People could learn to make a clay flute or a biryani, forage for wild herbs, check a fuse box or start a worm farm in Whanganui next month.
It's all on offer in the Festival of Adult Learning at the Whanganui Learning Centre on September 6-10, and it will be followed by the 9th Annual Permaculture Weekend led by Whanganui ecodesign adviser Nelson Lebo.
All of the classes are free, but they are small so booking ahead is important, Whanganui Learning Centre manager Jen McDonald said.
Most are at the learning centre, 232 Wicksteed St. They include a class about making a blessing wreath, another about making a South Indian dahl, an introduction to mindfulness and a session to make and play a taonga puoro (traditional Māori instrument).
Lebo's contributions are classes in vegetable gardening and fruit tree care, bicycle maintenance and improvements for a healthy home.