You are warmly invited to join us for eight practical, interactive workshops designed to support you in living a more sustainable, connected life. Together, we’ll explore everyday ways to strengthen community resilience and deepen local connections.
Environment Network Manawatū offers these Sustainable Living Workshops twice a year—once in the early evening and once during the day—so there’s an option to suit different schedules. Previously known as Future Living Skills, each workshop focuses on a unique theme and features hands-on learning with knowledgeable, specialised facilitators.
We’d love for you to be part of this friendly, inspiring journey toward a more sustainable future.
Location: Hancock House, Kings street, PN
Time: Wednesdays 10am -12pm
Dates: 9 & 16 September, 7, 14, 21 & 28 October, 11 & 18 November
"Learnt heaps around each of the themes and through interactions with facilitators, volunteers and participants"
- Participant Feedback
Topics covered over the series
Please note these are not in order
Gardening 1: growing your own food
The basics of gardening including working with soil and the elements, including a practical demonstration of how to grow from seed.
Gardening 2: composting practical (different time and venue for practical)
Natural ways to fertilize our gardens and maintain healthy crops, with hands on outdoor activities (weather permitting).
Rethinking our relationship with Kai
Looking at resilience and food systems and the impact of food on the health of our communities and planet
Protecting our wai/water
Relating to our water and where it comes from, considering practical ways to contribute to caring for our water sources through our daily choices.
Warm dry energy efficient homes
Tips, info and advice on ways to keep our homes warm, dry and healthy and save on energy sources.
Waste minimization & Circular management
Learn about the Waste Hierarchy, Council's resource recovery systems and the ways we can redesign, reduce, reuse and recycle to keep items out of landfill.
Household emergency planning & natural disasters
Tips and insights about the realities of living through a natural disaster and empowering ways to plan and prepare for resilience.
"These were very insightful workshops" ·
"lots of useful recourses given out, I enjoyed the different nationalities that I chatted to, I have more confidence and knowledge."
- Feedback from our last workshop
Please email Di Koch at circ.economy@enm.org.nz if you have questions.
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