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Across both workshops, the consistent theme in the feedback was how knowledgeable and engaging you were, and how well you listened and responded honestly to questions. One attendee summed it up perfectly: “Kath is a wonderful, down-to-earth speaker with a fantastic knowledge base. A great person to get back.”
Garden Marlborough 2025

Workshops: Sustainable Taranaki

Greenbridge, 321 Hurford Road, New Plymouth

  • Soil Building: Mulch, Compost + Worms
    Friday 6 Nov 2026, 10am - 12:30pm. $80
    Join Kath Irvine and Bena Denton for a hands-on workshop exploring living mulch, thriving composts, and healthy worm farms. Drawing on years of experience, you’ll learn practical, proven techniques to build rich soil and take inspiring yet achievable ideas home to your own backyard.
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  • Fruit Trees: Bountiful + Healthy
    Friday 6 Nov 2026, 1pm - 3:30pm. $80
    Join Kath Irvine and Bena Denton on shaping productive fruit trees and building healthy orchard soil. Discover how simple spring training techniques can improve harvests, explore summer pruning decisions, and learn how nutrient-rich ramial chip mulch can support resilient trees, innoculates soil, and make use of 'green waste'.

Talk: Summer in the Edible Backyard

Saturday 13 December 2025, 2-4pm. $35
The Huia Room, Pukaha Wildlife Centre, Mt Bruce, Wairarapa.
Join me for a seasonal garden chat and Q + A about the summer garden, and all the things you can be doing to keep fruit trees and vegies in good nick, and how to reduce pests + disease using my simple, practical ways. We'll focus on the soil, because tha;t's at the heart of it - what to look for and how to respond to what you see.
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Book Signing: Books & Co, Otaki

Sunday 16 November 2025. 11-12. Books & Co, Ōtaki.
Come celebrate my new book: Homegrown Fruit: A Practical Guide, in my fav book store! Limited space, please RSVP to otaki@booksandco.co.nz

Workshops: Garden Marlborough

How to Prune Fruit Trees
Saturday 8 November 2pm - 4pm $65
Soil Driven Success - Boost Crops, Beat Pests!
Friday 7 Nov 9.00am – 11.00am $65

Workshops: Sustainable Taranaki

Greenbridge, Hurford, New Plymouth

Talk: The Abundant Vegie Patch

Saturday 13th September 2025. 10-11.30 $35.00
Ocean Road Community Centre, Paraparaumu

Come along and learn my 5 steps to a naturally healthy vegie garden. Simple, practical and low-cost - clear up all your confusion, and gain the confidence to grow an awesome vegie patch, easily. Be prepared for a paradigm shift!
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Talk: Fruit Tree Care in Winter

Sunday 24th August 2025. 2.00-4.00 $33.00
Firebird Cafe, Levin

Top of the fruit tree to-do-list at this time of year, is to check your fruit trees for health and vigour before they get going again in spring. With that knowledge in hand, you'll be able to decide whether or not your trees need compost or mulch and whether to prune them now or in summer. I'll show you how to prime them for the season ahead and set the scene for good health - get out ahead of pests, disease and poor vigour - its way easier and a lot more fun!
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