Welcome to Project Grow!!! Keep reading to learn more!
We're a wwoof group (two wwoofers and a wwoof host) who are enriching the land and turning into a self sustaining garden. We're in Kumeu, New Zealand. Kumeu is a small community 40 minutes away from Auckland City.The property itself is a small house on top of a hill 5kms outside of town. It's a lovely walk! Very scenic and relaxing.
That is the house back on April 25!
A little about wwoofing...
WWOOF is short for Willing Workers on Organic Farms. It's an opportunity for those who are traveling and want to help others. In exchange, room and board is provided! Check out http://wwoof.co.nz/ for more information.
A little about us three...
Louisa is the wwoof host who truly is a woman of the land. Mari is Louisa's mum who is in from the U.K and wwoofing with us and well...then there is me, Kat. I'm a wwoofer from the states who is immigrating here to New Zealand. 
We've been working together on the garden since late April. Louisa started the groundwork long before though by planting avocado stones into pots. She has quite a few small Avocado trees already! She also had a small garden growing with a mix of medicinal and edible plants/flowers.
Since April,we've started working on a half circle garden at the front door and placed planters in at various spots around the property for other plants to go in. We've also began to turn and work the soil (which is a mix of clay) in the soon to be put in big bed. Majority of what we are using is recycled! The tires and wood came from various sources that we still go to as we go. For the mulch and compost, we go for a mix of leaves, pine needles, horse manure and food scraps (lots of good wholesome food!!)
The lifestyle is pretty laid back and relaxed. We do go to bed early and it works well! We're a bit free spirited yet very disciplined when it comes to putting in the garden and filling all of its needs. It is a lot of hard work, yet has been rewarding as we see progress everyday.
Today, a bit more turning in the one bed will be done and some planting will also be done during the week.
Now this is the point where you can really get involved with Project Grow. We're in need of a few things...tools and advice. We have a few spades and access to a wheelbarrow, but we want to do more building and structuring.
So tools like....
- Earth (Topsoil)
- Saws
- Rakes
- Garden Forks
are greatly appreciated
Advice wise...
- Things like what grows best in our environment.?
- What can we build or grow to protect the plants from the wind?
- What grows best in clay soil?
- What grows and helps nourish the land?
We could use a bit extra labor too! So if you're in Kumeu or travelling and want a good work yet laid back experience, drop us an e-mail! We would love to hear from you! Room and some board is provided!
We're proud of what we have done so far and we are going to keep going because the garden is a true labor of love for us! Thanks in advance and just drop us an e-mail if you want to get involved. Tools, Advice, Labour and donations for tools are all greatly appreciated! Hope to hear from you soon!!!
Bye bye from Kumeu!
