Beeswax Wraps Workshop- Dec 2016

 Friends of the Farm squeezed in one last community event before Christmas (2016), a two hour workshop at Ambury Farm making beeswax wraps.  These easy to make wraps are an environmentally-friendly alternative to using cling film to wrap or cover food.  It’s great to have a stash of these in the kitchen to help your household reduce waste, and they also make excellent presents.

We put the word out on Facebook and the RSVPs quickly started coming in.  On the night, 13 locals (plus 2 cheeky goats!) joined us to make their own set of 4 wraps.  Our experienced environmental educators Meredith and Caroline led us through the 3 easy steps- cutting the fabric, grating beeswax and ironing it into the wraps.  Participants brought their own fabric and Friends of the Farm supplied graters, beeswax, baking paper and irons.

There was some trouble shooting to be done along the way, and we quickly learned that some fabrics are more suitable than others- 100% cotton, colour-fast fabric definitely works best!  Apart from the odd problem, the process went smoothly for most of us and some beautiful wraps were created.

 All in all, it was a lovely evening, a nice way to catch up with other Mangere Bridge locals and to create a product that will help us all reduce waste in our homes and foster a wastewise community.  Thanks to Meredith and Caroline for your expertise and Auckland Council for its support!

If you’d like to make your own wraps, instructions can be found online.  Or you can let us know if you’d like to attend a Friends of the Farm beeswax wrap making workshop in the future.