Innovate or perish” has been a maxim of the business world in the 21st century as the forces of globalisation and digitalisation ramped up the pace of change and the pressure on all organisations, public or private, profit-focused or community-focused. The CHS is no exception to these pressures and the challenge is … Read More