Eva Scherer was awarded the Silver Cross of Merit from the President
of of the Republic of Poland for her Children’s Programs on the 13th. August 2018
In December 1996, 25 years ago, Eva arrived from Poland to Auckland with a status of permanent resident to start her adventure with the Maori Culture and Traditions that she was fascinated with for ages before her arrival. During a ceremony on 19th of December 2021 at her residence she was granted with Te –…
On Saturday, 31st October, the Kaipatiki Project Organisation held it’s AGM. It was uplifting to see the Kaipatiki Project thriving with new resources, new infrastructure, new paid staff and a lot of devoted volunteersEva’s Herb Fairies Academy and CMC (Children Massaging Children) will continue to be a part of Eco Festival early 2021 welcoming families…
Eva had a preview of her Magic Garden Open Day for the Eco Festival in March/April 2021 organised by the Kaipatiki project , and focused on topics Eva prepared especially for this event. 1) Fascinating stories of Gardens Residents, Niunia the duck Penelope, Lenore and Mary hens.2) Meeting with Nettle – the witch Fairy3) Revealing Gaia’s…
On the 24th June, it is the beginning of Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and a big celebration of Mother Earth and her beloved children – Herbs . Every year at this this time, families with children are coming to Koryciny Botanical Garden to participate in the Festival , listen to the music , dance,…
On 12th May at Ngataringa Organic Garden we hosted 2 Conscious Kids groups . This time I enjoyed the help of Remco Bakker – an experienced gardener and sports massage therapist who recently joined as a volunteer at NOG. Our programme was very rich starting with foraging greens that children gathered for their salad, and…
In the winter season, there is not a lot of visitors at Ngataringa Garden, so the Herb Fairies decided to make a party on one of broccoli plants. They have been so happy gossiping and enjoying the sun that they did not notice the camera! Maybe they were discussing which of them would start the…
Every last Sunday of the Month, Herb Fairies Academy at Ngatarnga Organic Garden in Devonport welcomes children and families interested to know more about herbs. We already had meetings with Melissa – Lemon balm, Viola – and Plantain Fairies. On the last Sunday of April, children were welcomed by Stinging Nettle Fairy. Looking at spikes…
At Ngataringa Organic Garden, we love these visits. On the 5th, November 100 students from the local school visited our garden.After being welcomed by Graham, Eva briefly introduced the children into secrets of herbs and presented a beautiful natural antibiotic – Nasturtium flower.Some children were surprised that this beautiful flower can be eaten. Eva didn’t…
Every year more and more herbalists attend the Women’s Herbal Conference in Koryciny in Poland. I presented a speech about the Herb Fairies Academy that I run in New Zealand. This year there were 136 of us. The Botanical Garden in Koryciny http://ziolowyzakatek.pl/ is a special place. It has an area of 16 hectares. There…
The NZAHM held a joint Conference and AGM between the 18-20 May at the AUT South Campus Auckland. It was the celebration of Herbalist’s and Naturopath professionalism devotion to keep society healthy in a natural way. There was a variety of speakers, with Eva Scherer opening the conference with a speech that shared her experience…
THE SANCTUARY MAHI WHENUA IS HERE TO STAY!!! Thanks to all of the supporters — nearly 6500 signed the petition — and the action group, this great result has been achievedThe future of the Sanctuary Mahi Whenua gardens and food forest are assured in the proposed new KiwiBuild housing development at Unitec, announced 25 March…
Part of the Eco Festival this year were Totally Sustainable Talks . There were a total of 5 speakers. My talk was based on the subject that Community Gardens are a big opportunity to teach love of nature to the next generation. It was well received, with a lot of positive feedback
Part of the Eco Festival this year were Totally Sustainable Talks . There were a total of 5 speakers. My talk was based on the subject that Community Gardens are a big opportunity to teach love of nature to the next generation. It was well received, with a lot of positive feedback
Students from our Polish Sunday School were wondering if Melissa – our Herb Fairy, would be happy if they painted her picture with real colourful flowers and green leaves.Let’s try !Mexican Marigold, Calendula and Nasturtium give us yellow and orange colours, Roses, Geranium and Holyhock gave red and pink colours. The variety of greens for…
What a day! You can feel that spring is finally here. This Saturday, children from Devonport had a lot activities to choose from. Also the gardening shop across from Ngataringa Community Garden was full of customers, leaving nowhere to park. Despite all these serious obstacles our first lesson and meeting with Fairy Melissa – Lemon…
