Adult Learners' Week has hitched up to Permaculture Weekend with workshops on subjects from weaving to window blankets.
The week is from September 4 to 10 and the workshops and classes are at the Whanganui Learning Centre and other, mainly outdoor, venues. Most are free and the most expensive is a three-hour farm tour for $25.
The best place to see the full programme is online, at Eco Thrifty Living.
For the past four years Whanganui's Nelson Lebo has applied to Adult and Community Education Aotearoa, and received $500 to hold the week. He says it's the best value for money in all of New Zealand.
During those years there has been a Permaculture Weekend attached. For the past two it has involved other teachers as well as himself.