January 13, 2012 in Hui, Panui
Dates to remember
| January Receiving Manawhenua Challenge entries |
| 1st – 8th |
| 9th – 15th Saturday 14th Jan – Kaikohe AMP Show. TOPIS site. |
| 16th – 22nd |
| 23rd – 29th Saturday 28th Sunday 29th Jan – Ngapuhi Festival Kaikohe. TOPIS site. |
| 30th – 31st Tuesday 31st – Biological Farming Assoc field day – Taupo Bay |
| February Receiving Manawhenua Challenge entries |
| 1st – 5th Wednesday 1st Feb – Biological Farming Assoc Kauhanga Peria Marae. TOPIS site. |
| 6th – 12th Monday 6th Feb – Waitangi – Waka area site shared with TWKO and Far North Enviro. Centre.
Friday 10th Feb 6pm – Saturday 11th Feb – TOPIS Strategic Planning Hui |
| 13th – 19th Wednsday 15th Feb – tentative date set for 1st Kaikohe Producers Twilight market TBC Weekly. |
| 20th – 26th Saturday 25th Feb – Kaitaia AMP Show. Site share TOPIS and Far North Enviro. Centre. |
| 27th – 29th |
| March Receiving Manawhenua Challenge entries |
| 1st – 4th |
| 5th – 11th |
| 12th – 18th Wednesday 14th March – Jams and Fruit preserving – Kaikohe. Date to be confirmed. |
| 19th – 25th |
| 26th – 31st Saturday 31st March – Pickling workshop – Peria. Final date for entries to Manawhenua Challenge. |
| April |
| 1st – 8th |
| 9th – 15th |
| 16th – 22nd |
| 23rd – 29th Manawhenua Challenge judging |
| 30th Manawhenua Challenge judging |
| May |
| 1st – 6th Manawhenua Challenge judging |
| 7th – 13th Manawhenua Challenge judging |
| 14th – 20th |
| 21st – 27th |
| 28th – 31st |
| June |
| 1st – 3rd |
| 4th – 10th |
| 11th – 17th |
| 18th – 24th Saturday 23rd June – TOPIS AGM venue TBC AnnouncePresent/Manawhenua Challenge awards. |
| 25th – 30th |
January 12, 2012 in Uncategorized
This Saturday 14 January
Kaikohe A & P showground
We have a stall site
Visit us and catch up on all the local korero around gardening.
Nau mai Haere mai
November 4, 2011 in Uncategorized
Yes after a year of hard work by all the entrants and another hard decision by our judges the Manawhenua Challenge 2010- 2011 winner was….
Ashton Tairua & Whanau
Ashton has a whanau-run farm where he grows peruperu and riwai. The key to winning Te Manawhenua Challenge
Was his whakaaro “We have to take our children along with us on this hikoi. Otherwise we have achieved nothing, because when we pass on, there will be nothing remaining”.
He mihi nunui ki a ia me ana tama.
Taitokerau Organic Producers would like to thank all our sponsors:
Agrissentials Ltd, Far North Environment Ctr & Te Waka Kai Ora
September 22, 2011 in Featured, Hui, Panui, Te Manawhenua Challenge
Don’t forget the Annual General Meeting & Te Manawhenua Challenge Prize Giving this
Sunday 25 September 2011
Te Miria Marae, Waiomio
10am
Bring a plate to share for lunch
Nau Mai Haere Mai
September 22, 2011 in Uncategorized
I don’t normally advocate this sort of thing but check out this link dailydo to see what Marina & Warren have been busy doing. Well done korua and have a good trip to south America. Will look forward to a Bee hui to hear about the conference when you get back.
You can also check out their other products via the website
www.energyandlongevity.co.nz
August 22, 2011 in Uncategorized
Taitokerau Organic Producers
Annual General Meeting
10am
25 September
Miria Marae, Waiomio
Nau Mai Haere Mai
July 7, 2011 in Featured, Panui
April 7, 2011 in Featured, Hui
In these uncertain times the cost of quality food is beyond the average person. To help with this Taitokerau Organic Producers, Te Hau Ora o Kaikohe and Far North Environment Centre organised a hui to bring people together to learn the ancient art of preserving food that is in abundance now for eating later on. Over 20 people came together on the 28 March 2011 at the Kaikohe Memorial Hall to learn how to make Jams. From young mums to kaumatua and kuia they arrived with buckets of fruit harvested from around the region. Plum jam was made from plums frozen when they were abundant, apple and grape jam, feijoa and apple jam, feijoa and passionfruit jam also puree apple. The majority of people present had never made preserves before those that had came with questions such as why the lids didn’t seal or looking for new receipes. A great morning was had by all and everyone went home with at least 3 jars of jam. Mokopuna were looked after by a creche worker so mums could concentrate on the mahi at hand, the mokopuna enjoyed sampling the warm jam when it was ready.
There was lots of positive feedback and requests for another hui. Due to time constraints and a small kitchen there was only time to make Jam. Another date was set for the 6 & 7 april to do a hui on making Relishes and Pickles. There were two requests for another hui in other areas. It was rewarding to be involved in a hui with such postive outcomes and the jam was beautiful. Thank you to all those who supported this hui: Te Hauora o Kaikohe, Te Waka Kai Ora, COGS & Far North Environment Center.
