Waste Art Exhibition & Awards

August 13 @ 10:00 am – August 14 @ 4:00 pm

Free

Art exhibition that will challenge the way we look at waste.

About this event
On display will be all the entries to this years Selwyn High Schools’ Waste Art Competition.

The exhibits will be on show from 10am on Saturday 13 August until 4pm Sunday 14 August. We are grateful to Deputy Mayor Malcolm Lyall; who will be presenting the awards at 1pm on Saturday.

This event was first held last year and exhibited a genuine concern for the issue of Waste along with high standards of work. It has been a difficult year for schools and students but a pleasing number of them have taken the time to complete projects that will showcase their alternative view of “rubbish” in Art form. “From Bags to Riches” was the imaginative title of piece of art which won 2021’s Waste Art Competition. A dress which led a field of 22 entries was made from used feed bags and bailing twine. We also had an R2D2 constructed from a used gas cylinder and offerings using all sorts of so-called waste materials destined for landfill.

Contact Lincoln Envirotown Trust

+64 3 423 0445

projectmanagerlet@gmail.com

Te Ara Ātea

56 Tennyson Street
Rolleston, 7614 New Zealand + Google Map

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Green Fingers Galore – Selwyn Vegetable Garden Competition

February 23 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Free

An inclusive Lincoln Envirotown event to celebrate Selwyns’ many keen gardeners in our community, and to promote best practices in vegetable production.

Anyone can participate and there is no entry charge.

Judging with inspection visits will be arranged at the end of February (around 26th/27th), to interview the entrants and view their gardens.

Click to Open the Assessment Criteria

Only vegetable gardens will be assessed, not flower gardens, shrubs or fruit trees, unless these are integrated with the garden area.

The emphasis will be on participation rather than winning. All gardens’ achievements will be celebrated. Some prizes will be awarded to gardens of special merit. An awards gathering will be held in early March 2022. Vaccination Passport Required.

Click to Register your Entry in the Competition

Contact Lincoln Community Gardens

021 074 3905

ruth.wood@xtra.co.nz

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Mahoe Reserve Working Bee – December 2021

December 5 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Monthly Working Bee to look after our Native Reserve

Come along and help us in the restoration and maintenance of the Mahoe native reserve.

Please wear suitable shoes, bring spades, garden gloves, sunglasses or other eye protection, also a bucket for mulch, if you can.

Working bees are the first Sunday of every month from 2.00 pm.

Mahoe Reserve (opposite the high school main entrance)

34 Boundary Road
Lincoln, 7608 New Zealand + Google Map

Contact Mahoe Reserve

03 4230445

mahoereserve@gmail.com

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Clothes Swap

November 11 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Free

Have fun swapping your pre-loved clothes for other quality clothes donated.

Donated clothes will be on display so bring your friends and make an evening of it.

Women’s, Men’s, Kids clothing and Accessories accepted, please no undergarments. If you don’t have clothes to drop off you can still come along on the evening and help yourself to free clothes.

We are excited that we are able to hold this event, however this year the swap may be a little different from previous events as numbers are limited due to current social distancing rules. This means that if the room capacity is reached, people will have to wait for someone to leave before being allowed in.

VIP tickets have been given to those who dropped off their clothes prior to the event. Those with VIP tickets will get early entry to the event. Sadly, we have no more VIP tickets left (there were not as many as last year due to Level 2 restrictions on numbers).

WAITING LIST: We are now giving out tickets that will allow you priority entry to the event – before those that don’t have a ticket and after the VIP’s. You will be allowed into the event as soon as numbers allow.

Drop off can be arrangement in Lincoln, Rolleston and Dunsandel. We also have several drop off locations and times listed below, we can be identified by our blue Lincoln Envirotown t-shirt with a fantail on it.

You can also get in touch through Facebook @LincolnEnvirotown, email lincolnenvirotowntrust@gmail.com or call 03 423 0445 to arrange.

DROP OFF LOCATIONS:

Lincoln Library
Thursday 7pm-7.45pm
4th November

Rolleston, Car Park outside Selwyn Sports Centre
Look out for our flag

Wednesday 5pm-6pm
27th October
10th November

Lincoln University, Mrs O’s Cafe
Monday, 9am-10am
8th November

Thursday, 9am-10am
11th November

This event will only take place in level two or below:

Masks must be worn at the Lincoln Event Centre, please scan in.
We ask you to remember to keep your distance from those not in your bubble.

