The Germinate Workbook – a growing guide for beginner gardeners & facilitators:
By Ami Kennedy

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The Germinate Workbook – A Growing Guide For Beginner Gardeners & Facilitators:
Project 2022-01-03 16:24:20 +1300
This beautifully illustrated 422 page ring bound gardening resource is almost ready but we need to raise funds for the final design, proofreading and printing so that we can get it out to our followers and beginner gardeners.
The Germinate Workbook is a guide for beginner gardeners and facilitators. It outlines the elements needed for growing an edible garden at home or in a learning community.
It includes the following:
The Big Picture • Foundations of permaculture and edible landscape design • Essentials for developing a small resilient food system
Seasonal Guide • Monthly overview - sowing, transplanting, harvesting and more • Learning focuses • Detailed background information • Seasonally appropriate outdoor and indoor activities • Learner handouts • Recipes
Zooming In - More detailed information • The living soil • Water • Composting systems & structures • Garden methods • Seeds, propagation • Tools & resources • Useful hard structures e.g. compost bin • Useful soft structures e.g. planting guide • Garden cafe’ • Home & hearth • Books & Resources We Love.
The Ring Binder - allows the learner gardener or facilitator to add their own information, research and records as their own gardening knowledge and experience develop.
WHO IS IT FOR? The Workbook has been designed to empower people to become successful organic food gardeners in a temperate climate. It has a wide appeal including those who are working in their own back yards, community gardens, urban farms and schools as well as families, individuals, teachers and students. It will support people to create abundant food producing ecosystems and strengthen food resilience in their communities.
Visit our Website for more details.
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Updates 7
The Germinate Workbooks are almost ready to share
19/02/2022 at 9:48 AM
Dear supporter, we are in the midst of our first print run of The Germinate Workbook and are ecstatic at, finally after 7 years, having a beautiful food growing guide in our hands. We look forward to sharing this with the world after the 4th March. We are also looking forward to sending out the rewards those of you who selected the option when pledging. Many thanks and happy harvest season. Ami and Lily
The fruits are now ripe and ready for harvest!!! We have reached our GOAL!!!!
09/02/2022 at 7:20 PM
We are so grateful for the abundance of generosity and support over the last few weeks and seven years.
Looking forward to the next step of the community food resilience journey.
The plants are flourishing and the fruits colouring up nicely and almost ready to share!!!
09/02/2022 at 10:51 AM
WOW!!! you are all sooooo appreciated right now !!! Only $639 to go!!! We are soooo humbled to have The Germinate Collective grow and The Germinate Workbook Pledge Me goal supported!!! Thank you, Thank you Thank you!!!
The plants are flourishing and setting flowers.
08/02/2022 at 5:57 PM
We have 42 hours to reach our goal and We CAN DO IT!!!
We have $2394 to go to meet our GOAL.
Appreciations to those of you have pledged and shared.
Collectively we can get The Germinate Workbook out in the world
Many thanks
Ami & Lily
The Seedlings are thriving!
02/02/2022 at 7:20 PM
We have reached over 50% of our goal!!!
and one week togo
The "seedlings" have their first true leaves.
30/01/2022 at 4:39 PM
We have reached 1/3 of our target thanks to our dedicated supporters.
11 days to go, lets get these "seedlings" out growing.
Please share via any method you choose.
Many thanks
Lily and Ami
The seeds have now sprouted!
18/01/2022 at 10:05 PM
APPRICIATIONS & GRATITUDE !!!
The seeds have now sprouted meaning... we have 25% of our goal funded.
Fantastic effort
Pledgers 78
2022-02-10 11:00:24 +1300
"What an achievement to get this over the line. A fantastic resource that I'm looking forward to using. "

2022-02-10 06:20:30 +1300
"Congratulations on your steadfast endeavours and the hard work. That’s awesome!"

2022-02-09 21:57:05 +1300

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2022-02-09 17:22:46 +1300
"This will be a wonderful resource for all of NZ. Well done! Robyn and the Riverton Environment Centre"

2022-02-09 17:22:30 +1300

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2022-02-09 16:55:39 +1300
"GOOD LUCK AND WELL DONE"

2022-02-09 16:44:39 +1300
"ka rawe mahi Ami!! :)"
2022-02-09 15:31:31 +1300
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2022-02-09 12:29:44 +1300
"Well done, so close now."

2022-02-09 11:32:43 +1300
"Good luck Ami!!"

2022-02-09 10:41:19 +1300

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2022-02-09 08:29:53 +1300
"Go Ami! From Charlotte "

2022-02-09 08:07:38 +1300
"Fantastic initiative"

2022-02-09 07:55:28 +1300
"A great initiative Ami"

2022-02-09 07:11:45 +1300

2022-02-09 06:39:01 +1300
"Koha from the Nia girls "

2022-02-08 23:33:51 +1300
"Nearly there, trusting you will make it. Exciting!"
2022-02-08 19:55:07 +1300
"Best of luck! You got this! "
2022-02-08 19:27:08 +1300
"From Waimarama Community Gardens"

2022-02-08 18:48:23 +1300
"From Jocelyn Brown "

2022-02-08 18:05:53 +1300
"From Gwen Struik "

2022-02-08 17:50:11 +1300
"good luck!"

2022-02-08 17:05:02 +1300
"Kia kaha!"

