courses
| Company |
Products |
Certification |
Contact
Person |
Address |
City |
Phone |
Fax |
Email
Website |
| ....going healthy! |
Cooking and baking classes, seminars, talks.
What is real health food? Why should we eat it?
How to create delicious meals.
Products: Electric grain mills for sale - very good German quality at a low price! |
Nutrition councillor, German Society for Health Advice, Lahnstein |
Karin Puttner |
20 Maple St, Avondale |
Auckland |
09 828 4428 |
09 828 4428 |
karin.puttner@hotmail.com |
| A Quiet Place |
Kinesiology is the most comprehensive of all natural therapies, encompassing Physical (injuries), Emotional and Nutritional (biochemical) support. AQP offers confidential sessions with a Professional, Experienced, NZ Registered Kinesiologist. We also teach both lay classes and professional training in Kinesiology. |
NZRK, NZCHP |
Louise Britz |
1a Onlsow Road,
Mt. Eden |
Auckland |
09 630 5455 |
09 630 5453 |
quietpl@ihug.co.nz |
| Agriculture New Zealand |
Agriculture New Zealand provides a very wide range of agriculture and horticultural training programmes. These cater for the new entrants in the industry, right thorugh to an advanced management and business planning course for farmers and growers. This includes a growing range of organic and sustainable management courses. |
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Colin Spence |
PO Box 841 |
Palmerston North |
06 356 9063 |
06 355 2031 |
colinspence@clear.net.nz |
| Biodynamic Organic Education Trust |
Biodynamic courses and practical field days for both commercial and amateur growers and farmers. Courses can be tailor-made for particular situations. |
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Cleone Armon |
604 Maddison St |
Hastings |
06 878 3128 |
06 878 3128 |
armon@xtra.co.nz |
| Christchurch Polytechnic |
Certificate in Organic Growing - one year full time.
Certificate in Certified Organic Production - distance. Designed for existing or new growers who want to work towards certified organic production. This programme can be started at any time. Find out more on the website.
Herbs and seedlings and vegetables for local market. Echinacea tincture. |
Bio-Gro full #326 |
Holger Kahl |
PO Box 22 095 |
Christchurch |
03 364 9074 |
03 364 9019 |
kahlh@cpit.ac.nz
http://www.chchpoly.ac.nz/hort/ |
| Koanga Gardens |
Members of our charitable trust can purchase NZ and other Heritage garden plant material via mail order: organic vegetable and flower seeds (GE free), cuttings & rootstock & scionwood of old fruit trees, books and workshops. We hold regular Guided Tours and Open Days. |
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Sabine Drueckler |
RD 2, Maungaturoto |
Northland |
09 431 2145 |
09 431 2745 |
www.koanga.org.nz |
| Nelson Polytechnic |
Education for horticulture at Nelson Polytechnic, Richmond Campus includes a core 20 week programme graduating in the National Certificate in Horticulture, Level 3 (Starts July and February) Organics are included in a range of short courses whcih are tailored around National Qualifications. Contact us for further details. |
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The Manager,
Centre for Land Based Studies
Richmond Campus, Private Bag 19 |
Nelson |
03 544 7796 |
03 544 7756 |
info@nelpoly.ac.nz
http://www.nelpoly.ac.nz |
| NZ Horticultural Industry Training Organisation |
Certificate in Organic Philosophy, Farming Practices and Sustainable Management in Commercial Horticulture. course 1 Philosophy and application of organic standards. course 2: What an organic soil and eco-system is and the implication of management techniques. course 3: Application skills to maintain the viability of the organic eco-system. |
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Grace Ginnae |
241 Houchens Road, RD 2 |
Hamilton |
07 843 0486, 025 2409 141 |
07 843 0489 |
hitomid@xtra.co.nz
www.hortito.org.nz |
| Open Polytechnic of New Zealand |
Organics Courses by Open Learning Distance Education from the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand.
You can enrol at any time of the year and have 12 months from your enrolment date to complete a course. You can study at home without attending classes. You have access to one on one tuition from an organic growing lecturer via a freephone number.
Courses available include
Organic Growing
A good introduction to the principles and practices of organic growing. Modules cover organic production systems, soil and plant nutrition, nutrient recycling, crop rotations, organic pest and disease control, managing weeds, saving seeds, growing herbs, using bees, marketing organic food and business options.
Organic Horticulture
A range of courses teaching to unit standards on the National Qualifications Framework. Courses available on accreditation standards, integrated pest and disease management, composting, soil management and crop rotations with other courses under development.
For more information about courses and fees, ring Freephone 0800 650 200. For enrolment or general enquiries contact info@mail.topnz.ac.nz. For course and tutorial enquiries contact Mike Burtenshaw, Email burmik@topnz.ac.nz. Check out our website: www.topnz.ac.nz |
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Mike Burtenshaw |
Private Bag 31 914 |
Lower Hutt |
0800 658 200 extn. 5952 |
64 4 560 5614 |
burmik@topnz.ac.nz
www.topnz.ac.nz |
| Organic Home Delivery |
Retail: Produce, dry goods, convenience foods, seminars, cooking classes.
Wholesale: Produce, dry goods, convenience foods. |
All sourced product certified. |
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6\18 Gills Road, Albany |
Auckland |
09 415 0595 |
09 415 0596 |
organic-home-delivery@xtra.co.nz |
| Otago Polytechnic |
Retail: apples, pears, cherries, apricots, nectarines, peaches, plums, raspberries, boysenberries, strawberries, figs.
Training courses in Organic Horticulture are available with the Diploma in Organic Horticulture, available from 2003 |
Bio-Gro C1 |
Alex Huffedine |
PO Box 16 |
Cromwell |
03 445 1572 |
03 445 1719 |
alexh@tekotago.ac.nz
www.tekotago.ac.nz |
| Permaculture Institute of New Zealand |
education |
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Joanna Pearsall and Bryan Innes |
PO Box 56 107,
Dominion Road |
Auckland |
07 866 6735 |
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permaculture@eartheal.org.nz |
| Te Poi Country Pub Ltd. |
9 Hole Golf Course covering 10 acres with large native bird theme sculptures. Only natural fertilisers etc used for last 18 months, very little for 3 years prior. Affordable fun fo families and everybody, $6 adults, $3 children |
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Colin Sewell / Karen Raaijen |
11 Te Poi Road |
Te Poi |
07 888 2925 |
07 888 2999 |
Tepoicowpub@paradise.net.nz
www.Tepoicowpub.bigstep.com |
| UNITEC Institute of Technology |
Education Short Courses: Permaculture and Organic Gardening, which can be followed by Intermediate Organic Farming. One year programme - Certificate in Horticulture Skills, has one paper in organic husbandry. Two year programme Diploma in Sustainable Horticulture. The diploma has many opportunities for organic and sustainable subjects. |
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Ingrid Ennis |
C/- School of Landscape & Plant Science
PB 92025 |
Auckland |
09 815 4321 extn. 7274 or 7278 |
09 815 4346 |
iennis@unitec.ac.nz
www.unitec.ac.nz |
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| Wellington Institute of Technology |
We
offer a Certificate in Organic Growing. Programme includes natural pest
and disease control, principles of organic horticulture, organic weed
management, certification and organic soil management, composting, herbs and
edible landscapes. |
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Mary Beckett |
Private Bag 39803, |
Wellington |
0800
935 832 |
04 920
2401 |
information@weltec.ac.nz
www.weltec.ac.nz |
