Come and see us for trapping advice and free trap hire.
The trap library will lend you the right type of predator control device to remove problematic pests like rats, hedgehogs, possums and stoats. We can also advise you on bait and the best location for your trap.
The aim is to remove these predators so the birds and plants can flourish.
The Selwyn Trap Library will open on the last Saturday of every month at the Lincoln Farmers & Craft Market.
Registration is not required, just come along. Any queries please email traplibraryselwyn@gmail.com you can also join the Facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/pflincoln
Contact Selwyn Trap Library
03 423 0445
selwyntraplibrary@gmail.com
Lincoln Farmers & Craft Market (located behind Lincoln Library)
22 Gerald Street Lincoln,7608New Zealand+ Google Map
A workshop to demonstrate how to propagate the bulbs of plants such as daffodils, to expand flower production. Presented by Jill Reader, Senior Tutor in Horticulture at Lincoln University.
Do you have bulbs growing in your garden that you would like to propagate? Bring along your own bulb(s) and Jill will show you how to chip and take home the finished product. Jill will bring all required equipment. Time will be allowed for questions on general plant propagation.
Jill is also a Member of the International Plant Propagators’ Society (IPPS), Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture, and New Zealand Alpine Garden Society.
Gold coin donation appreciated to support the gardens.
Contact Lincoln Community Gardens
021 074 3905
ruth.wood@xtra.co.nz
Lincoln Envirotown Community Gardens. The gardens are located behind the maternity hospital, please park on the street.
35 James Street Lincoln,7608New Zealand+ Google Map
Come and see us for trapping advice and free trap hire.
The trap library will lend you the right type of predator control device to remove problematic pests like rats, hedgehogs, possums and stoats. We can also advise you on bait and the best location for your trap.
The aim is to remove these predators so the birds and plants can flourish.
The Selwyn Trap Library will open on the last Saturday of every month at the Lincoln Farmers & Craft Market.
Registration is not required, just come along. Any queries please email selwyntraplibrary@gmail.com you can also join the Facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/pflincoln
Contact Selwyn Trap Library
03 423 0445
selwyntraplibrary@gmail.com
Lincoln Farmers & Craft Market (located behind Lincoln Library)
22 Gerald Street Lincoln,7608New Zealand+ Google Map
Competition and art exhibition that will challenge the way we look at waste.
February 21
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9:00 am
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August 14
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5:00 pm
About this event
Create a piece of art assembled or constructed from previously used materials which otherwise would have likely gone to landfill, the artwork is aimed at making us re-consider our views on rubbish and reusing.
The competition is open to any individual or pair (not group entries) of artists who is High School or Intermediate age (Year 7-13) attending school in Selwyn or home schooling in the Selwyn District.
Awards & Prizes
Every entrant receives a prize but the aim of the competition is centred around our young people enjoying their artwork and re-thinking the issue of waste and our environment. Prizes are awarded for first, second and third place, there is also a category prize for best High School and Intermediate entry. We are happy to say that we have been able to match the high value of prizes provided in previous years.
The awards will take place at 1pm on Sunday 27th August and will be presented by Deputy Mayor Malcolm Lyall. All entries will be taken to be displayed at Te Ara Ātea, Rolleston from 3pm on Friday 25th August and remain on public display until 4pm Sunday 27th August 2023.
How to Enter
Please register your entry by 5pm on Monday 14th August 2022 by downloading the below information pack, completing and returning the Entry Form on page 3.
Worm farming is a fun way to turn your organic waste, such as kitchen scraps, into rich fertiliser for your garden in the form of worm castings and worm tea.
This workshop will be presented by Elizabeth Lovell, the Sustainability Educator at Selwyn District Council. Elizabeth says “Come and see how to create the best worm farm on the block. This beginners’ workshop is suitable for all ages and will cover how to maintain and trouble-shoot common worm farm problems and mistakes. Learn how your organics waste can be transformed into “liquid gold”, and how vermicast can benefit your garden.”
