Village Building Convergence - Blackberry Bonanza

Date	2025-06-16
Time	02:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Location	Kiwi Palace
Description	We warmly invite you to join us for a day of community gathering, hands-on learning, and joyful work as we come together to rebalance the landscape where Himalayan blackberry has spread widely. Rather than seeing this as a battle of eradication, we approach it as relational tending — honoring blackberry’s gifts while making space for native plants and greater biodiversity to thrive. Come share in: 🍃 Blackberry removal methods + hands-on work 🍃 Workshop on botany + ecological importance of invasive species management 🍃 Creative uses of blackberry, including biochar making 🍃 A blackberry-themed potluck to end the day ✨ Schedule Highlights ✨ — 2-6 PM: Afternoon blackberry work party (bring gloves + tools if you can!) — 6–8 PM: A Permaculture Approach to Blackberry workshop — 8–9 PM: Blackberry potluck + biochar workshop 💫 Bring your: loppers, leather gloves, shears, protective clothing 💫 Bring a dish to share: something blackberry-inspired, if you like! 💫 Bring your curiosity + good energy This is a chance to learn, connect, and co-create — weaving together care for the land, each other, and the many species who call this place home. Let’s meet the edges together, and tend them with love.