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26 <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Wednesday <strong>May</strong> 1 <strong>2024</strong><br />
SELWYN RURAL LIFE<br />
Advertising Feature<br />
More great ESAI workshops for farmers<br />
• By Isabelle Teresa<br />
Ellesmere Sustainable Agriculture Inc<br />
(ESAI) is a farmer-led organisation in<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> that has been supporting farmers<br />
for over 20 years. ESAI advocates for its<br />
members on legislative matters, shares<br />
information and project resource on<br />
sustainable farming practices and creates<br />
networks to nurture the wellbeing of<br />
Ellesmere’s farming community and<br />
land.<br />
ESAI is well known across the<br />
district for Project Tinaku, which was<br />
funded from the Ministry for Primary<br />
Industries’ (MPI) Jobs for Nature<br />
initiative until July 2023 and successfully<br />
executed 60 restoration projects across<br />
Ellesmere. While restoration work<br />
continues, ESAI’s new project has a<br />
different focus – enabling farmers to<br />
educate themselves and upskill about the<br />
business of farming.<br />
The organisation has secured extended<br />
funding across two and a half years<br />
from MPI’s Integrated Farm Planning<br />
Accelerator Fund for the “Enhancing<br />
Ellesmere – Integrated Farm Planning”<br />
project.<br />
This project focusses on Integrated<br />
Farm Planning (IFP), providing a<br />
framework of modules that bring<br />
together different aspects of farm<br />
business and help farmers adapt,<br />
respond and progress through change.<br />
Through regular workshops, the project<br />
also brings together a community of<br />
farmers as a natural support group.<br />
The first module, offered late last year,<br />
covered business and financial planning,<br />
goals, risk assessment and the farm<br />
team. January saw the people, health &<br />
safety, communication and leadership<br />
workshop.<br />
Now in <strong>May</strong>, here are three workshops,<br />
all to be held at Lakeside Soldiers<br />
Memorial Hall (and including delicious<br />
refreshments!):<br />
• Thurs 2 <strong>May</strong>, 10–2pm, Free (contact<br />
ESAI to see if there’s last-minute<br />
availability!) – Nailing Winter Grazing,<br />
facilitated by Rural Consulting<br />
• Thurs 9 <strong>May</strong>, 8.30–4.30,<br />
Free – Financial Skills workshop,<br />
in collaboration with Rabobank.<br />
ESAI’s Jo Fearn and David Birkett at a 2023 event<br />
Understand how to read and interpret<br />
farm financial statements and what they<br />
can tell you about your business. This<br />
workshop will also explore how banks<br />
assess you and your business, and share<br />
tips to help make this relationship as<br />
beneficial as possible.<br />
• Thurs 16 <strong>May</strong>, 8.30–4.30, prices and<br />
discounts available on application –<br />
Growsafe & Worksafe Certified Handler.<br />
ESAI and Educhem are providing these<br />
qualifications at a subsidised rate.<br />
Please contact Jo Fearn with any<br />
questions and to register your<br />
interest: jo.tinaku@esai.co.nz or call/<br />
text 0210 304 783.<br />
Firewood & Coal<br />
Coal<br />
20 kg bags or<br />
500kg bulk bags<br />
Firewood<br />
Pick up or deliver<br />
(delivery charges apply)<br />
Free delivery to Darfield township when<br />
3 cubic metres or more is ordered.<br />
Landscape Products<br />
Now Available!<br />
• Forest Mulch<br />
• Bark Mulch<br />
• Bark Nuggets (10/20mm)<br />
• Premium Organic Compost<br />
• Screened Soil<br />
• Landscape Rocks<br />
• Paparoa Red Rock available in 3 grades<br />
• Railway Sleepers (2.1 Lengths)<br />
• Kindling Wood<br />
• Unscreened Bark<br />
Delivery fees apply.<br />
417 Creyke Road,<br />
Darfield<br />
Phone 03 975 4502<br />
Eftpos now available<br />
Open Monday to Friday 6am-6pm, Saturday 8am-1pm or after hours by appointment<br />
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