This is the perfect workshop for parents and children of 10 or older to learn how to convert waste household plastics into fun, trendy bracelets, brooches, earrings and jewellery boxes. It is fun and inspirational and will make your children more environmentally aware while they learn new skills.
Where: Soil for Life Training and Resource Centre, Stables Lane, off Brounger Road, Constantia.
When: Thursday and Friday 5 and 6 July
Time: 9 am to 12 noon
Cost: R600 for both days, includes materials and snacks..
Bookings: Please e-mail Tania at info@soilforlife.co.za to making your booking. Alternatively, please call her on 021 794 4982 with your questions. Payments may be made in Cash at our Resource Centre or paid via EFT. ABSA Bank, Code 632005, Account Number 4056855300.
WE'RE GIVING YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD
Help us raise R100 000 to change the lives of 50 other men and women. Please sponsor one of them to take part in our programme by donating, in part or full, R2 000. That's just R167 per month. For more information please call us on 021-794 4982
YES, you can make a difference! Every Rand counts.
Not a classroom lecture about identifying and listing the properties of different herbs. This workshop is all about using the wonderful and varied herb chest growing in your garden to your full advantage. This is a practical hands-on workshop which will give you the opportunity to experiment with a range of recipes and take others home to try there. All plants, materials and containers used in the workshop are included.
PART 1 will deal with infusions, decoctions, tinctures etc. and you’ll make your own nourishing skin cream to take home.
In PART 2 you can learn more about the healing properties of herbs and just how easy it is to propagate your own. You will propagate a selection of your own plants to take home.
Where: Soil for Life Training and Resource Centre, Stables Lane, off Brounger Road, Constantia.
When: Part 1 Saturday 26 May
Part 2 Saturday 2 June
Time: 9 am to 12 noon
Cost: R250 per session or book for both sessions for a discounted price of R450.
Bookings: Please e-mail Tania at info@soilforlife.co.za to making your booking. Alternatively, please call her on 021 794 4982 with your questions.
If you have ever gone out after a few showers to find happy snails where your spinach used to be or lost a lovingly-tended crop to worms, scale, moths, or other unidentifiable pests, this workshop is for you.
Pat Featherstone will teach you how to work with nature and her natural rhythms to control pests and teach you about the importance of biodiversity, companion planting and interspersing your beds with plants that repel insects. For more persistent pests, there are recipes for otherwise harmless sprays and potion which Pat will share with you.
Where: Soil for Life Training and Resource Centre, Stables Lane, off Brounger Road, Constantia.
When: Friday 17 February 2012
Time: 9 am to 12 pm
Cost: R250
Bookings: Please e-mail Tania at info@soilforlife.co.za to making your booking. Alternatively, please call her on 021 794 4982 with your questions.Payments may be made in Cash at our Resource Centre or paid via EFT. ABSA Bank, Code 632005, Account Number 4056855300.
Just like any living organism, soil needs food to thrive. And just like any living being, the better the quality of that food, the healthier it is. Sadly, soil nutrients have been depleted by over-use and the regular application of products that do more harm than good.
Learn to build your soil using natural materials that are freely available to you and methods that are environmentally sound.
This workshop offers a hands-on experience in making and using compost, setting up an earthworm farm, brewing up your own natural fertiliser teas, working with green manures and cultivating plants that will feed your soil.
Where: Soil for Life Training and Resource Centre, Stables Lane, off Brounger Road, Constantia.
When: 22 June 2012
Time: 9 am to 12 noon
Cost: R250 .
Bookings: Please e-mail Tania at info@soilforlife.co.za to making your booking. Alternatively, please call her on 021 794 4982 with your questions. Payments may be made in Cash at our Resource Centre or paid via EFT. ABSA Bank, Code 632005, Account Number 4056855300.
Happy New Year to all our Soil for Life supporters and friends. We hope that 2012 will be a really special year for each of you and your families. Of course, you can do your bit to make sure it is. Get your immune system in tip-top shape by eating plenty of fresh produce, enjoying a little sunshine and breathing in loads of fresh air. A little bending and stretching won’t hurt either!
In other words, get out there and grow and eat more fresh fruit and veggies!
If you’re interested in learning how to do this Soil for Life has excellent workshops that can teach you all you need to know. We also have the best soil enhancers, fresh vegetables and preserves on offer. So feel free to come and visit us or give us a call.
