Tag: Pallets

  • Cup Library for Meditation Event at the Wānaka Recreation Centre

    Cup Library for Meditation Event at the Wānaka Recreation Centre

    To combat single use coffee cups Maria asked us to make up a Cup Library where clean cups (in this case sourced from Wastebusters Wānaka) could be hung up for use at gatherings, the idea is the dirty cups are put back in crates on the floor then cleaned and put back on the board.

    This uses some pallet type wood and we used old aluminum tube from mountaineering tents to make the pegs. The legs can be removed with 4 hand wound bolts so the whole thing can fit in a hatchback with the seats down.

    Update: Maria had this to report “Thank you so much for your efforts building and delivering the mug library To our event at the WRC! It’s been a huge success. Wastebusters delivered the mugs and DISHrupt are washing them each day.”

  • Keeping worms warm

    Keeping worms warm

    Winter is comming.

    For the Tiger Worms resident within the compost bins located at the Wanaka Community Gardens life can be tough during Winter.

    This week following a request from Grow Wanaka, the volunteers who manage the Wanaka Community Garden, the MenShed team have been building “lids” for each compost bin.

    The lids combined with some sacking or old carpets will help keep the worms warm over Winter.

    The aim is that the Worms will emerge in Spring in the numbers and with the energy to continue their great work creating nutrition for the plants within the Community Gardens.

    The produce from those plants has made a real difference for many families across the Upper Clutha.

    The volunteers – and the worms – are great contributors to our community.