2022-02-08 16:28:43 +1300
"From Anne W"
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Followers of The Germinate Workbook – a growing guide for beginner gardeners & facilitators:
The Germinate Workbook – A Growing Guide For Beginner Gardeners & Facilitators:
Project 2022-01-03 16:24:20 +1300
This beautifully illustrated 422 page ring bound gardening resource is almost ready but we need to raise funds for the final design, proofreading and printing so that we can get it out to our followers and beginner gardeners.
The Germinate Workbook is a guide for beginner gardeners and facilitators. It outlines the elements needed for growing an edible garden at home or in a learning community.
It includes the following:
The Big Picture • Foundations of permaculture and edible landscape design • Essentials for developing a small resilient food system
Seasonal Guide • Monthly overview - sowing, transplanting, harvesting and more • Learning focuses • Detailed background information • Seasonally appropriate outdoor and indoor activities • Learner handouts • Recipes
Zooming In - More detailed information • The living soil • Water • Composting systems & structures • Garden methods • Seeds, propagation • Tools & resources • Useful hard structures e.g. compost bin • Useful soft structures e.g. planting guide • Garden cafe’ • Home & hearth • Books & Resources We Love.
The Ring Binder - allows the learner gardener or facilitator to add their own information, research and records as their own gardening knowledge and experience develop.
WHO IS IT FOR? The Workbook has been designed to empower people to become successful organic food gardeners in a temperate climate. It has a wide appeal including those who are working in their own back yards, community gardens, urban farms and schools as well as families, individuals, teachers and students. It will support people to create abundant food producing ecosystems and strengthen food resilience in their communities.
Visit our Website for more details.
Comments
The Germinate Workbooks are almost ready to share
19/02/2022 at 9:48 AM
Dear supporter, we are in the midst of our first print run of The Germinate Workbook and are ecstatic at, finally after 7 years, having a beautiful food growing guide in our hands. We look forward to sharing this with the world after the 4th March. We are also looking forward to sending out the rewards those of you who selected the option when pledging. Many thanks and happy harvest season. Ami and Lily
The fruits are now ripe and ready for harvest!!! We have reached our GOAL!!!!
09/02/2022 at 7:20 PM
We are so grateful for the abundance of generosity and support over the last few weeks and seven years.
Looking forward to the next step of the community food resilience journey.
The plants are flourishing and the fruits colouring up nicely and almost ready to share!!!
09/02/2022 at 10:51 AM
WOW!!! you are all sooooo appreciated right now !!! Only $639 to go!!! We are soooo humbled to have The Germinate Collective grow and The Germinate Workbook Pledge Me goal supported!!! Thank you, Thank you Thank you!!!
The plants are flourishing and setting flowers.
08/02/2022 at 5:57 PM
We have 42 hours to reach our goal and We CAN DO IT!!!
We have $2394 to go to meet our GOAL.
Appreciations to those of you have pledged and shared.
Collectively we can get The Germinate Workbook out in the world
Many thanks
Ami & Lily
The Seedlings are thriving!
02/02/2022 at 7:20 PM
We have reached over 50% of our goal!!!
and one week togo
The "seedlings" have their first true leaves.
30/01/2022 at 4:39 PM
We have reached 1/3 of our target thanks to our dedicated supporters.
11 days to go, lets get these "seedlings" out growing.
Please share via any method you choose.
Many thanks
Lily and Ami
The seeds have now sprouted!
18/01/2022 at 10:05 PM
APPRICIATIONS & GRATITUDE !!!
The seeds have now sprouted meaning... we have 25% of our goal funded.
Fantastic effort
2022-02-10 11:00:24 +1300
"What an achievement to get this over the line. A fantastic resource that I'm looking forward to using. "

2022-02-10 06:20:30 +1300
"Congratulations on your steadfast endeavours and the hard work. That’s awesome!"

2022-02-09 21:57:05 +1300

2022-02-09 20:33:06 +1300

2022-02-09 20:17:47 +1300
2022-02-09 17:22:46 +1300
"This will be a wonderful resource for all of NZ. Well done! Robyn and the Riverton Environment Centre"

2022-02-09 17:22:30 +1300

2022-02-09 17:09:16 +1300
2022-02-09 16:55:39 +1300
"GOOD LUCK AND WELL DONE"

2022-02-09 16:44:39 +1300
"ka rawe mahi Ami!! :)"
2022-02-09 15:31:31 +1300
2022-02-09 14:33:54 +1300

2022-02-09 12:29:44 +1300
"Well done, so close now."

2022-02-09 11:32:43 +1300
"Good luck Ami!!"

2022-02-09 10:41:19 +1300

2022-02-09 09:30:35 +1300

2022-02-09 09:04:26 +1300

2022-02-09 08:29:53 +1300
"Go Ami! From Charlotte "

2022-02-09 08:07:38 +1300
"Fantastic initiative"

2022-02-09 07:55:28 +1300
"A great initiative Ami"

2022-02-09 07:11:45 +1300

2022-02-09 06:39:01 +1300
"Koha from the Nia girls "

2022-02-08 23:33:51 +1300
"Nearly there, trusting you will make it. Exciting!"
2022-02-08 19:55:07 +1300
"Best of luck! You got this! "
2022-02-08 19:27:08 +1300
"From Waimarama Community Gardens"

2022-02-08 18:48:23 +1300
"From Jocelyn Brown "

2022-02-08 18:05:53 +1300
"From Gwen Struik "

2022-02-08 17:50:11 +1300
"good luck!"

2022-02-08 17:05:02 +1300
"Kia kaha!"

2022-02-08 16:28:43 +1300
"From Anne W"