If anyone has surplus tomato or pumpkin seedlings, we are happy to give them a home.
Contact Lincoln Community Gardens
021 074 3905
ruth.wood@xtra.co.nz
Lincoln Envirotown Community Gardens. The gardens are located behind the maternity hospital, please park on the street.
35 James Street Lincoln,7608New Zealand+ Google Map
We would again like to thank all the businesses and schools that participated in the Selwyn Responsible Business Awards 2022 along with our supporters that made it possible. There was a tremendous response this year and we hope that the many people who were able to attend the Awards Evening enjoyed the occasion. We certainly enjoyed the celebratory atmosphere and the citations delivered by our Assessors to each certificate recipient showed that there are great efforts being made to conduct business activity with the Environment and Community in mind. We heard about many excellent initiatives. All are to be congratulated. The area and overall winners are listed below along with all the organisations that took part this year.
In the forthcoming year we do not run the Awards but we operate a Responsible Business Network which we hope people will join. This is not intended to be a time consuming activity but simply a way of businesses, as they have time, sharing and receiving information largely on media and discussing activities and initiatives. There will be a few get-together’s with guest speakers for those interested.
It was a pleasure to hear from Tony from Loxley Innovation Ltd.The advancement of electric tractor technology is a fascinating topic and we certainly hope Tony and Duncan find success with their business.
Anyone wishing to get in contact with Loxley to further support or discuss their endeavors can find more about them here. Spread the word!
It was also a pleasure to hear from John Veix who has been busy planning the Selwyn Sustainability Expo which takes place in Rolleston in January 21st and 22nd 2023.John also supplied a gift of native plants to the award attendees, which was very much appreciated.
Thanks to Our Sponsors
Selwyn District Council, the Rata Foundation and Lincoln University are greatly appreciated as long term supporters. Many thanks also to Councillor Nicole Reid who presented the certificates and trophies.
This project also relied on specific supporters; The Waste Management Department of Selwyn District Council separately support the work of our Assessors and survey development which enables us to visit widely scattered businesses and make for a thorough and thoroughly enjoyable process; Lincoln New World enabled us to provide a great spread of food and some of the refreshments and Rossendale Winery supplied the wine; all of this support is at an extremely generous level.
And finally… Congratulations to our winners!
The OVERALL WINNER is….
A Little R & R Massage Therapy! Well done Thea, and thank you for such an exemplary model of how to care for your clients, your planet and your local community!
The area winners are….
Ellesmere: Fires N Things Runner up: Straight 8 Estate
A workshop on the key characteristics of soil, their importance, and how to maintain healthy garden soil.
Soil is the foundation of a healthy garden, whether it is a lawn, a vegetable garden or a simple flower garden.
Roger McLenaghen of Lincoln University will present the workshop at the Lincoln Envirotown Community Gardens.
Roger is a Senior Tutor in the Soil Science Department. He is responsible for the soil science laboratories for undergraduate classes, and lectures to Diploma students.
Bring along an icecream container of your vegetable garden soil if you would like to have it assessed.
Gold coin donation greatly appreciated.
Contact Lincoln Community Gardens
021 074 3905
ruth.wood@xtra.co.nz
Lincoln Envirotown Community Gardens. The gardens are located behind the maternity hospital, please park on the street.
35 James Street Lincoln,7608New Zealand+ Google Map
If you know next to nothing about growing vegetables, but would like to get started, this workshop is for you!
It’s much cheaper to grow your own than to buy them!
In just 90 minutes, Graham Burge and Errol Wood will take you through the basics of bed preparation, planting seeds and seedlings, and the maintenance requirements (weeding, thinning, watering, etc.).
A gold coin donation to support the activities of the Gardens will be appreciated.
Lincoln Envirotown Community Gardens. The gardens are located behind the maternity hospital, please park on the street.
35 James Street Lincoln,7608New Zealand+ Google Map
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