March 5, 2020
Update on our Haewai Feast-ival
Sunday 22 March 4 – 7 pm: We hope you are intending to come to our Seeds to Feeds community event, if you haven’t booked a ticket yet do so soon! To update you on what’s been happening, we are now going for a yummy vegan and gluten free meal featuring fresh, organic, locally grown fruit, vegetables, edible flowers and weeds sourced locally. The event is BYO.
Children are welcome! There are toys at the hall and the play centre next door to help keep them entertained. Tickets are by Koha, whatever you can afford. Proceeds from the event will go to the HVPA towards looking after hall.
Are you growing anything for the Feast-ival?
Do you have any garden produce that you are planning to contribute to the community meal? If so, could you please contact Marleen so that she can co-ordinate with you about getting it to the cook just before the event.
Foraging walk and lunch, 15 March 10.30 am
Come and see what foraging opportunities there are in Houghton Valley! We will start at Grant’s in-the-teeth-of-the-Northerly vegetable garden in Hungerford Road, then scramble up to the Te Raekaihau headland looking for edible weeds as we go. Kae Miller, who lived in the Alice Krebs lodge up on the headland was well known for foraging and we will continue her tradition of finding and eating edible weeds. Afterwards we will head back to Grant’s place to prepare and eat a wild salad.
Only a few places left! The walk is fairly rugged, so bring sturdy shoes, something to carry your wild provender in, and a Koha towards the extras to supplement the wild salad lunch.
A successful dishcloth knitting session
Five of us got together for some concentrated knitting, crocheting and eating on Sunday 23 February. We had visits from monarch butterflies and the fantails and brainstormed suggestions on what to do with marrows that somehow grow gargantuan overnight. We plan to do it again soon, keep an eye out on the local Facebook Page.
Greenfeast!
Local residents are growing lots of healthy green things … but we will have other colours, tastes and and textures at the meal too.
Koha Coffee
Koha Coffee is coming up this Saturday, 10.30am at the community hall. Come and enjoy coffee, goodies and a chat with other locals.
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