Lincoln Event Centre

15 Meijer Drive
Lincoln, Canterbury 7608 New Zealand + Google Map

Contact Lincoln Envirotown Trust

+64 3 423 0445

projectmanagerlet@gmail.com

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Don’t Treat Your Soil Like Dirt!

November 6 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

A workshop on the key characteristics of soil, their importance, and how to maintain healthy garden soil.

The 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 runs the soil science laboratories for undergraduate classes, and lectures to Diploma students.

Bring along an ice-cream container of your vegetable garden soil if you would like to have it assessed.

Gold coin donation appreciated to support the Community Gardens.

Please note the venue for this workshop has changed to Lincoln Baptist Church, 109 Carnavernon Drive, Lincoln 7672.

Unfortunately at Level 2 we are unable to host visitors to the community gardens, we are very lucky that we can still hold this workshop thanks to Lincoln Baptist Church.

Contact Lincoln Community Gardens

021 074 3905

ruth.wood@xtra.co.nz

Lincoln Baptist Church

109 Carnavernon Drive
Lincoln, 7608 New Zealand + Google Map

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Starting & Maintaining a Worm Farm 2021

October 30 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

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.

Our presenter is Lesley Ottey from Eco Educate. Eco Educate provides waste rethinking, help and support across Canterbury.

Lesley is happy for people to make mini worm farms to take home. Just bring two clean ice cream containers of the same size, with a lid that fits one of the containers. Spare newspaper would be good too.

Worms, and flower and vegetable seeds also available for purchase

This workshop is supported by Selwyn District Council.

Gold coin donation appreciated.

Please note the venue for this workshop has changed to Lincoln Baptist Church, 109 Carnavernon Drive, Lincoln 7672.

Unfortunately at Level 2 we are unable to host visitors to the community gardens, we are very lucky that we can still hold this workshop thanks to Lincoln Baptist Church.

Contact Lincoln Community Gardens

021 074 3905

ruth.wood@xtra.co.nz

Lincoln Baptist Church

109 Carnavernon Drive
Lincoln, 7608 New Zealand + Google Map

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Cancelled – VEGES 101

October 16 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Event description

This event has been cancelled due to Covid Levels.

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.).

Cancelled if wet.

Free Gold coin donation appreciated.

Lincoln Envirotown Community Gardens. The gardens are located behind the maternity hospital, please park on the street.

35 James Street
Lincoln, 7608 New Zealand + Google Map

Contact Lincoln Community Gardens

021 074 3905

ruth.wood@xtra.co.nz

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Cancelled – Mahoe Reserve Working Bee September 2021

September 5 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Cancelled

The September monthly Working Bee has been cancelled. We hope to see you in October.

Come along in October and help us in the restoration and maintenance of the Mahoe native reserve.

Please wear suitable shoes, bring spades, garden gloves, sunglasses or other eye protection, also a bucket for mulch, if you can.

Working bees are the first Sunday of every month from 2.00 pm.

Mahoe Reserve (opposite the high school main entrance)

34 Boundary Road
Lincoln, 7608 New Zealand + Google Map

Contact Mahoe Reserve

03 4230445

mahoereserve@gmail.com

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How To Prune Grape Vines

August 14 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Need to know how to prune your grape vines? Learn how to do yours’ to ensure a bumper harvest next year!

We are excited to be collaborating with the Springston Community Gardens to bring you this workshop. Matt King from Lone Goat Winery will demonstrate how to prune your vines. He will also answer your questions!

Bring your named secateurs and learn to improve your pruning skills.

$5 Donation Appreciated

Lincoln Viticulture’s’ David Jackson Vineyard

Farm Road
Lincoln, 7674 New Zealand + Google Map

Directions: Lincoln University, Gate 2. Just beyond the Recreation Centre turn right into Farm Road. Go to end of road and over the intersection (signed Lincoln BHU and Organics Training College).

Parking on the left on the grass in front of the trees.