There is no doubt, with the expansion of computers and digital technology our lives have become more and more disconnected from nature. We all live more and more in a virtual/artificial reality. A lot of species are already extinct and some will survive soon only thanks to natural parks, reserves and zoos. Loosing connection with…
Do plants have children? It was a very difficult question. So children in the Tamariki playgroup lesson were looking for these tiny plant’s children, even using magnifying glasses. They found them. Yes, they were inside the flowers. There were small seeds there in the camomile flowers. Children took these seeds to sow them in a…
The weather was good and students from Polish Sunday School were very happy to work at real gardening plots planting seedlings of celery and other vegetables at Manutewhau Community Garden.Some of children already had gardening experience from Ngataringa Organic Garden that they had visited last year, so they were very excited at looking at numerous…
What an unusual occasion – to try honey not from the jar, not from the supermarket, but directly from the beehive just after bees have finished making it. That’s what toddlers participating at a Kids Bee Class run by Jessie from http://beesuptop.co.nz in Victoria Park kindergarten experienced today. They also tried nectar from real flowers…
Ngataringa Organic Garden (NOG) now has a little sister – a small plot at the entrance of Polish House in Morningside area. Chickweed , Violet, Lemon balm, Comfrey and Nettle are the first herbs I have planted there. Now, during winter, there is time for them to root well in a new location. We will…
On Tuesday we had a visit from Takarunga Playcentre. What guests! Everything was very exciting to them. As the plants are very happy when you pick them and use their medicine we were greeted by Fairy Herb Melissa and later we drank very tasty tea from Lemon balm – Melissa lives.The weather was good, so…
These 3 solitary bee hives, situated in Auckland CBD, look like they have come from a different planet. Every first Sunday of the month there is a big group of enthusiastic urban beekeepers and families with children from Bee School https://www.fortheloveofbees.co.nz/bee-school/ at the meeting. Professional expertise by the teacher Peter Alexander explained that without our help,…
For years students at the Glenfield Intermediate School have looked at the hens and ducks that they see over the fence into my place at Bruce Rd. Their friendly interaction is really welcomed by both the animals and myself. Last Tuesday 8 students from Special Unit of Glenfield Intermediate together with teachers and parents paid…
A Group of teachers from North Shore Enviro-Schools visited NOG community garden on the 21 of March. They were introduced to different activities that their students will have the opportunity to experiencing during the school year. The portfolio of hands on processes Eva prepared for this meeting had been adjusted for school curriculum subjects, including….
The Devonport Community Recycle Centre, which is a neighbour of Ngataringa Organic Garden, has turned one year old, so we celebrated this special event together. There were lots of excellent organic dishes prepared by Eileen and the famous Chase’s pizza made a delicious menu. Together we feel like we are doing an excellent job for…
“We are all one. The Interdependence of all living forms is unquestionable. At Ngataringa Organic Garden (NOG) we give t meaning to this sentence and transform it to joyful play for children. Understanding and respecting the wisdom of nature ; Hildegarde von Bingen herbs, teaching respect of fellow friend when massaging their palms or foraging…
27 children with their parents visited Ngataringa Organic Garden (NOG) on Sunday the 16th of October. They came from all around Auckland and have been fascinated with all their adventures during a tour. What an unbelievable story; this small chick that Graham – the manager of the garden- holds in his hand comes from the…
At our open day, which will be soon, we will include all our activities that we have been involved with. Herbs are making a comeback. On the wave of interest in everything that not only enhances the taste of food, but also strengthens the body at any age, herbs increasingly dominate in the kitchen restaurant…
It was a real pleasure for me on 14th. May 2106 to teach members from the Chinese Conservation Education Trust (CCET) how to make herbal creams.I chose Comfrey, Plantain and Rosemary recipes. These creams are very beneficial for skin problems including bruises, healing bone fractures and rashes.As well as the sharing and exchanging of knowledge,…
Grow Harvest Eat – This gardening course for beginners on the 21st May 2016 attracted 14 participants at Kaipatiki gardens. I will keep updates each season. with 3 more ; in October – all about seeds and seedlings, the end of November –summer crop bonanza and March – summer is not over yet – let…